🧵 A Brief Chronicle of On-Chain Games (2014–2023)
Let’s look back at the key milestones that shaped the Blockchain gaming space 👇
2014 – Huntercoin
The first fully on-chain
#MMO, pioneering the idea of running complete game logic on-chain.
2017 –
@CryptoKitties
The first viral
#NFT game, catalyzing the
#ERC721 standard and igniting the NFT boom.
2018 – Fomo3D
A Ponzi-style game using smart contracts, blurring the line between
#DeFi and gameplay.
2019 –
@darkforest_eth
Used zero-knowledge proofs to create on-chain fog of war, a breakthrough in crypto-native mechanics.
2020 –
@AxieInfinity
Pioneered Play-to-Earn, pushing metaverse gold farming into the mainstream with a dual-token model.
2021 –
@wolfdotgame
Leveraged on-chain randomness for risk-reward gameplay, expanding the on-chain design space.
2022 –
@Stepnofficial
Merged on-chain incentives with healthy lifestyle (running) — the peak of the X2E model.
2023 –
@mud_dev /
@ohayo_dojo
The birth of fully on-chain game frameworks, opening a new blockchain paradigm focused on efficiency and composability.
What will 2025 bring?