The blockchain game industry experienced an impressive start in 2025, with an activity in the chain that tripled compared to January 2024. Recent report From the Dappradar blockchain analysis platform, he stressed that more than 7 million active daily portfolios (UAW) were active in cryptographic games last month. This represents a huge increase of 386% compared to the previous year.
Strong growth and maturity of crypto games
The exponential growth known by the blockchain game industry shows the impetus and resistance of the sector. “The match with the blockchain enters a maturity phase,” said Sara Gherghelas, analyst of Dappradar. It indicates the role of layer 2 solutions, the evolution of token economies and collaborations with AAA studies, such as the expected title of Gunzilla Games Out of the grid.
The ecosystems of new games such as mushrooms emerge, with an increasingly important AI at blockchain games. According to Gherghelas, the best games focus more on sophisticated game mechanisms, reward structures and a greater commitment to the community.
OPBNB dominates, the polygon doubles its activity
OPBNB led the classification as a game of game blocks with the best performance in January, while Matchain ended second. Polygon has seen its playing activity doubled for the previous month. These are signs of a booming ecosystem.
The new blockchain ecosystems also show growth, although not all of them meet “traditional AAA standards”. However, according to the report, they show “technical advances and creative innovations that shape the future of blockchain games”.
Increase in AI and drop in investment
Dappradar underlines that AI -based applications are increasingly integrated into games, and the fact that it is a trend has been highlighted by the recent announcement of the Tablecoin Tether editor . On February 6, CEO Paolo Ardodino revealed that Tether ventures into AI applications, including an AI translator, a voice assistant and a portfolio Bitcoin (BTC).
Despite the growth in user activity, investments in the blockchain game fell in 2024. A total of $ 1.8 billion was invested in the blockchain game and metavals, which represents an interannual decrease of 38%.
According to Gherghelas, this decrease reflects broader economic trends and a strategic change in the sector. Instead of new financing cycles, attention focuses on the effective deployment of funds previously raised on current projects. “Although investments have started with caution, the main financing towers continue to be confident in the infrastructure and innovation of the game on web3,” said Gherghelas.