Gaming metaverse worlds are steadily becoming the go-to choice for blockchain enthusiasts in terms of both gameplay and investment opportunities. The biggest advantage of such platforms is that players get to enjoy the gameplay and own a part of the game.
Metaverse land has seen a considerable boost in activity across the board in the past several months. Especially after institutional players like Facebook (now Meta) started pushing toward bringing the metaverse to the mainstream. With this wave of attention, new virtual worlds are spawning all over the metaverse. But which gaming metaverse worlds offer the best experience? Check out the top 10 list below and find out more.
The Sandbox
The Sandbox started out as a plain mobile and PC experience all the way back in 2012. However, in 2018, Animoca Brands purchased the platform and started adding blockchain functionalities. Today, The Sandbox is a leading gaming metaverse world, generating millions in NFT land sales every month.
Powered by the native token SAND, the game now offers a play-to-earn element and one of the most popular land collections in the space. Thanks to The Sandbox, big brands like Ubisoft and Warner Music Group have already entered the metaverse. What’s more, celebrities like Snoop Dogg are building extensive virtual experiences on the platform. Considering the interest from the mainstream The Sandbox attracts, it is no surprise that this gaming metaverse world is among the most popular in the space.
Upland
Built on the EOS blockchain, Upland is the ultimate real estate experience. This gaming metaverse world offers players a chance to become real estate moguls on the blockchain. Mapped after the real-world map, Upland is one of the biggest virtual worlds at the moment. What’s more, the game attracts thousands of unique active wallets weekly.
Players get a chance to purchase land mapped after real-life locations. Landowners can create businesses or flip their plots for profit. Much like traditional real estate, the location, size, and neighboring properties all play a role in how much a land plot costs. The game features extensive community-building functionalities and numerous challenges and opportunities to win prizes.
Axie Infinity
Axie Infinity is a fundamental part of the play-to-earn space as a pioneering force in introducing this revolutionary business model. Aside from an extensive in-game economy, Axie Infinity also gives players a chance to get their own land plot to build a customized piece of the Axie universe. For the moment, land plots have not been fully integrated into gameplay. However, the Sky Mavis team is actively working on developing this side of the platform.
Land in the Axie Infinity ecosystem will play a vital role when it comes to resources necessary in the game. Combined with the two native tokens, AXS and SLP, these resources will aid players in their arena battles and quests.
NFT Worlds
NFT Worlds is a rising star among gaming metaverse worlds. It combines the already popular Minecraft with blockchain technology and land NFTs. The NFT Worlds team has created an extensive in-game economy relying on the native token WRLD.
Impressively, land plots in the game represent whole worlds. Unlike other virtual worlds that only offer a small piece of land in a single world, this platform allows players to purchase entire ecosystems. Each land NFT has specific characteristics like land-to-water ratio and resource abundance. These characteristics determine the value of the plot and how suitable it is for various quests.
Ember Sword
Ember Sword is a Polygon-based MMORPG with a player-driven economy, a classless combat system, and scarce, tradable cosmetic collectibles. Additionally, the game features an extensive land NFT collection tightly connected to the underlying gameplay and story. Importantly, landowners receive a small percentage of the real-life revenue produced by the estate their plot belongs to.
Ember Sword is one of the most popular MMORPG games on Polygon, featuring top-tier graphics and an immersive design. With a limited total supply of 160,000 plots, land in Ember Sword is one of the most sought-after ways to earn revenue from the game. However, the game isn’t live yet.
WorldWideWebb
WorldWideWebb is a quest-based gaming metaverse world that allows players to purchase land in the form of apartments. Divided into four different sizes, apartments enable gamers to have a customized piece of the WorldWideWebb universe. What’s more, these land plots can serve as a personalized NFT gallery or even an event venue.
In terms of gameplay, WorldWideWebb offers extensive quests which bring players rewards in the form of collectibles and various other resources. The game has attracted thousands of players since its launch, thanks to the detailed and often challenging quests and tasks. An important detail to note is that WorldWideWebb is a leader in integrations, allowing players to link their NFT collection and choose an avatar from their collectibles portfolio.
Mirandus
Mirandus is an epic fantasy RPG set in a massive world ruled by five player-monarchs. Players are staking their claim and purchasing land deeds to build towns, cities, and citadels. Deeds are the means by which players can build a place of safety and commerce. Each deed is a template that can be “stamped” on the terrain of Mirandus to make it your own.
Created by Gala Games, one of the biggest blockchain gaming studios, Mirandus has caught players’ attention worldwide. What’s more, the game’s Vox NFT collection has generated millions in trading volume. Impressively, one of the rare dragon NFTs sold for more than $1.5 million on the secondary market. The team recently launched Materium (MTRM), the native token for the Mirandus game ecosystem.
Splinterlands
Hive-based trading card games Splinterlands is among the most played blockchain-based games across all protocols. With an extensive in-game economy and captivating, fast-paced battles, the platform attracts heaps of activity.
One of the most anticipated features of the game is the land functionality. SPLINTERLANDS has gone through several NFT land sales, which sold out almost immediately. For the moment, land NFTs have not actively been incorporated into gameplay. However, owning Splinterlands land boosts passive earnings when staking the native token SPS. In the future land NFTs will produce resources that players will need to create boosts for their card decks.
Mega World (aka MegaCryptoPolis)
Mega World is a multichain decentralized city builder strategy game. The platform allows players to purchase or rent land plots and create their own space in the metaverse. Powered by the MEGA token, the game features an extensive in-game economy.
Mega World allows players to rent buildings, produce materials required by other buildings, create new generations of citizens, offer services to other players, place ads and drive cars. Whenever a land plot switches owners in Mega World, a part of the price paid to acquire the block goes to the surrounding landowners within a 7?7 field radius.
Aavegotchi
Aavegotchi is a rising star among gaming metaverse worlds. The platform has already introduced a considerable amount of gameplay elements, and the latest release from the team will be the launch of the official Gotchiverse. The Gotchiverse will incorporate all aspects of the Aavegotchi gameplay released to date, with the added bonus of REALM land parcels.
Owners of REALM parcels can employ their Aavegotchis to farm their parcels, producing quantities of resources known as Gotchus Alchemica. Gotchus Alchemica are ERC20 Tokens that make up the four elements of the Gotchiverse: FOMO, KEK, ALPHA, and FUD. These resources will allow players to craft useful in-game tools, further boosting their performance in the Gotchiverse.
