April 2024 Web3 Gaming Update: Record number of active users hits record high during market downturn

Translation: Vernacular Blockchain

In April 2024, the Web3 gaming industry saw obvious changes after setting a record in March. Bitcoin retreated from its all-time high, ending the month down 10.4%. At the same time, the market value of blockchain game tokens fell by 30.5%. However, the number of daily active users (wallets) reached an all-time high of 3 million, highlighting increased user engagement amid broader market challenges.

The data in this report comes from Footprint’s GameFi research report. This intuitive and easy-to-use dashboard updates in real time, providing the key statistics and metrics you need to understand the Web3 gaming industry.

1. Monthly Market Review

In April 2024, after hitting a new all-time high price of $73,068 in March, Bitcoin experienced a correction, falling from $71,229 on April 1 As of April 30, it was $63,839, a decrease of 10.4%. Similarly, Ethereum began its decline from $3,643 at the beginning of the month, closing at $3,215 on April 30, down 11.7%.

Bitcoin (BTC) Price and Ethereum (ETH) Price

Overall, industry trends remained positive in April. The April 20 Bitcoin halving event slowed the network’s issuance speed, while U.S. senators introduced a bipartisan bill on stablecoin regulation, indicating that clear guidance on the regulatory environment may emerge. Additionally, during the month, former Binance (BN) CEO Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in federal prison for money laundering violations, showing clearer regulations for the centralized exchange industry.

Despite better recent quarterly gains, Bitcoin prices fell in April. Ethereum also lags behind Bitcoin, possibly because investors are uncertain about Ethereum’s chances of gaining ETF approval in the U.S. market.

This reflects a general decline in market sentiment. Public statements from Fed officials signaled weakening prospects for rate cuts, consistent with strong economic indicators such as wages, employment and the consumer price index. Additionally, Uniswap Labs and Consensys received Wells Notices from the SEC, highlighting the upcoming regulatory challenges facing decentralized finance projects.

2. Overall Web3 game market

In April, the market value of blockchain game tokens dropped to US$16.6 billion, a decrease of 30.5%. This decline was mainly influenced by the overall trend of the crypto market and the performance of Bitcoin.

GameFi的市值和比特币的市值

The average daily transaction volume of blockchain games was 8.6 million, a 16.7% decrease from March and well below the approximately 2,500 in the third quarter of 2022 The peak level of 10,000 transactions.

Web3游戏的每日交易数量

In comparison, April’s average daily active users (wallets/players) reached 3 million, an increase of 16.9% from March and a new record historical high record.

区块链游戏的每日活跃用户数量

3. Web3 Game Chain

In April, a total of 1,572 games were active on various blockchains, including BNB Chain, Polygon and Wax lead the market with 25.8%, 19.5% and 15.6% respectively.

各链的每日活跃游戏数量

Ronin, Polygon, and Near led the industry in average daily active users (wallets/players) in April. Ronin maintained its leading position, increasing its market share from 25.9% to 29.2%. Near’s share increased from 6.4% to 11.3%, and Klaytn’s share increased from 2.9% to 6.2%.

On the contrary, BNB Chain’s share dropped from 9.1% to 7.4%. Additionally, Linea’s share dropped from 7.8% to 0.15% due to the closure of its Web3 gaming activity “Linea Park.”

各链的每日活跃用户数量

Over the last month, driven by the efforts of Arbitrum and the Starknet Foundation to support the Web3 gaming ecosystem, more chains have joined the initiative. Immutable announced the launch of a $50 million Web3 game rewards program and revealed that its ecosystem is currently developing more than 270 game projects, including high-profile projects like Illuvium and MetalCore.

4. Overview of Web3 games

In April, the total number of games reached 3118, of which 1319 were active. Among them, 261 games accounted for 8.4% and attracted more than 1,000 monthly users.

区块链游戏的月活跃数

这些数据的稳定性已经持续了一段时间，人们期待着热门Web3游戏的增加。然而，对于游戏工作室来说，开发高质量的游戏是一个耗时的过程。此外，将部分上链和完全上链的游戏之间的鸿沟进行连接是一个重要的挑战。创建理想的完全上链游戏需要将上链元素与传统游戏的丰富用户体验进行无缝集成。

尽管存在挑战，一些游戏在4月份表现出色。

几款热门游戏在各自的平台上经历了显著的用户增长：Pixels在Ronin上获得了110万新用户，Matr1x Fire在Polygon上吸引了59.82万用户，Lifeform在BNB Chain上获得了11.25万用户。

此外，建立在Klaytn上的Another World成为最热门的游戏之一。它在4月份全月平均每日活跃用户数量达到13.08万人，从4月1日的2.1K增长到4月30日的17.29万人，大幅增加，远超之前每日少于50名用户的数据。这一热度的激增帮助推动了Klaytn在每日活跃用户中的份额从2.9%增长到6.2%。

5、游戏投资和融资

在4月份，Web3游戏行业共进行了17次融资活动，总投资金额达到7870万美元，较3月份的融资金额显著下降了47.9%。

2024年4月份的Web3游戏行业融资轮次（来源：crypto-fundraising.info）

在4月份，Animoca Brands在五个Web3游戏项目上展现了显著的活动。这些投资包括Anichess、Puffverse、Gomble Games、Iskra和Planet Mojo。

在4月份，Web3游戏平台Gomble Games从知名的加密货币和游戏投资者，包括Spartan、Animoca Brands、BN Labs和IOSG Ventures，获得了1000万美元的资金支持。

同样，NFT游戏Puffverse从Animoca Brands、Spartan和Sky Mavis等投资者获得了300万美元的资金支持。值得注意的是，Puffverse宣布计划在5月份将其主要产品和资产全面迁移到Ronin网络上。

最新动态：

Hytopia在8百万美元的节点销售之后即将推出Beta版。

NFT卡牌游戏Parallel即将登陆Epic Games Store。

AltLayer与Xterio Games合作推出以游戏为重点的Restaked Rollup。

Sui Gaming Handheld专注于Steam Deck，支持运行PC和加密游戏。

Axie Infinity为其生态系统带来新的更新，包括Axie经验点和部件进化。

Bored Ape的创始人Yuga Labs刚刚将NFT游戏转让给他人，以便更专注于Otherside。

最终幻想制作商Square Enix与Animoca合作推出以以太坊为基础的NFT游戏。

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