Also in 2025, we will update this article monthly to share with you the play-to-earn and gaming alpha you need to thrive in Web3. In this article we list the ten games to look out for in a particular month. Reasons for including these titles include a release, alpha or beta play test, new game mode, token launches, airdrop campaigns or other rewarding events associated with these games, such as tournaments and new seasonal content.
The MMORPG WorldShards is one of the many highly expected titles looking to make a name for themselves in 2025. WorldShards already has a live economy, built on the Open Loot framework. Players can already earn tokens, engage in various game activities, craft game items, and much more. However, the official token for WorldShards isn’t live yet. Later on players will be able to redeem their earned ‘proxy tokens’ for the future official WorldShards token. Every gamer playing the game will be eligible for an airdrop.
The open world survival game Decimated has launched an open alpha on Steam and the Epic Games Store. You can now play the game, enjoy new missions, earn rewards, and compete for the $10,000 leaderboard event. In this post-apocalyptic game you can play as a cyborg cop, a rogue marauder, or a neutral citizen, each of them looking to survive in a hostile wasteland. To survive you need food, water, stamina, health, and of course weapons. You can travel around on foot, using vehicles, or even a jetpack. To make things even more dynamic, the wastelands are filled with cannibal raiders and rogue robots. Never a dull moment in Decimated.
The battle royale shooter Off the Grid already made a splash in November 2024, and is now preparing for the launch of the GUN token. Gunzilla Games wants to launch the GUNZ Network mainnet in Q1 2025, alongside the GUN token of course. You can earn the token by playing the game, and in the future purchase new maps, weapons and customizations as well. Some competitions will require GUN to enter. Off The Grid recently had its biggest update since its early-access launch. This would be a good time to jump into this futuristic battle royale shooter, and start earning some GUN tokens as they are still on testnet. In the past 30 days the game attracted 588,000 active wallets, down 42% from the same time period before that.
The science-fiction rogue-lite action game Wanderers is getting ready for its WANDER token launch on January 8th. The WANDER token will launch on Base, and will be distributed through a first of multiple ‘WanderDrop’. You may receive tokens if you’ve played the game and participate in social quest since the game went live late July 2024. WANDER needs to become an ecosystem token, supporting Wanderers and future projects. Players can stake WANDER and open up more earning options, including a bonus on the Dark Matter XP system.