The Top 6 NFT Game Launches + Teasers in April (So Far)
The month of April has started with a bang when it comes to NFT Game launches & announcements.
So many long-awaited projects have begun putting their money where their mouths are and showing real gameplay or launching their alphas.
Here’s a breakdown of some of the most interesting ones.
Launches That Made A Splash
Blockchain Brawlers Starts with A Bang
After launching on March 30th, Blockchain Brawlers logged over $357 million in transaction volume from players getting started in the game.
On top of that strong opening weekend, they’ve already begun a pre-launch sale of their NFTs in auctions on WAX and Binance, raising over $2.7 million.
That’s a huge launch and the hype is clearly there with NFTs selling for ~$25K.
Let’s see if they’re able to make an actually sustainable that avoids the usually ponzinomics that come post a hyped launch.
EmberSword Pre-Alpha’s Rolling Out
The long-awaited EmberSword Pre-Alpha is finally rolling out!
Landowners and badge holders have been invited to the Ember Sword Pre-alpha.
This phase of testing is definitely not a full game experience. They’ve made it clear they’re going to be focusing on testing specific gameplay loops and hammering out bugs.
Cyball’s Off to the Races + Introducing Reborn
The Cyball team has shared some updates from their recent launch.
53,000+ sign-ups
13,000 Daily Active Users
50+ Participating guilds
Having launched a month ago, those are some very serious opening numbers. As a note to keep in mind, a massive amount of those players are directly sourced from their partnered guilds.
On a second note, they are planning on releasing a ‘Cyball Reborn’ in Mid May with the following features:
Improved user experience with more intuitive controls during in-game matches
More detailed results screen post-match to better enable technical analysis and review of strategies
Updated artwork and animations (take a sneak peek below)
Further improvements to matchmaking
And finally, CyBall is coming to both iOS and macOS! (Most likely Testflight, TBD once we have confirmations from Apple)
Most notably, the game will be coming to both iOS and macOS!
Here’s the development update if you’d like to read more.
Upcoming Launches to Keep an Eye On
Big Time is Launching Early Access April 19th
The much anticipated PC-based RPG, will launch its early access for Gold Pass holders on 19th April. Prices for Gold Passes start from $7,196 on Big Time’s marketplace or $6,642 on OpenSea.
As well as getting to play the game, pass holders will be the first to start earning in-game assets and tokens.
EverSeed Announces Their Genesis NFT Sale
Everseed announced their upcoming genesis NFT sale as a part of their ‘22/23 roadmap.
The launch starts April 20th, when white-listed community members will have the opportunity to mint an Everseed Genesis NFT that will unlock in three phases:
4/20: Elixir Purchase (5,000 at 1 $SOL each)
4/22: Avatar Creator (site goes live allowing customisation of avatars)
4/25: Avatar Birth (NFTs redeemable by those who hold Elixir and submitted an avatar)
Next up will be the release of game loop testing (similar to Ember Sword above) which for Everseed is called ‘Vertical Slice’, with a closed alpha planned for Q1 2023.
Aurory Just Released Their State of the Game
The Aurory Project is one of the most anticipated games in the pipeline for 2022 and they have been giving some very detailed reports on game progress throughout March and April.
Definitely give the link a click, it shows all of the elements of their designs, UI/UX, and 3D Characters models coming together for their Early Access mode.
Lastly, the Web3 department deployed an internal version of ‘Aurorians on Expedition’ (NFT staking) along with a marketplace on AuroryNet, the internal testing network. While these items are still work-in-progress, the team is hoping to release them to the public sometime in mid-April.