|August?Report
WhilethenumberofnewusersenteringGameFihasdroppedprecipitously,theaveragenumberoftransactionsperuserisincreasingsteadily.Therefore,withtheusersinthemarkettodaymorelikelytobeactivelygaming,GameFidatafromAugustcanhelpusunderstandwhichprojectsandecosystemsaresustainableinthelongrun.
SplinterlandsandAlienWorldscontinuetobeneck-and-neckastheysteadilyincreasethenumberofuserssinceJunedespitethemarket.Incontrast,oncepromisingFarmersWorldcontinuestobleedusers.
Amassive$200MfundingroundforstealthmodeWeb3gamingstudioLimitBreakandlargeroundsforotherdeveloperslikeAnimocaandGunzillaGamesshowthatinvestorsarebankingonstudiostocarrythetorchoncethemarketreverses.
KeyFindings
OverallMarket
●?ThetotalvolumeinGameFisawitsfirstMoMrespiteafterninemonthsofconsecutivedeclines,growing28%percent—notenoughtobreaktheoveralldownwardstrendorwarrantcelebrationjustyet.
●?Forperspective,volumeinAugustwas93.5%underitsDecember2021highsatthepeakofthebearmarket.
●?Whilethevolumeperuserdeclines,thetransactionsperuserincrease—thereisnostraightforwardconclusiontodraw.Still,itmaymeanthatparticipantsinthemarkettodayaremorelikelytobeactivelygamingandenjoyingthegames.
●?BNBhasarelativelytinyportionofvolume(10.6%)andgamingtransactions(under5%)despitehavingthemostprojects—lendingcredencetotheargumentthatthechainisfullofvaporwaregamesnobodywantstoplay.
Financing&Investment
●?TheamountoffundingraisedintheGameFispacedropped36%MoMfrom$2.14Bto$1.37B.Thenumberofroundscontinuestocollapseprecipitously.
●?Fourofthetop10largestroundsinAugustwereclosedbygamedevelopersandstudios.
●?ThisreflectsanongoingtrendinthisbearmarketwhereinvestorsarebettingbigonWeb3gamestudiosandtraditionaldevelopersandseekingtoenterGameFi.
●?AmongtheroundsinAugustwasanother$45MforAnimocaBrands,whichhasdozensofblockchaingamesinitsportfolio,includingTheSandbox,CrazyDefenseHeroes,andtheupcomingPhantomGalaxies.Theroundbringsthecompany'stotalinvestmentfundingto$775.3M.
GameFiUsers
●?MAUcontinuedforthe6thmonthofdecline(by9.4%),whereasthenumberofnewusers/participantsinGameFiincreasedby19.8%MoM.
●?Therewerenosignificantshiftsinthedistributionofusersamongthemajorchains,however,ThunderCorequicklyemergedtotakeup4.5%ofusers.ThelargestgameonThunderCoreisJellySquish,whichaveragedaround400-600usersperdayinAugust.
ProjectsOverview
●?SinceSplinterlands'collapseinusernumbersinJune,thegamehasbeensteadilyrebuilding,growingby54%fromitslowonJune6toitshighonAugust26.
●?AlienWorldscontinuedtobeneck-and-neckwithSplinterlands,vyingforthespotofthemostpopularblockchaingame.
●?Interestingly,bothSplinterlandsandAlienWorldsarerelativelybasiccardandtext-basedgameswithnoabilityfortheusertocontrolcharactersorinteractwitha3Dworld—demonstratingtheprimitivenessofthecurrentGameFiindustry.
●?FarmersWorldcontinuedtobleedusers,reachinganAugustlowof66,228activedailyusersonthe30th,a55%declinefromitsATHinMay.
CryptoMacroOverview
Thecryptomarketsawitsmostsubstantialrallyinhalfayearfrommid-JulytoAugust,spearheadedbyEthereum’sjumpabove$2,000inmid-August.?
Explanationsinclude:
●?AnticipationforTheMerge,whichwillseeEthereummovetoProoforStake(andeventuallyburnsupply).
●?ThepossiblebeginningoflessaggressivemonetarytighteningbytheFederalReserve.
●?Justadeadcatbounceonthewaytolowerlows.
GameFidoesnotquicklyrecoveronmacronews.
Eitherway,thetrenddidnottranslatetoasignificantincreaseinmarketcaporusersformostgames.ThetotalGameFitokenmarketcapralliedprecariouslyinmid-Augustto$6.43billionbutthendeclinedby?26%?bytheendofthemonth.
Mostconcerningly,thenumberofnewGameFiuserscontinuestositatextremelows.ThisisbecausetheGameFisectortakesmoreresourcesandtimeinvestmenttore-enterthanothers,requiresactiveparticipationtogenerateyield,andisstillhighlyspeculative.?
SplinterlandsandAlienWorldsshowasustainableplayerbase.
BesidesacollapseforSplinterlandsusernumbersinJune,SplinterlandsandAlienWorldshaveshownsteadygrowthintheirusernumbers.?
Interestingly,bothSplinterlandsandAlienWorldsarerelativelybasiccardandtext-basedgameswithnoabilityfortheusertocontrolcharactersinanimmersiveworld.However,theyinvolvestrategyontheplayer'sparttowinandachieveprofitability.
Botharefarfromwhatpeopleimaginegamingtolooklikein2022(thenextmajorcohortofgames,whichincludesIlluviumandPhantomGalaxies,aimstoredressthis.)
Investorsbetbigongamedevelopersandstudios.
Whileoverallfundinghastanked,investorsstillcloseroundsforproventeamswitharecordofviableproductsineitherWeb3orWeb2.?
ThetopfinancingroundsinAugustreflectatrendthat'sbeenlonginthebuilding—investorsareclosingfundingforWeb3gamestudios,andtraditionaldevelopersarenowseekingtoenterGameFi.StudiosanddevelopershavehadsignificantlymoresuccessinthisbearmarketthanGameFiinfrastructureprojectsorindividualgames.
AmongtheroundsinAugustwas$45millionforAnimocaBrands,whichhasdozensofblockchaingamesinitsportfolio,includingTheSandbox,CrazyDefenseHeroes,andtheupcomingPhantomGalaxies.Theroundbringsthecompany'stotalinvestmentfundingto$775.3million.
ThetoproundforthemonthwenttoLimitBreak,thestudiobehindtheDigiDaikuNFTcollectionwithplanstolaunchfree-to-playblockchaingames.
Summary
Bythenumbers,theGameFiindustryhashadabadmonthinAugustasitsrutcontinues,withlittlerelieffromthemonth'sEthereum-drivenrally.
Overallvolume,thenumberofnewprojects,andinvestmentstaynearJulylevelsordropfurther.
However,nowisagreattimetobuild—provendevelopersandstudioswithideasforfutureblockchaingamesandmetaverseprojectscontinuetoreceiverecordfundingrounds.WiththehealthiestgamesrightnowbeingtherelativelybasicSplinterlandsandAlienWorlds,there'salotofroomforimprovement.
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