Meta: Dive into the future of web3 gaming production in 2025 including ecosystem growth and expectations for community engagement.
The year 2024 has been full of groundbreaking improvements for Web3 gaming, which have brought more potential to the industry than ever. Web3 games used to just be for the degens; however, avid Web2 gamers are flooding the lobbies of highly awarded titles like Off the Grid and Pixels. What does this mean for the future of Web3 gaming?
After a live interview with Gam3s.gg and Immutable founders through X, along with newly released 2024 reports from Game7 and Messari, we get a glimpse of what to look for in the upcoming year.
Improvement Expectations for Web3 Gaming in 2025
Web3 gaming and production have already seen a huge rise in P2E traffic, which allows gamers to earn cryptocurrencies or NFTs through their efforts. This, along with new revenue models for developers is only the beginning of major advancement in the web3 gaming community. Improvements for Web3 gaming such as:
- Community Growth and Engagement
- Game Quality
- Infrastructure Investments
- Ownership Control
All play a significant role in raising the bar for where web3 gaming will go in 2025. However according to Sam Steffanina the co-founder of Wolves DAO, along with many leaders from the Immutable and web3 community, community growth and engagement is what will drive continual success.
Community Growth
Community growth has been abnormal since we began to see releases on Epic Games, and recently Steam with the introduction of Shatterline. The persistent reach for OG web2 gamers has been fruitful as we see a higher community interaction through YouTube, Guides, and even features from web2 competitors.
With the growth of a wider audience from multiple new platform releases, we can expect to see more players and also more critiques that could break down raw issues with web3 gaming from the eyes of web2 gamers. Only then will developers be able to know where to sharpen their skills and clean up poor quality.
Game Code
While large AAA games are being released through web3 ecosystems, there has been a huge issue with fluid gameplay. Particularly for the PC platforms, many average PC gamers simply cannot even open the game without constant crashes.
According to Game7’s research summary for 2024, over 90% of games are indie. Major integration pains will continue to preoccupy developers. Until then, 2025 will face many challenges to surpass a 45% playable rate (with 34% blockchain integration success).
Leading Gaming Ecosystems and Platforms for 2025
Solid gaming ecosystems in Web3 are becoming bolder as we merge into January 2025. Both Arbitum and Immutable led as the highest-growing ecosystems in Web3 gaming in 2024 by over 21%. This is only the beginning, as Arbitrum is raising gamer expectations for the release of 3 large games by the beginning of the year.
There is a particular focus beaming onto Arbitrum with heavy expectations. While it is the famous L2 designed on Ethereum, Arbitrum’s scalability of Dapps and security will be continuously competitive as we see more and more games trying to reach their level.
Arbitrum
Arbitrum has been seeing a bright 72% year-over-year increase and boasts a boastful 119 collection of game titles. As one of the leading L2s on the Ethereum blockchain, its scalability is finally waking up and is expected to continue showing incredible success in 2025.
Arbitrum has multiple games under development, including a major focus on their successful projects such as:
- PiratesNation: We cannot talk about Arbitrum without mentioning one of the biggest games, PiratesNation, which has over 57k+ DAU and successful Play-to-Airdrop campaigns. This on-chain RPG has shown great success and is expected to continue growing. PN is always shipping updates and improving in-game economies.
- XAI Games: Also known as the King of Layer 3, the XAI Ecosystem has been one of the fastest growing Web3 gaming ecosystems, with high-quality games and a strong community. Having distributed $240m in rewards, XAI has announced the upcoming launch of its mini Sentry key. Their narrative for this key is “Battle Pass” for airdrops.
- InfiniGods: InfiniGods has secured $8M in funding, which has brought its biggest fans and even smallest fans great excitement for new and upcoming changes. The God ecosystem will be a huge player in Gaming and is backed by Pantera. With an extremely smart and experienced team, the ecosystem is begging for success in 2025.
Arbitrum has seen exponential growth in 2024, and is predicted to only exceed these numbers by 2025, and hopefully raise the bar for what games should be in web3 gaming.
Immutable
Immutable migrated the majority of games in 2024, making it the fastest-growing ecosystem next to Arbitrum. As possibly the largest host of new games (from big to small), they will undoubtedly play a large role in providing the vast majority of Web3 games to the blockchain.
According to Game7’s 2024 report, Immutable has led over 181 games and has already released 47% of them. In 2025, they expect to be no different, as they are racing to find solutions for more accessibility to gaming developers across the Blockchain.
A couple of large projects to watch for from Immutable:
- RavenQuest: One of the most anticipated MMORPGs in the web3 space, RavenQuest has launched its highly anticipated phase 3 closed beta. This pivotal update has unlocked exciting new features, rewards, and opportunities for players, bringing the community closer than ever to the game’s full release in 2025.
- Immutable Passport: After its first six months of release, the Immutable Passport has reached over 1M sign-ups. This non-custodial wallet allows gamers to receive and transfer in-game transactions with no interruptions. The goal is to make the Passport the go-to wallet for gaming on Web3. With over 300 games already connected, the immense success the Passport has already received is positive.
Best Networks to Follow in 2025
There are hundreds of Networks and DAOs that are absolutely invested in providing the best deals for gamers and participants in the rise of web3 games. Some of the most notable networks to keep up with in the coming year would be:
These are just a handful of networks, however, they are guaranteed to help get your foot in the door for the most important web3 gaming news and updates.
Are you ready for what is coming into the new year? From community engagements to better infrastructure investments, we can expect to see Arbitrum and Immutable see exponential growth and engagement in the upcoming months. Who knows, maybe even a small ecosystem like Ronin will surpass these larger L2s. What are your thoughts? Let me know below!
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