Top 9 Best Crypto Gameswith Actual Money Withdrawals In 2024

Following the viral success of Notcoin, many Web3 projects launched mini games integrated into Telegram. These simple clicker games, such as Catizen, let you “mine” virtual currency. Unlike the previous generation of P2E games, they attract players not with rewards in tokens and NFTs but with the opportunity to get an airdrop further down the line. We have selected 10 such games - some with an already functioning token and some without.  

A new Play2Earn revolution: Telegram-based play-to-airdrop games

Play2Earn games remain relevant in 2024 - but the structure of this market segment has shifted dramatically. Whereas before major P2E projects, such as Axie Infinity, required players to collect and breed NFT characters, now attention is centered on Telegram-based bots where you just need to click or tap and collect virtual coins. 

The project that started this trend is Notcoin on the TON blockchain - and it remains the fastest-growing GameFi project with over 35 million users. Bitcoin started out without a token or any real monetized rewards - but eventually did launch its own $NOT cryptocurrency. 90% of the tokens were distributed to the players who had been mining virtual coins in Telegram. 

In this overview by BDC Consulting, we will discuss some of the best crypto games of 2024 that combine a blockchain token (or an intention to launch one) and a Telegram bot. For now, most of these 8 projects haven’t yet started their airdrops, so you have time to try them out and accumulate some virtual currency if you so wish. 

The gameplay flow is very similar across all these games:

1. Click on the game bot link;
2. Click/tap Play in the bot menu;
3. Allow the bot to connect your Telegram account to the game site;
4. Click/tap and collect virtual currency;
5. Connect a blockchain wallet to the bot (often at a later date);
6. (Optional) Purchase premium features, such as profit boosters, using real cryptocurrency;
7. Wait for the airdrop. 

To transform the virtual currency earned in a game into real blockchain tokens (once they are issued), you will need to connect a wallet, usually one that supports the TON blockchain. This can be the Telegram-integrated TON Connect or a third-party app like Tonkeeper or MyTonWallet. You’ll also need to deposit some cryptocurrency into the wallet to be able to pay the gas fee when you claim the airdrop. In the case of TON, the easiest way is to buy some TON coins on a centralized exchange and withdraw them to your non-custodial TON wallet. 

Important: don’t fall for airdrop scams! Fake airdrop websites pretend to provide instructions on how to claim an airdrop of a popular Telegram game and instead redirect to a scam page where you are prompted to connect a wallet to claim the airdrop. Interacting with such pages can lead to losing all the cryptocurrency and NFTs in your wallet. 

The gameplay flow is very similar across all these games:

Hamster Kombat

How to play

The mission is to progress from a rookie hairless hamster to an imposing crypto CEO (also a hamster). The gameplay is rather monotonous: you just have to keep tapping on a hamster image, earning 1 coin per click. 5,000 coins are needed to pass from the 1st to the 2nd level, but you can get there faster using profit boosters. You can earn them by performing simple actions, such as following Hamster Kombat on Telegram or inviting 3 friends. You will also earn bonus coins by logging into the game every day.

To start playing follow the link. HAMSTER NEWS

When airdrop? 

The airdrop start date and the token launch date haven’t been announced yet. It’s also not clear how individual airdrop allocations will be calculated - based on one’s coin balance or profit per hour. According to the information in the game itself, an additional list of tasks will be published ahead of the airdrop. 

Blum

Blum is a crypto trading app for Telegram with the support for 30+ blockchains. The new Telegram mini app allows you to farm Blum Points. 

How to play

The bot will prompt you to create an account using an email address, after which the Start Farming button will become active. You can simply wait and watch your coin balance grow - or get more coins by clicking Play. You’ll earn even more in the Tasks tab: the quests include following Blum on socials. You can also invite friends to the game and receive a 10% referral rebate on all the points they farm. 

To start playing follow the link.

When airdrop?

Blum hasn’t announced an airdrop yet, but the very fact that it has a farming game is an indicator that a token is probably in the works. 

Catizen

This platform with over 10 hyper casual mini games also features a play-to-airdrop Telegram game with over 100,000 daily active users. 

Citizen is endorsed by the TON Foundation and came in first in the leaderboard of the 3rd season of TON’s The Open League. The project received $160,000 in TON as their victory prize, so we can probably expect many new features and surprises from this cat-themed Telegram game. 

How to play

Once connected to the Catizen bot, tap or click Play to join the gaming platform. Tap Generate to create a new cat, then follow the prompts on the screen : drag one cat over another to breed them and increase their level, collect in-game coins, and unlock upgrades. 

To start playing follow the link.

When airdrop?

While playing, you will see upgrade banners that allow you to connect a TON wallet and become an on-chain user. Citizen’s $CATI token hasn’t been released yet, but the project has announced that 35% of $CATI would be distributed to active players. To increase your chances to get some tokens, it’s also worth checking out the Mine section of the mini app, as it sometimes features new farming pools. 

The game is free, but if you want to earn more virtual coins, you’ll need to buy boosters for real money ($TON or $NOT).

NEAR Wallet

This is a non-custodial wallet for the NEAR blockchain that works as a Telegram bot and already has a token ($HOT), which can be used to pay fees. In just two days since the launch of the mining game, the number of wallet users reached 200,000. 

How to mine

First create a new wallet (use the Open Wallet button) on NEAR, after which a Claim button will appear. Standard mining speed is 0.01 HOT an hour; once 0.01 HOT is accumulated, you have to claim the coins to restart the mining process. The first few mining cycles are without fees, but after that you’ll need to pay for gas in either NEAR or HOT (the latter being more expensive). 

To maximize your HOT profits, you can invite friends for a 20% referral rebate or buy boosters with HOT to increase mining speed and storage capacity. 

To start playing follow the link.

When airdrop?

Since the $HOT token is already live, you could say that the airdrop is ongoing. The team of the NEAR wallet hasn’t provided any end date for the token distribution campaign. 

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Xyro.io

Xyro.io is a gamified social trading platform that already has 4 gaming modes, a large community, and a detailed plan for a competitive airdrop of the $XYRO token. 

How to mine

Rather than mining virtual coins, here you collect points that help you move up the general leaderboard. The bot allows you to complete daily challenges and invite friends. Make sure to follow the official Xyro.io channel first.

To start playing follow the link.

When airdrop?

Airdrop Stage 1 is officially live with a $100,000 prize pool, though $XYRO itself hasn’t been released yet. With three more airdrop stages planned, competition among players is promising to be steep.

Iceberg

Iceberg is a new all-in-one solution for Web3 users that will include a calendar, notes, a task planner, a CRM system, etc. The app itself isn’t ready yet, but there is a Telegram mini app where you can farm points. According to the project, 1 million users have joined the bot, called Iceberg Play, in the first three weeks since launch. 

How to mine

Connect to the bot, tap Play, and then the Start Farming button. You can claim points every 6 hours. Additional points can be earned in the Task section by following the project’s socials. Note that if you don’t join Iceberg on socials, your points balance will be canceled. 

The mini app also features a referral program. Recently Iceberg picked 100 users who had invited at least 10 friends each and rewarded each of them with 10,000 points.

To start playing follow the link.

When airdrop?

Iceberg’s farming campaign is being actively promoted in social media, but the project itself hasn’t said anything official about a token airdrop yet.

WatPoints by Gamee

Gamee is the largest gaming platform on Telegram with over 80 million players. The project has its own token, GMEE, as well as an incentive program called Wat Protocol, which distributes virtual WatPoints.  It’s these points that you can mine with the Telegram mini-game.

How to mine

Before you interact with the bot, make sure to join the channels @gameechannel and @WatBird. Next, in the bot, select Mine and tap Start Mining. The WatPoints you’ve mined will be automatically credited to your balance in Wat Protocol at the end of the campaign - at that point, you’ll also need to create an account with the protocol 

To min more WatPoints every hour, you’ll need to invite friends, stake GMEE tokens, and complete tasks (play games in the bot, connect a TON wallet, etc.).

To start playing follow the link.

When airdrop?

Gamee hasn’t announced an airdrop yet; the team has only mentioned that WatPoints will be valuable but that they prefer to keep the details “under wraps” for now. This cryptic message does hint at an airdrop, but the dates aren’t known yet. 

Conclusion

Telegram-based mining games attract hundreds of thousands of airdrop hunters and P2E fans - partly because you can play them for free. No need to buy NFTs or spend money on gas fees: simply click away and collect coins. The popularity of this trend is largely due to the success of Notcoin, and it’s not clear how long Telegram clicker games will remain relevant - or if their future tokens will have any value. However, they are worth trying - after all, you don’t lose anything but your time. 

TRADITIONAL P2E GAMES

Play & Earn games are one of the fastest-growing segments in the crypto market. In 2020, gamers showed interest while in quarantine and even afterward. According to DappRadar, daily activity for all crypto games on PC, Android, and iOS from January to December increased by 35% - to 718,000 users. Market capitalization grew even more - by 191%, ending the year at $173.5 million per day.

In early 2021, a wave of NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens), some of which were sold for astronomical amounts, swept the world of gaming. Total NFT trading volume reached $22 billion in August, up from $338 million in January, according to recent reports from Statista. Most of this money is concentrated in gaming, which provides unique collectibles for in-game items. 

Making money on crypto games with NFT is getting more interesting. For example, in Battle Pets, pets are represented as tokens. Players can collect, grow, breed, arrange battles between pets or sell them, and withdraw the earned cryptocurrency to their wallets.

In this article, we reviewed the top 9 best crypto games with actual money withdrawals in 2021. The rating is based on data from CoinMarketCap and Token Terminal.

Axie Infinity

Inspired by Pokémon and Tamagotchi, Axie Infinity, a cryptocurrency withdrawal game, saw the most considerable increase in daily activity in 2020 - 810%. The project has become so popular that in August 2021, it overtook the best applications on the Ethereum network in terms of the number of transactions in the protocol several times. 

The weekly volume of large transactions (from $100,000) in September 2021 is $1.29 million.

Ways to make money in the axie infinity game 

Earn in Axie Infinity by:

• Breeding magic and combat creatures to use them in battles.
• Selling pets to other users.

To play, you must have two wallets: Metamask and Ronin. From the first, ETH coins are transferred to the second, where they are exchanged for WETH.

Cryptocurrency axie infinity

A player received 1 SLP (Axie Infinity internal cryptocurrency) for winning an arcade battle against a computer. You can get up to 100 SLP per day, then use them for crossing or sell at the current rate (now $ 0.08). This price also applies to the purchase of tokens, and SLPs are burned after spending.

There is another type of game currency - AXS tokens. They are required for in-game purchases and are not burned after transactions. AXS is issued to users for the time spent in the game. The current value of tokens (as of September 2021) is $65.44.

How to play

Each Axi pet is an NFT. You can sell eggs obtained from crossing animals or raise them to full-fledged creatures. An egg can be sold for $300 and above, and adult Axi prices can reach several million dollars.                                                            

You need to buy a minimum of 3 pets or three eggs to start playing Axie Infinity. The minimum investment is about $900 at the current exchange rate. The egg turns into a larva in a few days, then into a baby, and becomes a full-fledged Axi. There is a $2 fee per transition through the growth stages.

When you have an adult pet, you can participate in battles that take place through playing cards. Each Axi has its characteristics and class, which give them certain advantages in battles.

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CryptoBlades

Based on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) blockchain, CryptoBlades is about battles where you need to create and equip characters. It is one of the most popular crypto gaming projects today and pays users over $3 million per day. The transaction volume in the decentralized application (d App) CryptoBlades is $ 99.65 million per month.

Ways to make money in cryptoblades

Players earn income from rewards for battle victories, sales of characters, and in-game items (NFT). A connected Metamask wallet is a prerequisite for playing. The user first buys BNB coins and then exchanges them for the internal CryptoBlades token - SKILL. With this money, you can buy players and weapons, and perform all internal operations in-game.

You receive about 0.05 SKILL for winning the battle, and the winnings may vary depending on the player's level. Tokens can be used in the game, sold on the exchange, or withdrawn. Withdrawal commission is 15% and decreases every day by 1%. 

An overview of ways to make money in CryptoBlades will be incomplete if we do not talk about staking. There is a bug in the game: if you choose to stake for seven days, you can retroactively add an unlimited amount of SKILL and withdraw it to your wallet without commission.   

Cryptocurrency skill

As of September 2021, the domestic cryptocurrency CryptoBlades is trading at $ 23.26. Since August, SKILL has lost 42.1%.

How to play

You need to buy 7 SKILLs (about $163 at the current exchange rate) to start the game. The essence of the game is to defeat enemies and participate in raids, receiving rewards for successful actions. You can create and improve characters and weapons (NFT), hire additional heroes, trade existing items and characters in the free market. All characters and their equipment belong to one of four elements, each of them is either strong or weak in relation to the other. The outcome of the battle is based on this feature, as well as the player's level. 

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Alien Worlds: An Overview of the Gaming Metaverse

The crypto game Alien Worlds is the fastest growing and one of the most popular on the decentralized app market. Over 2.7 million people play the game currently, and approximately 745,000 new members join the Metaverse each month.

Alien Worlds Game is the only game project that works on three networks concurrently: Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and WAX. However, all settlement transactions and technical processes go through WAX - a fast blockchain with low fees. The weekly volume of large (from $ 100,000) transactions in the game as of September 2021 is $5.74 million. 

How to make money in the alien worlds game

Users can mine Alien Worlds' internal cryptocurrency - TLM, and trade various items presented in the NFT format. This requires a WAX wallet, and mining takes place without the active participation of the player. In Alien Worlds, you do not need to think about how to withdraw money - the mined tokens immediately appear in the user's wallet.

How much you can earn in Alien Worlds depends on the initial investment. The player's income from Alien Worlds mining ranges from tens to a couple of thousand dollars per month. Currently, the game's full functionality has not been disclosed, but the developers promise to add battles with other participants, quests with friends, and other options.

In the meantime, users have another way to earn money - TLM staking. It takes 48 hours to defrost coins.   

Alien world internal cryptocurrency

The WAX token is used to pay commissions and staking inside the game. It is also used to buy and sell all NFTs (lands, weapons, avatars, and artifacts).

During the game, users get TLM tokens, which are also intended for buying in-game items, completing quests, and earning interest. The maximum TLM commission is 10 billion. Currently, there are about 0.9 billion tokens in circulation worth $ 0.22.

How to play alien worlds

The core of the game is mining (but battles will be added soon). You can get cryptocurrency on Metaverse's six planets by buying land plots (NFT). The owner can set their own rules for mining TLM and receive a commission from mining other players on their land.

A player needs at least one character and a shovel for mining tokens to start the game in Alien Worlds. In one approach, it produces 0.1 TLM. By purchasing new tools, you can increase the mining efficiency up to 500 TLM at a time. 

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Splinterlands: Game Overview  

Splinterlands is a collectible crypto card game powered by the Hive blockchain. Under the terms, users collect Rare Monster Cards (NFT) to fight other participants. The project is trendy abroad and has already been translated into Russian. It is visited monthly by 96.73 thousand players, and the total volume of transactions exceeds $ 67.2 million.  

Hyde on earnings in splinterlands

The primary income of players in the sale of NFT cards which can be worth a lot of money, with many on the market being valued up to $7,000. You can also make money in Splinterlands by participating in battles, building, staking, and leasing NFTs to other participants.

Battle winners receive DEC tokens, which can be spent on buying artifacts, sold, or put on withdrawal, having previously exchanged them for TRX. There is another cryptocurrency in Splinterlands  - SPS. So far, this is only a staking token that is awarded to players daily for special achievements. 

How much you can earn depends on the player's activity and luck. Some participants come across rare cards that immediately pay off all expenses, and others use artifacts to participate in battles. Each battle lasts 1-2 minutes, and up to $1 is given for a victory, depending on the rating.

Splinterlands cryptocurrency 

DEC tokens cost about half a cent as of September 2021 and are already traded on the Uniswap and Tron Trade exchanges. SPS can be bought and sold on seven trading platforms for $0.28.

How to play in splinterlands

You can start the game for free, but it is recommended to buy a Quest Book whose completion will lead to receiving chests that can earn you money. Each chest drops potions, Splinterlands tokens (DEC), or NFT cards. 

How to use Splinterlands potions: they can increase the number of chests or increase the chance of finding Gold and Legendary NFTs.

Battles take place automatically. Before each contest, the player chooses the Summoner and Monsters per the Mana, the amount of which the game determines.

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R-PLANET

The R-PLANET game is also NFT related and built on the WAX blockchain. In the story, players head to Mars to prepare it for colonization. On the way, they must create new items that will make it possible to settle in a new home. For each such item, the user receives an NFT.

The game started at the end of 2020 and has already gained many fans. Every month the platform enjoys 37.5 thousand active participants. Currently, the total volume of completed transactions in 30 days is $ 4.6 million.

Ways to make money in r-planet

The primary way to make money in R-PLANET is NFT staking. Artifacts bring crypto tokens AETHER, which can buy primary elements (earth, air, water, fire) or sell on the Alcor exchange.

The player can use their plots of land to mine resources and exchange them for AETHER. The created items can not only be staked but also sold on one of their WAX marketplaces.

Another opportunity to make money in the game is the NFT staking of other projects purchased on the WAX marketplace.

The main way to make money in R-PLANET is NFT staking. Artifacts bring crypto tokens AETHER, which can buy primary elements (earth, air, water, fire) or sell on the Alcor exchange.

The player can use their plots of land to mine resources and exchange them for AETHER. The created items can not only be staked but also sold on one of their WAX marketplaces.

Another opportunity to make money in the game is the NFT staking of other projects purchased on the WAX marketplace.

Aether is r-planet’s internal cryptocurrency.

Like most popular tokens, AETHER is traded on DEX. The Alcor decentralized exchange works with the WAX blockchain. As of September 2021, the AETHER token is trading at 0.00001310 WAX (1 WAX = $ 0.27).

How to play in r-planet

You can start the game with any amount by purchasing the required NFT on the market or in trade chats. The player's task is to craft new items that will be useful to them for mastering Mars. You can use four elements for this:

• Air
• Land
• Water
• Fire

Players receive 500 WAX for finding a new item. Most of the items are interchangeable (NFT) and are only needed to craft other items, and you can't stake them. The first 600 players to craft a new unique item will receive NFTs of varying rarity. 

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My DeFi Pet: Game Review

The crypto game My DeFi Pet runs on the BSC blockchain and resembles Axie Infinity in functionality. It also requires players to raise and breed pets, but the gameplay is much more straightforward. In July 2021, the My DeFi Pet token experienced a tenfold increase. However, by the end of the summer, the price had halved (to $ 4.1). As of September 2021, the game collects 130,000 users per month, and the total transactions volume exceeds 3.5 million.

Ways to make money in the crypto game my Defi pet

The game is in the early stages of development and is works with limited functions - such as buying and feeding pets to level up. It is not yet possible to earn money in My DeFi Pet. However, the developers promise to add the sale and battles of pets, staking, and trade in the land soon. In-game items will be traded as NFT on their marketplace.

Cryptocurrency my Defi pet

DPET is the main game currency, and it will be used to trade, exchange, improve pets and their special qualities.

At the current CoinMarketCap rating, My DeFi Pet coin is ranked 809 with a market cap of $17.6 million. There are 6,878,202 tokens in circulation out of 100 million of the total supply. The cryptocurrency is trading at $2.55.

How to play my defi pet

The game is more like a farm. First, you need to buy an egg for 3 DPET and raise a pet from it. Eggs can be bought at the market or obtained by crossing pets (also for 3 DPETs). In the second case, the result will be more predictable.

Adult pets mine silver, which is used to buy pens and plant fruits and vegetables. Each animal has several characteristics, which so far only affect how much precious metal it can mine. Pet battles are coming soon.

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Crypto Zoon

Crypto Zoon is a new game running on the BSC blockchain. Inspired by the history of Pokémon, the platform offers the chance to collect funny creatures to use them to fight the alien Yaki race and receive rewards. According to the latest data (September 2021), the platform receives 62.0 thousand users monthly, and the total transactions volume for this period is $121.57 thousand.

How to make money in crypto zoon

Players are rewarded with ZOON tokens for various actions:

• Crossing and raising pets
• Battles with monsters
• Combat training with friends

In addition, you can sell pets and digital merchandise on NFT marketplaces and withdraw the proceeds through BSC.

Crypto zoon cryptocurrency

ZOON is a proprietary in-game token used to reward users for victories in battles, buy eggs, and raise pets. As of September 2021, its market capitalization is $19.05 million. There are 827,125,997 tokens in circulation out of 997,959,688 issued. The current Crypto Zoon rate is $0.022. 

How to play  

The minimum investment in the game is approximately $150. With this money, you need to buy an egg and raise a pet from it. In total, there are six types of creatures of varying degrees of rarity. Depending on this, the pet can fight 1 to 3 times every two hours.

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Crypto Game Upland: Game Review

The Upland game is gaining popularity in the Russian-speaking online community, and it is a success among foreign gamers. The platform is based on the EOS blockchain and is a virtual version of Monopoly, in which participants buy, sell and develop real estate objects linked to real addresses.

At the end of summer 2021, the total players' income on Upland exceeded $1 million. As of September, the platform enjoys 130 thousand active users per month. The total transaction volume in 30 days exceeds $3.5.

How to make money on upland

Players move around the map and discover new lands or find treasures, receiving UPX tokens for this. They can be spent on the purchase of land and the construction of profitable real estate. The landowner receives $ 0.03 in UPX per day and sets a visiting tax for other users.

If you collect certain parcels, you can get even more UPX and impose an even higher tax. In addition, land can be sold on the NFT marketplace.

Upland's internal cryptocurrency

The internal UPX token is not traded, and it cannot be withdrawn either. However, Upland provides an option for players to exchange UTX for USD using the Tilia platform.

Upland game: minimum investment and how to play

The game takes over the spirit of the famous Monopoly and the collection system. The player is invited to buy entire sectors, districts, or NFTs of a certain type to close the building and receive a bonus. The player slowly moves along a digitized map of a real city, choosing a starting point, an approximate direction, and paying a visiting tax to the landowner. On the way, you can buy free plots of land or redeem them from the owners for UPX.

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Star Atlas: Game Review

One of the most anticipated innovations of 2021 combines blockchain technology, DeFi, real-time computer graphics, and multiplayer video games. Star Atlas is a space metaverse in which players can coexist or destroy each other, but together they create a new world with unique opportunities and their economy. The project was created on the Solana blockchain. The full functionality is nearly ready for launch, but players can already buy galactic assets on NFT sites.    

Ways to make money in the star atlas game

The game offers users the opportunity to explore space, fight, create material values in NFTs, exchange and trade them, and implement political strategies. Successful actions will be rewarded with ATLAS and POLIS tokens, which can be traded on cryptocurrency exchanges. In-game items will also be traded on NFT marketplaces.

Cryptocurrency star atlas

The game provides for the creation of 36 billion ATLAS tokens and 360 million POLIS tokens. At the time of the initial listing on the FTX, Raydium, and Apollo-X exchanges, 2% of the cryptocurrency was sold for a total of $2 million. The starting price of Star Atlas tokens was $0.00138 for ATLAS and $ 0.138 for POLIS. As of September, assets are trading at $0.093 and $7.44, respectively.

How to play in the star atlas

Every asset in Star Atlas is an NFT. Ships, crews, weapons, lands, pets, and more can be bought and sold with the ATLAS token. The second Star Atlas token, POLIS, can develop strategies in your region and exert political influence in the game. Players will be able to set taxes and fines independently on the territory of their state.

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Conclusion

The cryptocurrency market is increasingly intersecting with the gaming industry. As a result, many crypto games are being created. Most of them are tied to NFTs, an interesting prospect for monetizing in-game items and characters. The most popular genre is RPG, which fits neatly into the NFT economy. The gameplay is usually straightforward, and earnings can reach millions of dollars.