New Trends in Blockchain Gaming: From Pure Entertainment to Social-Driven

With the approval of the Bitcoin spot ETF, the cryptocurrency market has rebounded, with the BTC price rising from around $16,000 at the beginning of the year to about $40,000 now. In the early stages of the bull market, inscriptions, the Bitcoin ecosystem, and blockchain games have become the three main engines. So what new opportunities will blockchain games have in this round of the bull market?

1. Three-Year Evolution of Blockchain Games

In early 2021, blockchain games emerged as easily understandable DeFi + metaverse narrative products. With the support of the bull market, game modes that allowed for easy profits with just a click became very popular. However, after two black swan events in 2022, lacking the benefits of a bull market, the lifespan of most products shortened.

The project team has begun to try to improve the quality and playability of the games. In 2023, strong traditional game companies have entered the market, bringing high-quality games and funds. This type of project is referred to in the industry as Web2.5 blockchain games, which have improvements in both gameplay and NFT asset operation.

2. Is high playability the only way out?

Improving game quality is undoubtedly a necessary path. But will current Web3 game users be receptive?

After two years of a bear market, only the old users remain. For them, high quality represents that the project has strength and is a "value investment." However, most people are still here to make money and do not truly care about the gaming experience.

New users have not yet flooded in, making it difficult to locate them. Large funds also find it challenging to truly engage in the core mechanics of the game.

Therefore, the current Web3 game users are still mainly speculative, and enhancing playability may not necessarily meet their needs. Project teams invest a large amount of money to improve quality, but users may not perceive or recognize it, leading to an awkward situation where both sides are not on the same page.

Are there other development paths for blockchain games? Social interaction may be a breakthrough. In 2024, BAC Games enters the market with the concept that "playing Web3 games is playing social."

3. Key to Social or Breaking into Circles

The essence of social gaming is to gather users through game mechanics, extending interactions from within the game to outside of it. Web3 users especially have this social need.

Bringing social elements into blockchain games may have two effects:

1. Rational gold farmers have transformed into emotional social players.
2. The friction generated by social interactions extends the token selling pressure cycle.

4. Innovation of BAC's Social Games

BAC focuses on "socializing outside of games", with the core model being "Group to earn". Its innovations include:

1. Deeply bound with the Blast public chain
2. A club system is adopted, and users must join in order to share profits.
3. Airdrop Vetoken to ETH users who stake Blast and provide liquidity.
4. Focus on early user profits to attract a sufficient user base.

BAC Games has received support from Ultiverse and may become the first blockchain game on Blast. Its economic model includes:

• V1 Version: Users purchase character NFTs, join the club to produce materials for car manufacturing, and deploy to the city to earn profits.
• V2 version: Added gameplay such as PVP, car enthusiasts, elections, auctions, etc., and introduced inscription assets.

5. Chain Games More Suitable for Web3 Users

BAC Games has a clear idea:

1. Provide casual games for the current user base.
2. Quickly guide to social scenarios,凝聚社区

Its innovation lies in the combination of model + "Group to earn", which is similar to Blast's "fleet mode".

In 2024, the blockchain gaming sector is blossoming with diversity. Besides the traditional AAA route, paths like BAC Games, which focus on light gaming and social attributes, may also become a new trend. We look forward to further developments in the blockchain gaming market.