Telegram Has Become A Force To Be Reckoned With In Mobile Gaming

Telegram’s gaming ecosystem is on fire, steadily building momentum over the last year on the back of its integration with the Ton blockchain platform. The popular app, which counts almost a billion users globally, looks poised to become one of the world’s biggest gaming platforms, putting an end to the perception that Telegram is primarily a messaging platform. 

The gaming ecosystem on Telegram is powered by Ton, and it boasts a growing catalog of hundreds of games that span diverse genres, ranging from strategy titles to fun trivia, first-person-shooters and simplistic-but-lucrative, “tap-to-earn” games. 

With its solid blockchain foundation, its fast-growing user base and its vast community of innovative game developers, Telegram gaming is clearly on the up and up. 

The Tap-To-Earn Phenomenon

Some of the earliest Telegram games have proven to be enormously successful, accumulating loyal user bases that number in the millions. 

Chief among them is the tap-to-earn game Hamster Kombat, which launched earlier this year and already claims to have more than 200 million users globally. The game has helped to propel Ton into the ranks of the world’s biggest blockchain platforms thanks to its incredibly simplistic gameplay that involves repeatedly tapping on the screen to earn rewards. 

It built on the success of the original tap-to-earn game Notcoin, taking the concept to the next level with richer gameplay mechanics and a fun storyline. The player’s character in the game is a hamster CEO of a newly launched cryptocurrency exchange, and their job is to help that exchange become the world’s number one. It’s a bizarre story and the only path to success is to keep on tapping that picture of a hamster on the screen to earn more rewards and grow your exchange platform’s customer base. 

As users tap, they earn an increasing number of coins that they’ll eventually be able to swap for HAMSTER cryptocurrency tokens when it launch via an airdrop. 

The tap-to-earn phenomenon has rapidly emerged as one of the main driving forces behind Telegram’s rise as a gaming superpower, but it’s far from the only one, for the app also offers a selection of games aimed at non-casual players. 

A Rich Variety Of Games

A case in point is the exciting collectible, card-based auto-battling game Drift Zone: Origins, the flagship game of the Drift Zone ecosystem. It’s built on a foundation of “gacha mechanics” that incentivizes players to keep putting the rewards they earn back into its ecosystem in order to become more successful over time. 

The game involves collecting NFTs, which are characters known as Drifters. To get a new Drifter, you’ll need to win battles to collect Dimension Cubes and spend tokens to unlock them. Each Drifter has its own unique attributes and can be used in battle against other human players. 

The main gameplay sequence is the player-vs-player battles, which sees two human opponents send their Drifters into exciting auto-battles where the outcome is determined by a combination of their attributes, special characteristics and a small dose of luck. The winner of the battle earns Drift Token or DT rewards, which can then be spent to open new Dimension Boxes or to upgrade existing Drifters. The more powerful your Drifter becomes, the more it will win battles, increasing your earnings potential. 

Another element of the gameplay is its fusion mechanics, where players can experiment by merging two Drifters into one to create even more powerful characters. 

There are many other kinds of games on Telegram too, with examples being Disi Casino and Lucky Block, which provide more crypto earnings opportunities through randomized games of chance. Then there are strategy games like Ton Chess, which provide chess lovers with an opportunity to monetize their skills; trivia games such as Quiz Craze; puzzle games like TetriX4; football games like Goal Pixels; and fighting games like Batte Planes Kung Fu Inc. 

One of the major incentives of Telegram games is, well, the incentives on offer. Telegram games are all built on the Ton blockchain, which gives developers access to Web3 features like crypto and NFTs that grant players daily rewards and ownership of their gaming assets. 

Simplicity & Incentives 

Besides the incentives, Telegram games also benefit from the app’s truly global reach. With close to a billion users, Telegram has become especially popular in developing, mobile-first economies. In countries across Africa, South America and Southeast Asia, many people rely on their smartphones for access to the Web, and Telegram’s lightweight platform has made it easy for players to explore blockchain games. 

The tap-to-earn games are among the most accessible, demonstrating to players the true value of blockchain games. For people in low-income countries, the ability to earn crypto tokens is a strong incentive as it can provide a not insignificant source of income. For players who only earn a few hundred dollars a month, the $20 a week they can earn from casual games they enjoy can make a real difference in their lives. While they won’t get rich, the extra money can be used to treat themselves once in a while, or saved for a rainy day. 

The simplicity of Telegram is another key factor, making it easy for players to pick up and play entertaining games without needing to download them first. With Telegram, every game can be accessed directly through the app, via Telegram chatbots or channels, making them more accessible than games on a marketplace like Google Player. Gamers can jump straight into the action, and it’s this level of simplicity that has helped to ignite the viral adoption of games like Hamster Kombat 

Perhaps the best thing about Telegram is the way it streamlines crypto adoption. Traditionally, crypto has always been difficult to understand and access, but that’s not the case in Telegram, which provides every user with a ready-made Ton-based crypto wallet. So there’s no need to learn about the intricacies of blockchain to join the Web3 ecosystem. 

Telegram’s rise as a force in the video games industry has attracted a lot of attention, and some developers have managed to attract significant amounts of funding from venture capital investors. With money flooding into the ecosystem, developers will be able to make even more enjoyable and intricate games with superior gameplay and graphics, furthering the platform’s appeal. 

Telegram Gaming Is Ready To Explode

The simplistic, pick-up-and-play nature of Telegram games appeals to those who need a source of quick entertainment, and the ability to explore crypto and earn regular rewards and prizes has a magnetic effect that keeps players coming back for more. It’s a novel model that has helped Telegram attract millions of gamers already, and its expanding catalog of games provides a strong foundation for future growth. 

With more innovation and more support on the way, Telegram looks set to continue expanding its player base and become a major player in the world of mobile gaming.