Gam3 reveals the best blockchain games of 2023
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Gam3 and Magic Eden revealed the winners of its GAM3 Award 2023 contest for the best Web3 games of the year.
The 19 winners were revealed at a live event last week where it noted how far Web3 gaming has come as an industry. The prize pool for the winning games exceeds $2 million in cash an in-kind support, including cash grants, tech service credits, marketing support, sponsored tournaments, infrastructure support, cloud gaming functionality and more.
Community voting played a role in deciding the final decisions with over 450,000 votes from over 50,000 unique voters. Each game, and content creator, managed to top their category to stand out among their peers. I was one of the judges of the contest. And I noted how the quality had improved in contrast to previous contests that I have judged.
Game of the Year: Parallel
Most Anticipated Game: Shrapnel
Best Graphics: Shrapnel
Best Action Game: My Pet Hooligan
Best Mobile Game: Mighty Action Heroes
Best Adventure Game: Big Time
Best Casual Game: Pixels
Best RPG: Big Time
Best Shooter Game: Deadrop
Best Strategy Game: Parallel
Best Card Game: Parallel
Best Multiplayer Game: Big Time
Best Esports Game: Deadrop
Best Content Creator: Sam Steffanina
Best On-Chain Game: Pirate Nation
Best Fighting Game: Champions Ascension
Best Racing / Sports Game: NFL Rivals
People’s Choice Award: Star Atlas
Games’ Choice Award: Wildcard
The prizes come from a wide range of partners including Amazon, Magic Eden, AD Gaming, BNB Chain, Immutable, Ultra, Blockchain Gaming Alliance, Naavik, Aethir and Sequence among others.
The winners were decided by a combination of jury
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