Blockchain Gaming 2022

The main issue at the heart of blockchain gaming is scalability. Creators have typically gone down three paths: more performant yet less decentralized application-specific layer-1 blockchains, sidechains, and Layer 2s (L2). 

Flow achieves impressive transaction speed and volume with lower transaction costs. The solution has seen tremendous adoption relative to other blockchains in large part to its partners and top app, NBA Top Shots.  

Polygon, with its MATIC token, combines the Plasma and PoS approach to expand Ethereum’s scalability and increase efficiency. It plans to allow developers to use multiple Layer-2 solutions simultaneously in the future. 

Ronin is a permissioned blockchain built with a purpose for Axie Inifinty by Sky Mavis. It boasts near-real-time transactions, extremely low transaction costs, enhanced user experience, and free transfers between Ronin and the Ethereum mainchain.

ImmutableX is an Ethereum scaling solution co-created by StarkWare Labs and the blockchain card game Gods Unchained that utilizes zero-knowledge proof technology and can achieve (theoretically) 9,000 TPS and nearly free transaction fees.