The PlayToEarn Blockchain Game Awards is officially returning for its 5th edition in 2025. Starting today, you can cast your votes for this year's standout games, creators, and guilds across 18 categories. Voting is open from 00:00 UTC on November 20 until 00:00 UTC December 11, with winners to be revealed on December 15. 

PlayToEarn is proud to continue its legacy of honoring blockchain gaming innovation. As the first platform to ever host a blockchain gaming awards show, we have turned what started as a niche celebration into one of the most influential annual events in the crypto gaming space. 

Last year, we reached new heights with over 120,000 voters, 7 million social media impressions, and a prize pool exceeding $2 million. With 900+ games, 400+ creators, and 18 competitive categories in the running, and a $2.5 million prize pool (the largest to date), we aim to set new benchmarks across the board this year.

A New Chapter in Crypto Gaming Recognition

Each year, we bring the global blockchain gaming community together to recognize excellence in development, creativity, and influence.

Voting is open to everyone, and rewards are built directly into the process. Voters will automatically enter into draws for an iPhone 17 Pro (or equivalent stablecoin payout), $1000 USDT for 50 voters, 1 million $P2E points distributed to 1000 winners, and 500 whitelist spots for our upcoming $P2E token sale.

VOTE NOW AND EARN! Not sure how to vote? Check out this quick guide video!

How the Awards Work

Game Nominations

Games are nominated based on our internal PlayToEarn Score. Any game that scores above zero qualifies. 

Content Creator and Guild Nominations

Creators and guilds are manually selected based on impact, views, and community reputation. This ensures recognition goes to those driving real momentum in onchain gaming.

This Year's Categories

Voters will decide the winners in the following areas:

  1. Most Anticipated Game
  2. Best Action Game
  3. Best Adventure Game
  4. Best Casual Game
  5. Best RPG
  6. Best Shooter Game
  7. Best Strategy Game
  8. Best Card Game
  9. Best Multiplayer Game
  10. Best Mobile Game
  11. Best Browser Game
  12. Best Fighting Game
  13. Best Racing/Sports Game
  14. Best Gaming Guild
  15. Best Ecosystem
  16. Best Content Creator (English Speaking)
  17. Best Content Creator National (Rest of the World)
  18. Game of the Year

The Best Ecosystem category is selected from the top 10. For Game of the Year, the final selection includes the top 20. All winners and finalists are given platform-wide exposure with trophies, shoutouts, and strategic benefits.

A special thank you to our partners: 

BGA: The Blockchain Game Alliance is an organization committed to promoting blockchain within the game industry.

SEI: SEI is the Fastest Layer 1 Parallel Blockchain. SEI stands to unlock a brand new design space for consumer facing applications.

Tezos: Tezos is an energy-efficient, self-upgradable blockchain network that supports smart contracts and decentralized applications, offering security, scalability, and a vibrant ecosystem for developers and users.

Merso.io: Merso is a fintech platform that provides Buy Now Pay Later and instant liquidity solutions for games with digital assets

BeeOS: BeeOS is an NFT launchpad platform offering customized user acquisition models designed to help Web3 projects grow their communities.

Snag Solutions: Snag Solutions is a web3 loyalty platform helping games and communities boost engagement. 

Game Awards

The total prize pool for the Blockchain Games Awards categories exceeds $2.5M in value, including:

  • $2 million+ in Grants and services from our partners
  • SEI: Up to $1M in grants for building on their high-performance Layer 1 blockchain for all category winners.
  • Tezos: $1M in grants, along with marketing and technical support, to integrate Tezos or Etherlink.
  • BGA: $7500- 15 x$500 basic memberships for the 15 game categories (excluding existing members).
  • $150k Merso.io: Free integration to help games 2-5x their revenue, plus support with co-marketing and any additional advisory or technical guidance if needed (for the 15 game categories). 
  • $10k BeeOS (in services): $5k for Most anticipated winner and $5k for Game of the Year winner. (includes collabs with alpha communities, KOLs support, AMAs and X spaces, email marketing, questing platform, all technical support).
  • $750: 3 months of free usage of Snag's Basic Loyalty platform.
  • $150,000 PlayToEarn Ad Credits: Winners will have a code to enter in our business center that will credit their account to spend on ads.

1st Place (per category)

  • $5,000 in PlayToEarn.com Ad Credits
  • Winner's trophy on the game details page
  • Mentioned in the winners news article with a website backlink
  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (game shoutout)
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services
  • From BGA: 1 Year Free Basic Membership.
  • From Merso.io: Free integration + support with co-marketing and any additional advisory or technical guidance if needed
  • From SEI: Up to $1M in grants for building on their high-performance Layer 1 blockchain for all category winners.
  • From Tezos: Up to $1M in grants, along with marketing and technical support, to integrate Tezos or Etherlink.

** SEI and Tezos: Grants are awarded to category winners (one-time per project) upon approval by the SEI team, based on meeting specific KPIs.

2nd Place

  • $2,500 in PlayToEarn.com Ad Credits
  • Winner's trophy on the game details page
  • Mentioned in the winners news article with a website backlink
  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (game shoutout)
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services

3rd Place

  • $2,500 in PlayToEarn.com Ad Credits
  • Winner's trophy on the game details page
  • Mentioned in the winners news article with a website backlink
  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (game shoutout)
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services

4th to 10th Place

  • Winner's trophy on the game details page
  • Mentioned in the winners news article with a website backlink
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services

11th to 20th Place

  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (game shoutout)
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services

Additionally, winners of the Game of the Year and Most Anticipated Game categories will receive a 1-year Basic BGA Membership, valued at $500.

Content Creator Awards

Creators are an essential part of the crypto gaming landscape, helping blockchain titles gain momentum and educating new players.

1st Place

  • $10,000 in PlayToEarn Ad Credits
  • Mentioned in the winners news article (channel shoutout)
  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (channel shoutout)
  • Exclusive PlayToEarn Blockchain Game Awards 2025 NFT
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services
  • Recognition as a Top Creator in Creator Rankings

2nd to 3rd Place

  • Mentioned in the winners news article (channel shoutout)
  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (channel shoutout)
  • Exclusive PlayToEarn Blockchain Game Awards 2025 NFT
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services
  • Recognition as a Top Creator in Creator Rankings

4th to 20th Place

  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (channel shoutout)
  • Exclusive PlayToEarn Blockchain Game Awards 2025 NFT
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services
  • Recognition as a Top Creator in Creator Rankings

Gaming Guild Awards

Guilds that foster growth and inclusivity in crypto gaming are recognized across 10 spots.

1st Place

  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services
  • $10.000 in PlayToEarn Ad Credits
  • Mentioned in the winners news article (guild shoutout)
  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (guild shoutout)
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services

2nd to 4th Place

  • $2.500 in PlayToEarn Ad Credits
  • Mentioned in the winners news article (guild shoutout)
  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (guild shoutout)
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services

5th to 10th

  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (guild shoutout)
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services

Gaming Ecosystem Awards

Ecosystems that power blockchain games also receive exposure and advertising support.

1st Place

  • $10.000 in PlayToEarn Ad Credits
  • Mentioned in the winners news article (ecosystem shoutout)
  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (ecosystem shoutout)
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services 

2nd to 4th Place

  • $2.500 in PlayToEarn Ad Credits
  • Mentioned in the winners news article (ecosystem shoutout)
  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (ecosystem shoutout)
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services

5th to 10th Place

  • Listed on the 2025 award winners page (ecosystem shoutout)
  • Special discount on PlayToEarn services
Vote to Win iPhone 17 Pro in PlayToEarn Blockchain Game Awards 2025

Why You Should Vote

Every vote cast helps spotlight the most promising and deserving games, creators, and ecosystems in crypto gaming. Your voice matters, and your participation is rewarded. Here's what voters stand to win:

  • 1 iPhone 17 Pro (or stablecoin equivalent, up to $1099)
  • 50 voters get $20 USDT each
  • 1 million $P2E points distributed to 1000 voters (1000 points each value is $1)
  • 500 whitelist spots for the $P2E token sale

Every voter has a chance to help their favorite project win while gaining access to future token opportunities and digital rewards.

Key Dates

  • Voting Opens: November 20 at 00:00 UTC
  • Voting Closes: December 11 at 00:00 UTC
  • Winners Announced: December 15, 2025. 
  • Awards Distribution: January 10, 2026. 

Partner Contributions

This year's awards are powered by leading web3 contributors, including Tezos, SEI, the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA), Snagsolutions.io, and Merso.io, all of whom play a key role in supporting the event's unprecedented $2.5 million+ prize pool. 

We've worked closely with:

  • Tezos to provide $1M in grants, along with marketing and technical support, helping winners integrate Tezos or Etherlink into their games.
  • SEI to offer up to $1M in grants for category winners building on its high-performance Layer 1 blockchain.
  • The Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) to award up to 15 Basic memberships (one per winning game category, for non-members), connecting winners with global blockchain gaming leaders.
  • Merso.io to deliver $150,000 in free integrations, co-marketing, and advisory support to help winning games boost revenue. 
  • BeeOS to provide $10,000 worth of in-kind user acquisition services for the Most Anticipated and Game of the Year winners, including campaigns with alpha communities, KOL support, AMAs, X spaces, email marketing, questing (min. 5k new active users), and full technical backing.
  • Snag Solutions to offer 3 months of free access to its Basic Loyalty platform.

Voting is open now at PlayToEarn.com. Cast your votes, claim your rewards, and support the games and creators who moved crypto gaming forward in 2025.

About the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA)

The Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) is an organization dedicated to promoting blockchain technology within the gaming industry. It works to raise awareness about the potential of blockchain to revolutionize how games are created, distributed, played, and monetized. By fostering collaboration between members, the BGA aims to drive the adoption of decentralized gaming technologies and establish best practices for this evolving sector.

About SEI

SEI is a cutting-edge blockchain network designed to provide unmatched speed, scalability, and compatibility with Ethereum-based applications. As a Layer 1 blockchain, SEI has made significant strides in addressing the limitations of existing blockchain infrastructure, making it particularly appealing for decentralized applications (dApps), decentralized finance (DeFi), and NFTs.

About Tezos

Tezos is an open‑source, self‑upgradable blockchain network designed for assets and dApps. It supports smart contracts and uses a liquid proof‑of‑stake consensus mechanism, allowing network participants to take part in governance and upgrade the protocol without hard forks. 

About Merso.io

Merso.io is a Madrid-based fintech company focused on serving the gaming sector by enabling players to unlock value from their in-game assets. The platform offers Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) options so players can start using assets immediately and pay over time, plus instant liquidity solutions that allow assets to be used as collateral. With lightweight integration via API or iFrame, and upcoming SDKs for Unity and Unreal Engine, Merso empowers developers and publishers to boost monetisation, increase player transaction activity, and deepen asset-driven engagement. 

About BeeOS

BeeOS is a web3 platform designed to help NFT and gaming projects grow high-quality user communities through tailored acquisition models. Focused on attracting paid users and improving trust signals, BeeOS offers curated campaign tools that drive visibility, engagement, and conversion. Its ecosystem supports projects with access to alpha communities, influencers and KOLs, AMAs, questing systems, and cross-channel marketing.

About Snag Solutions

Snag Solutions is the easiest way for web3 projects to onboard, engage, and reward users. Their full-stack platform powers everything from points programs to token launches, complete with CRM, a loyalty operating system, and advanced anti-Sybil analytics.