May is shaping up to be a big month for blockchain games, and the competition at the top is tighter than ever. Our team tested and sorted the top games for you based on the latest PlayToEarn Score rankings, highlighting five standout play to earn games that are defining how players engage with crypto games this month.

 

5. Nomstead

Nomstead is a casual sandbox MMORPG that runs directly in your browser across desktop and mobile, built on Immutable zkEVM. The core gameplay centers on gradually building a kingdom one land tile at a time, with each tile divided into thirty-two buildable squares across five land types, including Grassland for farming, Forest for wood, Mountain for stone and ore, Pond for fishing, and rare Stadium tiles for competitive play. Daily NPC quests grant experience that unlocks additional tile claims, while a tiered badge system tracks progression from Founders to Obsidian. A major recent addition is Stadium Fights, a turn-based 1v1 arena mode where players equipped with weapon and armor sets battle on dedicated tiles, with every match outcome recorded on-chain.

Land tiles function as on-chain assets and are freely tradable through Immutable’s marketplace without gas fees. Special tiles are released in timed monthly batches, and players use Gold and Silver as in-game currencies. A NomStead Visa system allows direct asset trading between players. The limited Genesis Combat Chest collection, capped at 444 units, provides access to Demon-themed gear sets and early entry into Stadium arenas, reinforcing the game’s position among browser-based blockchain games with a structured play-to-earn model.

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4. Axie Infinity

Axie Infinity continues to be one of the most recognizable names in crypto games, operating across Ethereum and Ronin and available on both PC and mobile. The primary mode, Origins, is a turn-based card battler where teams of three Axies each draw four cards, and players spend energy to manage damage, shields, and card combos. The experience is split between ranked Arena PvP and an Adventure PvE campaign. Each season cycles through Rare, Epic, Mystic, and Final Eras, rotating cards, charms, and crafting materials to keep the meta evolving. Beyond Origins, Homeland introduces city-building mechanics where landowners deploy Axies as workers to gather resources, supported by a Steward delegation system. The upcoming MMO, Atia’s Legacy, has recently entered its second playtest with real-time single-Axie combat and a multi-stage extraction dungeon.

Axies are ERC-721 NFTs made up of six interchangeable body parts across nine classes, which directly influence their combat cards and stats. Players acquire them through the Axie Marketplace, by breeding existing pairs, or by using free starter Axies. The in-game economy revolves around AXS for governance and breeding, SLP for crafting, and bAXS, a non-transferable account-bound token backed one-to-one by AXS. Land plots and accessories are also tradable, reinforcing Axie Infinity’s long-standing role as a benchmark for play to earn games built on NFTs and token economies.

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3. Pocket Knights

Pocket Knights is a free-to-play card battler running on Soneium, Sony’s Ethereum Layer 2, and is accessed through the Startale App in a browser. Players choose between three knights with distinct mechanics: Fenn the Huntress who stacks marks from range, Soren the Warrior who acts as a melee tank, and Pico the Magus who builds Burn and Frost effects. After choosing a knight, players open card packs and construct a five-card deck that fills the knight’s gear slots. Battles take place across regions of Velspire, progressing from Thorndell through Graveham and ultimately to Crownfall, where players face the Mad King. The game emphasizes deck synergy over raw stats, rewarding careful configuration of cards to match each knight’s strengths. The King’s Court system introduces four leaderboards based on King kills, total damage, gold collected, and packs opened.

Unlike many blockchain games, Pocket Knights does not use NFTs. Instead, progression revolves around optimizing card configurations. The competitive structure is tied to USDSC, a USD stablecoin on Soneium, which funds the seasonal prize pool. Season 1 features payouts for top placements and additional rewards for leaders across the King’s Court categories through the Royal Vault. This approach places Pocket Knights among crypto games that incorporate on-chain rewards without relying on tradable NFT assets.

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2. SuperTripLand

SuperTripLand takes a different direction as a browser-based first-person shooter on Base, also playable on iOS, with higher-tier NFT skins issued on Ethereum. The core experience is a free-for-all deathmatch across three maps, including the main Santiago Shrine Arena, where players compete for top placement in fast-paced matches. The weapon lineup includes an SMG, AK, scoped rifle, sniper, Desert Eagle, and switchblade, with simplified movement that removes crouching, peeking, and grenades. Pharmas scattered around the maps temporarily increase movement speed and jump height, adding a layer of tactical timing. Outside combat, an in-game mall offers simple quests for TripCoins, and the SuperTrip Arcade includes coinflip games and other mini activities, supported by a party system with friends lists and messaging.

TripCoins serve as the in-game currency and exist as Base Network tokens tied to an automatically created internal wallet for each player. They are used for arena payouts, arcade results, daily quests, and player trades. Cosmetic crates can be opened with TripCoins to obtain skins through the marketplace. Standard skins are minted on Base as internal assets, while Mythical-tier skins are minted on Ethereum and can be withdrawn to a personal wallet and traded externally. This layered asset system connects traditional FPS gameplay with elements commonly found in play to earn games and NFT-based crypto games.

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1. Sol Siege

Sol Siege tops the PlayToEarn Score rankings this month as an idle auto-battle wave defender built on Solana and playable for free in any browser on desktop or mobile. Players select from three classes: Warrior for higher damage and health, Archer for critical hits and speed, or Mage for greater token accumulation. From there, the hero automatically fights through dungeon waves without manual input. Combat scales across twenty-two monster tiers, starting from Tier 1 Slimes and culminating in the Tier 22 Dragon boss, with multi-phase boss fights every ten waves. During runs, players collect XP, Scrap Metal, and tokens, and once Wave 100 is reached, a Mastery system unlocks with three branching paths: Combat, Fortune, and Endurance. A 40-tier Battle Pass, along with daily and weekly challenges, adds additional progression layers.

Sol Siege does not use NFTs. Instead, it features 1,199 unique equipment pieces across six rarity tiers from Common to Mythical. Equipment is obtained from chests and can be broken down into Scrap Metal for crafting. Player-to-player trading is available through a P2P marketplace with a transaction fee. The primary currency is the $SIEGE token, a Solana SPL token used to upgrade gear, increase rarity, and purchase boosts. Tokens accumulate off-chain during play and can be withdrawn to a wallet when the player chooses, forming the backbone of this game’s play-to-earn structure within the broader category of blockchain games.

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