Editor’s Notes

The analyst’s marginalia: verbatim registry notes and sensitivity reasons per ecosystem entity. 11 of 21 carry a regulation flag — caveats first.

Elixir Gamessensitivity-flagged

discovery · verified 2026-09-29

Sensitivity: ELIX token staking tiers gate launchpad access; describe mechanics only, no investment framing

Closest thing to a 'web3 Steam' that is still operating.

Gala (GalaChain)sensitivity-flagged

platform · verified 2026-09-29

Sensitivity: GALA token mechanics + documented security incident; describe mechanics and risk honestly, no promotion

First documented AI-agent exploit on a gaming chain — notable for the safety corpus.

platform · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: custodial USDC-denominated asset sales — describe mechanics only; no investment framing

Custodial-by-design: assets live inside Mythical accounts; portability limited

Open Lootsensitivity-flagged

platform · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: custodial economy + rewards framing — describe mechanically, never earnings

Rewards figures are publisher-reported; describe as their claim, not earning potential

Pulse Marketsensitivity-flagged

marketplace · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: custodial USDC-denominated marketplace — describe mechanics only; no trading/investment framing

Custodial — users hold account balances, not self-custodied NFTs; ownership_model=app_economy is the honest description

Ronin Marketsensitivity-flagged

marketplace · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: asset-trading for games with token-reward economies — describe mechanics only

Bot-block 403 on direct probes — live and serving users

Ronin Networksensitivity-flagged

platform · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: token rewards present across ecosystem games; describe mechanics only — no earning framings

Largest state migration in chain history per Sky Mavis; Proof-of-Distribution builder rewards now live

TokenTrovesensitivity-flagged

marketplace · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: secondary market for game assets — descriptive treatment only

Ultrasensitivity-flagged

platform · verified 2026-09-29

Sensitivity: UOS token present with delisting/liquidity issues; describe status only, no token discussion

Honest pivoted record — platform alive but store-side dormant; lifecycle/differentiator evidence.

WAXsensitivity-flagged

chain · verified 2026-09-29

Sensitivity: collect-and-earn token rewards and NEFTY-style earning mechanics present across WAX titles; describe mechanics only

Free account creation + near-zero fees made WAX home to accessible collect-and-earn titles (Alien Worlds lineage).

Yield Guild Gamessensitivity-flagged

infrastructure · verified 2026-09-29

Sensitivity: YGG tokenomics and treasury remain part of the pivoted entity; describe status only, no token framing

Dead-tier/pivot record — the guild model's poster child exiting games is first-order lifecycle evidence.

chain · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: none — chain infrastructure

Gaming L1s settling onto bigger chains is the 2026 consolidation pattern

discovery · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: none — distribution platform

Distribution migrated to mainstream storefronts in 2026 — discovery is no longer crypto-native

platform · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: none — platform infrastructure

Mainstream-store distribution is the differentiator; player counts move monthly — re-verify before publish

platform · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: none — platform infrastructure

Restructuring underway: AI-marketing pivot + studio cost cuts; platform infra live and growing

wallet · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: none — wallet/identity software

marketplace · verified 2026-09-29

Dead-tier test row: domain alive, business confirmed dead — exactly the trap the lifecycle corpus exists to catch.

wallet · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: none — wallet software

wallet · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: none — wallet infrastructure

Often invisible to the player — the wallet exists inside the game account

chain · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: none — chain infrastructure

Chain-card scope = gaming ecosystem view; per-game chain detail is NVG's surface

discovery · verified 2026-09-28

Sensitivity: none — distribution platform

CLAIM-RISK item — informal practice, not stated policy; re-verify before publish