Clicker Games will have a ‘fairly sizeable’ drop-off soon
Clicker games like Catizen and Tapswap will probably lose their appeal once the current batch releases tokens because the games probably won’t sustain the hype, says SKALE Labs Chief Growth Officer Andrew Saunders.
Saunders tells Web3 Gamer that many people are flocking to crypto idle clicker games — also known as tap-to-earn games — because of “airdrop speculation,” meaning they’re hoping to get a massive crypto payout later from airdrops.
Clicker games are the latest phenomenon in crypto, and some of these simple games have seen massive results this year. Notcoin, a play-to-earn (P2E) game integrated into the Telegram messaging app, has been at the forefront, boasting an impressive 40+ million players.
“As they provide frictionless onboarding, they are easy to join and farm by both natives and non-natives. Many are also incentivizing referrals which again are seamless and able to tap into Telegram’s existing large user base globally.”
However, the main reason users are spending so much time on these games, which, let’s face it, are often pretty awful, is for the chance of potentially cashing in.
Token payout may not meet expectations
Saunders suggests that even with an airdrop, many new players in these clicker games are likely to lose interest quickly when they realize their payout might be worth just a bus ticket.
“I predict a fairly sizable user drop-off post-Token Generation Event for most of these games,” Saunders says.
“As Token Generation Event supply is limited and often tied to the initial user base, many will not meet expectations in my opinion,” Saunders says, arguing that once the reality sets in for many of these players they’re not likely to stick around.
“We will not only see significant negative sentiment and backlash towards them, but also a decreased likelihood of these users…
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