AI in Gaming Track Gains Momentum: Which Projects Are Worth Watching?
From AI Meme, to AI Agent, to AI Technology Framework, AI's narrative in the Crypto world has seen rapid development. Now, attention is turning to the next evolution of the AI narrative, focusing more on specific application narratives, such as DeFAI or AI + Gaming. So, what are some AI gaming projects worth paying attention to?
Parallel Colony
Parallel is a Base Layer TCG (Trading Card Game) belonging to the Echelon Prime Foundation. In 2021, Parallel completed a $50 million funding round led by Paradigm, with other investors including YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley, Focus Labs, OSS Capital, and Yunt Capital, among others.
Parallel is already available for players to enjoy. Apart from Parallel, the Echelon Prime Foundation is also developing a survival game called Parallel Colony that incorporates ERC-6551 technology and allows players to collaborate with AI. Players can assign tasks to AI Agents, which then autonomously complete them and interact with other AI Agents and players to share their gaming ideas. AI Agents will also engage in transactions within Parallel Colony.

This game is set to open for testing in the first quarter of this year. In addition to Parallel Colony, Parallel has also created an AI-driven full-chain automated trading tool @AIWayfinder, showcasing a strong AI-driven approach.
Smol Worlds
Developed under the core PFP project Smol Brains within the Smol Worlds Treasure DAO ecosystem, an AI game is currently in development. The lead for this game is Shaw, a prominent figure in the AI Crypto race today, who was originally a developer in the Treasure DAO ecosystem.
In Smol World, each Smol Brains will be able to act as an AI Agent in an on-chain game, allowing them to PvP by stealing each other's assets. The game will be integrated with the Eliza framework.

Eternum
This is an on-chain sandbox strategy game in the Loot (Realms) ecosystem, running on the StarkNet network.

Its founder @lordOfAFew introduced a system called Daydream, which allows an AI Agent to play games on-chain. What sets Daydream apart is that instead of pre-coding the AI to work like a bot, it gives the AI autonomous consciousness.
In simple terms, first, AI is not told by humans in code what the game is like and how they should behave. Instead, AI autonomously understands the game mechanics and takes corresponding actions, even writing code as needed. Second, if the game mechanics are updated, the AI Agent does not need to restart but can suggest a PR merge to humans to enhance its own capabilities.
In the upcoming Season 1 of the game, Eternum will inject hundreds of AI Agents into the game through Daydream as PVE or NPC characters, coexisting with players in a competitive gaming environment.
AI Arena
This is an AI game project we introduced back in 2022 (related reading: AI Arena, NFT AI Arena led by Paradigm)
In the AI Arena, NFT game characters will engage in platform-style combat similar to "Super Smash Bros.," where the first to knock the other out of the map wins. The biggest difference from "Super Smash Bros." is that during battles, players cannot control their NFT game characters, and all actions are AI-driven.

This game project has now evolved into a larger brand, ARC Agents, aimed at enhancing AI's reasoning and adaptability to the real world through the study of game AI Agents. ARC Agents announced a strategic partnership with Eliza Labs on January 7th.
Super Champs
Above are all projects that directly incorporate AI technology into games. There are also some blockchain games that have not directly integrated AI into the game, but I would rather say they are proactively approaching a hot market trend rather than just riding along, because the quality of the game itself is still very good.
Super Champs is one such blockchain game. Behind it is Joyride Games, which announced over two years ago that it had raised $14 million from investors such as Coinbase Ventures, Animoca Brands, and Dapper Labs.
They developed an AI that can livestream game commentary and interact with viewers via barrages, but currently, it only knows how to commentate on their own game. In the future, they will train the AI to commentate on other games. If you want to hire their AI to commentate on intellectual property, you will need to use their token, which is a logically consistent narrative...

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Mixin has launched USTD-margined perpetual contracts, bringing derivative trading into the chat scene.
The privacy-focused crypto wallet Mixin announced today the launch of its U-based perpetual contract (a derivative priced in USDT). Unlike traditional exchanges, Mixin has taken a new approach by "liberating" derivative trading from isolated matching engines and embedding it into the instant messaging environment.
Users can directly open positions within the app with leverage of up to 200x, while sharing positions, discussing strategies, and copy trading within private communities. Trading, social interaction, and asset management are integrated into the same interface.
Based on its non-custodial architecture, Mixin has eliminated friction from the traditional onboarding process, allowing users to participate in perpetual contract trading without identity verification.
The trading process has been streamlined into five steps:
· Choose the trading asset
· Select long or short
· Input position size and leverage
· Confirm order details
· Confirm and open the position
The interface provides real-time visualization of price, position, and profit and loss (PnL), allowing users to complete trades without switching between multiple modules.
Mixin has directly integrated social features into the derivative trading environment. Users can create private trading communities and interact around real-time positions:
· End-to-end encrypted private groups supporting up to 1024 members
· End-to-end encrypted voice communication
· One-click position sharing
· One-click trade copying
On the execution side, Mixin aggregates liquidity from multiple sources and accesses decentralized protocol and external market liquidity through a unified trading interface.
By combining social interaction with trade execution, Mixin enables users to collaborate, share, and execute trading strategies instantly within the same environment.
Mixin has also introduced a referral incentive system based on trading behavior:
· Users can join with an invite code
· Up to 60% of trading fees as referral rewards
· Incentive mechanism designed for long-term, sustainable earnings
This model aims to drive user-driven network expansion and organic growth.
Mixin's derivative transactions are built on top of its existing self-custody wallet infrastructure, with core features including:
· Separation of transaction account and asset storage
· User full control over assets
· Platform does not custody user funds
· Built-in privacy mechanisms to reduce data exposure
The system aims to strike a balance between transaction efficiency, asset security, and privacy protection.
Against the background of perpetual contracts becoming a mainstream trading tool, Mixin is exploring a different development direction by lowering barriers, enhancing social and privacy attributes.
The platform does not only view transactions as execution actions but positions them as a networked activity: transactions have social attributes, strategies can be shared, and relationships between individuals also become part of the financial system.
Mixin's design is based on a user-initiated, user-controlled model. The platform neither custodies assets nor executes transactions on behalf of users.
This model aligns with a statement issued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 13, 2026, titled "Staff Statement on Whether Partial User Interface Used in Preparing Cryptocurrency Securities Transactions May Require Broker-Dealer Registration."
The statement indicates that, under the premise where transactions are entirely initiated and controlled by users, non-custodial service providers that offer neutral interfaces may not need to register as broker-dealers or exchanges.
Mixin is a decentralized, self-custodial privacy wallet designed to provide secure and efficient digital asset management services.
Its core capabilities include:
· Aggregation: integrating multi-chain assets and routing between different transaction paths to simplify user operations
· High liquidity access: connecting to various liquidity sources, including decentralized protocols and external markets
· Decentralization: achieving full user control over assets without relying on custodial intermediaries
· Privacy protection: safeguarding assets and data through MPC, CryptoNote, and end-to-end encrypted communication
Mixin has been in operation for over 8 years, supporting over 40 blockchains and more than 10,000 assets, with a global user base exceeding 10 million and an on-chain self-custodied asset scale of over $1 billion.

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