Key Takeaways
Pixel is an idle farming blockchain-backed web3 game, with a Free-to-Play option, utilising an off-chain currency called Coins, and an on-chain currency called PIXEL.
Pixel is powered by the Ronin Network.
Participating in gameplay and earning in-game Coins will allow players to advance further and faster in the game, as they can buy more items and level up their skills faster.
Using their Coins advantage, players have more opportunity to earn PIXEL on their task board
Players have the option to buy their own NFT Farm Land NFTs on the Mavis Marketplace or OpenSea, as well as Pixel Pet NFTs on the Mavis Marketplace.
Pixels Overview & Ronin Partnership
Pixel maintains one of the largest player bases in Web3. As of April 5th, 2024, the game sees over 700k daily active wallets, boasts 280k+ X followers, and has a thriving Discord community with 253k+ members.
On February 19th, 2024, the Pixel Foundation released its highly anticipated token, PIXEL, on Binance, which became the 10th most traded cryptocurrency in its first trading week.
In October 2023, Pixel moved to the Ronin Network, a strategic decision aimed at boosting growth metrics. This move was described as a partnership strategy to align Pixel with the top Web3 gaming companies, benefiting from their expertise and advice.
Since the transition to the Ronin Network, it has gained over 1.2 million daily active users, ranking as the 2nd most used blockchain.
Pixel is gearing up to launch Chapter 2, an update poised to transform the gameplay by introducing tiered resources and enhancing Guild-based gameplay. These major updates will significantly alter how resources are managed, emphasizing the critical role of Guilds.
What Is Pixels Gameplay Like?
Pixel has built itself to become a social platform, which has taken a lot of inspiration from Stardew Valley and other MMOs. Gameplay includes integrated NFT PFP collections, idle game features, much like Axie Homeland, Bitmate, Animal Crossing, and so on. Players are given ONE avatar to farm resources, cook food, buy/sell/trade goods, own their own plots of FARM LAND, own their own Pixels Pets NFTs, etc. There are also community building features which can be found from their recently launched Version 1 of the Guild System.
The game aesthetics are very cute and you can personalize your own Pixel avatar. It was very fun to be able to recognize some of the avatars from various NFT projects.
You will enjoy this game if:
You love the community spirit.
You enjoy idle games and personalizing aesthetics (your avatar and FARM LAND);
You enjoy competing to be listed on the Leaderboards;
You enjoy owning your own land, decorating it, levelling it up and hosting players at your land.
1. Beginners Tutorial and Quests
Pixels have a beginner's tutorial via the form of QUESTs, which introduces the skills and locations to new players. Players first meet BARNEY when the game starts; he is the first NPC who will teach players the basics of FARMING.
Other than the first few QUESTS, subsequent QUESTs are not automatically triggered – also do not expect hand holding, as this is an adventure/exploration style game. Players have to randomly approach NPCs to trigger more QUESTs. Usually, players would be then told to find particular NPCs and have to do a bit of ‘treasure hunting’. For example, players would be given a vague location (e.g. “SW of Terravilla”) on where to find the NPCs. When stuck, do not fear, the Pixels community is a great resource for guidance and are eager to help you progress in the game.
2. Navigating the screen
The following are the key gameplay buttons available to you to navigate the game.
Pixel gameplay runs on 3 main points/tokens, which are key to managing while playing Pixels, (1) ENERGY, (2) Coins and (3) PIXEL.
You can access your Speck, Bookmarks and Lands from the (4) Lands/Bookmarks Tab and access your Pets from the (7) Pets tab.
You can also customize your Avatar on the (6) Player tab.
