The Telegram game, Hamster Kombat has just been listed on centralized exchanges, and its airdrop went live on September 26 at 12:00 UTC. The airdrop built anticipation among the game’s players and the larger crypto community. Many were left disappointed with $HMSTR after months of speculating about the token’s listing price.
Considering the mass dissatisfaction of Hamster farmers, here is a list of free Telegram tap-to-earn games that are alternatives to Hamster Kombat.
Flappy Bird
Originally a popular mobile game introduced in 2013, Flappy Bird is returning as a mini-app on Telegram. Notcoin and TON are supporting the relaunched game by a team of dedicated fans, the Flappy Bird Foundation. The team relaunching Flappy Bird on web3 Telegram announced that it acquired the game’s trademark from Gametech Holdings LLC.
The game has raised several questions among the crypto community, especially after its developer, Dong Nguyen, announced that he had no part in Flappy Bird’s reboot. Still, some believe the project has crypto and Web3 roots and is not a scam. To follow up on the progress since the relaunch on September 12, interested parties can follow Flappy Bird news on Twitter.
Boinkers
Boinkers is a parody Telegram game depicting the crypto culture of coins getting to the moon. The game allows players to boost the Boinkers’ token, $BOINK, to make it the ultimate memecoin. Players can farm shitcoins or try to earn more rewards through the Slut Machine.
The Slut Machine allows players to win 10,000 shitcoins if they land on bulls or lose 10,000 coins if they land on bears. Landing on coins allows players to earn 1000 coins per symbol. As of August, the shitcoins were worth $0.001 each. Players can get more information on the game on Twitter and Telegram.
Blum
Blum, created by former Binance executives Vladimir Smerkis and Gleb Kostarev, the Telegram-based game allows users to earn free points while interacting with the platform. The Blum DEX is among the projects chosen in the Binance Accelerator Program. Among the millions of users the platform has attracted since its launch, 50% are reportedly crypto newcomers, according to Kostarev.
Blum has partnerships with blockchains like Solana, Arbitrum, Polygon, Cosmos, Ethereum, and more, where players can buy, sell, and store their coins.
The game now has over 15 million users, with a major concentration being Telegram users. The game has many updates coming up, which players can find through Blum’s Telegram and Twitter pages.
Major
Major is also a Telegram mini-app bot allowing users to earn stars by finishing daily tasks to increase their ratings. Players will eventually receive $MAJOR for the stars earned in the game. Additionally, depending on the rating, users can get more bonuses in Toncoin. The game launched in July, and like many of the Telegram T2E games, it has amassed millions of players.
Shortly after its launch, the game was listed on the crypto exchange Bitget as part of the Bitget pre-market. Players can engage with $MAJOR on the platform with coin and USDT settlement. For other updates, visit Major’s Telegram page.
Catizen
Catizen, a cat-themed mini-app game on Telegram, lets players match similar cats to earn more rewards. The game launched in March and reportedly amassed over 20 million players as of July. The project launched its token, $CATI, on September 20, listing on centralized exchanges, including KuCoin and Binance. Catizen also launched a stake-to-earn program from September 18 to 24.
The project is preparing for major updates in its roadmap, including a game center and a launchpool in Q4 of 2024.
Players are also waiting for the yet-to-be-announced $CATI token airdrop. Meanwhile, users can earn vKitty tokens, which can earn them the $CATI tokens. More information on future plans is available on Catizen’s Telegram and Twitter pages.
CATS
CATS is a Telegram game on the TON blockchain, where gamers earn money using its P2E and T2E features. Considering its potential, the project’s native token has been highly anticipated for listings on top exchanges since the beginning of September. The CATS token has a pre-market listing on Bitget, and there has been a further expectation for listings by the likes of Binance.
The project plans to have its token airdrop on September 30. MemeFi players can also accumulate more tokens through the airdrop’s referral program. Surprisingly, there is no clear information about the team behind CATS and the airdrop. Interested players can still get more information from the CATS Telegram page.
MemeFi
MemeFi is quite different from most of the Telegram T2E games because it appears to have a goal in mind for its players and provides meme-inspired gameplay. Running on the Ethereum Layer 2 chain, Linea, the game has reaped millions of players since it was launched. The players can cause damage to meme-inspired bosses like DOGE with every tap.
The Telegram game also includes features like daily rewards that increase a user’s earnings. Notably, the team often has airdrops for the game’s players. The major airdrop is scheduled for October 9, combined with listing on centralized exchanges. For more details, players can refer to the official Twitter and Telegram pages.
Yescoin
Like most other project in this list, Yescoin is another Telegram T2E game that offers players a host of ways to earn coins, from following the project on Twitter and Telegram to referring friends. The more rewards users earn, the higher their benchmark gets: from Bronze to Silver, Gold, and Platinum.
Partnerships like Notcoin and TON are among Yescoin’s major strides, significantly increasing the game’s users. This June, TON tweeted about the growth of Yescoin, stating that it has received more than 18 million users on the platform.
