GameFi Weekly: XRP Expands With Gamechain, Pudgy Party Launches, Top Tokens Surge

The GameFi sector delivered a mixed performance this week, with overall market cap steady at $18.79 billion while trading volume plunged 30.7% to $2.6 billion.

Despite the drop, GameFi climbed five places to #5 on DeFiLlama’s narrative tracker, showing that momentum in blockchain gaming remains strong even during quieter trading sessions.

XRP Steps Into Gaming

Ripple’s XRP Ledger took a notable step into GameFi with the arrival of Gamechain on its testnet. This move highlights XRP’s push into new real-world applications, extending its ecosystem beyond payments and remittances into interactive entertainment and decentralized gaming economies.

Pudgy Penguins’ Mobile Expansion

Meanwhile, Pudgy Penguins partnered with Mythical Games to release Pudgy Party, a mobile multiplayer game for iOS and Android. The title supports up to 20 players in fast-paced mini-games with customizable penguin avatars, NFT costumes, and emotes. The developers also plan to integrate $PENGU and $MYTH tokens, adding an extra blockchain-native layer to the experience.

Sector Developments

Elsewhere, PlayGigaverse secured $2M in funding after posting $4.5M revenue in just six months, while GUNZ became the first MiCAR-compliant gaming asset in Europe. On the downside, Eldarune announced its shutdown due to funding constraints, leaving the future of its $ELDA token uncertain.

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Top Gainers

Standout weekly performers included Lufina (+344%), Rebel Bots (+135%), and The Game Company (+127%), while tokens like OVERTAKE (+83%) and AKEDO (+50%) also posted strong rallies.

Overall, GameFi continues to blend sharp innovation with volatile trading, with XRP’s new Gamechain and Pudgy Penguins’ mobile debut setting the tone for this week’s headlines.