▲
3
▼
In Axie Infinity, a play-to-earn NFT game revolving around breeding, training, and selling axolotl-like creatures called Axies for real money, more experienced players will rent out their Axies to less experienced players in exchange for a portion of the less experienced player's later profits. This feature contains heavy similarities to sharecropping, a real-life practice often described by its use in the United States from the Reconstruction era into the mid-20th century as a post-abolition equivalent to slavery. Due to many of the low level players taking loans coming from low-income countries such as the Philippines and Brazil, Axie Infinity has been described by some analysts as "digital colonialism".
Articles about Axie Infinity and comparisons to sharecropping:
https://thebusinessofesports.com/2022/05/16/the-problem-with-axie-infinity
https://shows.acast.com/cyber/episodes/the-digital-sharecroppers-of-axie-infinity
https://cointelegraph.com/news/axie-infinity-is-toxic-for-crypto-gaming
Research paper about Axie Infinity which references which countries the game is most popular in. See "1. INTRODUCTION":
https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Play-to-Earn_A_Qualitative_Analysis_of_the_Experiences_and_Challenges_Faced_By_Axie_Infinity_Online_Gamers_Amidst____the_COVID-19_Pandemic/18856454/1
https://thebusinessofesports.com/2022/05/16/the-problem-with-axie-infinity
https://shows.acast.com/cyber/episodes/the-digital-sharecroppers-of-axie-infinity
https://cointelegraph.com/news/axie-infinity-is-toxic-for-crypto-gaming
Research paper about Axie Infinity which references which countries the game is most popular in. See "1. INTRODUCTION":
https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Play-to-Earn_A_Qualitative_Analysis_of_the_Experiences_and_Challenges_Faced_By_Axie_Infinity_Online_Gamers_Amidst____the_COVID-19_Pandemic/18856454/1
Related Games
Beneath a Steel Sky
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Bombshell
EA Sports F1 2001
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Plants vs. Zombies
Super Hexagon
Hitman: Blood Money
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution
Hitman 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Street Fighter V
Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
LEGO Island
Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures 2: ASSimilation
Final Fantasy XVI
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Dead Rising 2
Frogger
World of Warcraft
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Sanctum 2
Carmageddon
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations
Resident Evil Village
Shining Force II
TimeO
God of War
The Incredibles
The King of Fighters 2002
Twin Mirror
Doom Eternal
One Piece: World Seeker
Colin McRae Rally
Gods Will Be Watching
Serious Sam II
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Sonic Frontiers
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resident Evil 6
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Gone Home
Forspoken
Inverse Ninjas vs. The Public Domain
Darius Gaiden
SpongeBob SquarePants Typing