Crypto Gamers Bids Farewell to Cross The Ages

Cross The Ages, a Web3 gaming project, officially shut down on July 9, 2026. The closure was announced on Telegram. It was blamed on audience gaps and failed fundraising despite around $23 million dollars raised ^[1]. The studio had already explained why it was ending in a July 7 announcement. They said there was an impossible divide between traditional and Web3 audiences. They also pointed to insufficient organic growth and not being able to secure more funding ^[2]. That announcement also said its Blast platform would shut down on July 8. The rest of its services would slowly end through September ^[2]. The July 9 confirmation marks the final step in the project’s five-year run.

Cohesive Fantasy Art Direction

The 2D fantasy illustrations are cohesive and well-executed. The blue-cloaked character portrait holding a book sits over a forest path with a clean horizon line, establishing a clear mood. The card battle board uses a dark teal and green cavern background with neon cyan and orange accents that stand out against the gloom. Black vine shapes curl around the edges, adding a subtle ominous layer. The art lets the pumpkin icons and glowing card borders do most of the work without overstating the menace.

Neon cyan and orange pop against creeping black vines.

JRPG

Mixed Player Sentiment

Let’s check out how the Cross The Ages: BLAST community feels. Some players praise the graphics and unique card battles, saying the game feels different from other TCGs ^[3]. Others report constant crashes and unfair matchmaking, with beginners facing opponents fifteen levels higher every match ^[3]. The community is split some call it the best crypto game, while others can’t even open the app without it crashing ^[3].

Our shill detection shows that three reviews with identical copy-pasted praise about graphics and animation indicate likely shilling. ^[4]

… I’m hacker I’m hack you account … ^[3]

Aahan Ansari

Crypto Token Performance Shift

Cross The Ages (CTA) had been struggling, trailing rival gaming tokens for months. After the shutdown announcement, a brief uptick appeared. The token remains deeply underwater.

• 30-day range: $0.0006984 to $0.006319
• Past 90 days: -93.2% (vs. competing gaming tokens: +21.1%)
• Our wash-trading signal score: 24/100 ^[5]

CTA vs. Gaming Index: data table

Window	CTA	Gaming Index
1 year	-98.34%	-70.17%
6 months	-96.73%	-36.55%
3 months	-93.19%	+21.1%
1 month	-87.28%	+8.33%
1 day	-9.81%	+0.1%

Cross The Ages Shuts Down

Okay, charts aside, let’s get to the real news. Telegram channel Blockchain Gamers shared that Cross The Ages is shutting down after five years. The team posted the update on July 9, 2026. They claimed the project just couldn’t make it work.

They listed some pretty big problems the gap between Web2 and Web3 players, insufficient organic growth, burning through personal funds, and failing to attract new investment. The whole Web3 gaming market was cooling off, they said, and eventually the money ran out. All that after raising about $23.5 million. That’s cap if you can’t sustain a project with that kind of backing, maybe the real issue was mismanagement, not market conditions.

So the project that once seemed so promising is gone now. It’s a harsh reminder that even large budgets and flashy NFTs don’t guarantee a happy ending especially when the team’s own explanations feel like convenient excuses.

References

1. ↑ “Original announcement on Telegram” Telegram
2. ↑ “X post by @CrossTheAges” (French) X Post
3. ↑ “Google Play review(s) of Cross The Ages: BLAST” (English) Google Play Page
4. ↑ “What shill detection is and how we identify it” (English) What is Shill Detection
5. ↑ “What wash trading is and how we detect it” (English) What is Wash-Trading

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