Axie Infinity Tweets Idea for Player-Built Axie Games

On October 26, 2026, Axie Infinity: Origins’ official X account shared a brief message stating, “Imagine anyone being able to bring their own Axie game ideas to life,” ^[1] alongside a 48-second video in which a team member explains the idea ^[2]. This post follows the studio’s March 30 announcement about an upcoming Axie game being developed by a studio noted for its solid reputation and credentials in this industry ^[3]. In related news, the account has also mentioned that Playtest 2 of Atia’s Legacy is set to focus on controlling a single Axie during combat ^[4].

The pitch in the video is that anyone could build on the Axie IP by paying a fee, possibly 10 to 15%, but the team calls it an end goal that “will take some time to get there,” with no date, tools or rules attached ^[2].

Art Style and Direction

Amid some criticism, it’s important to highlight the strengths of Axie Infinity’s visual appeal. The character designs evoke a sense of nostalgia, reminiscent of the whimsical worlds from Pokemon. With their large heads and expressive eyes, these creatures inhabit vibrant, storybook-like environments. The overall atmosphere is bright and playful, creating a positive impression. The art direction is simply engaging and easy to appreciate.

Chibi creatures wearing whimsical accessories, glowing in sunny, vibrant color.

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Mixed Player Sentiment Toward Game

Moving on to player reactions to Axie Infinity, there seems to be a split opinion. While many gamers appreciate the stunning art, their enthusiasm for the gameplay appears less enthusiastic. Some label it a decent time drainer featuring strategic battles, with at least one dedicated fan sticking with the game since 2021 ^[5]. However, complaints about recurring bugs are prevalent, such as freezing cards and matches failing to load ^[5]. This leads to divided thoughts on the game’s future: while some feel it has failed and is beyond recovery, others still find enjoyment in it ^[5].

A review scan indicates that a majority of reviews are focused on specific bugs or grievances, with a few generic praise posts that use buzzwords and promotional phrases, which raises some skepticism about their authenticity ^[6].

… or u can sell your pet? ^[5]

sayonara 1994

Axie Infinity Token Price Trend

Now, let’s take a look at AXS’s market performance. Axie Infinity’s token price, AXS, was initially on the rise, similar to trends seen with other gaming tokens. Following recent announcements, its price aligned with this upward trend for a while. However, this trend has now taken a downturn.

• 30-day range: $0.9191 to $1.43
• Past 90 days: -9.8% (vs. other gaming tokens: +9.2%)
• Our wash-trading model finds some indicators, the second of its four risk bands for this token today, and we flagged it on none of the 27 days it scored ^[9]

AXS vs. Gaming Index: data table

Window	AXS	Gaming Index
1 year	-40.83%	-65.23%
6 months	-33.70%	+5.97%
3 months	+9.77%	+9.17%
1 month	-18.74%	-9.44%
1 day	+1.31%	+0.31%

Axie Game Ideas Announcement

In light of recent price movements, let’s consider the latest information shared by the team. The tweet itself is one line, “Imagine anyone being able to bring their own Axie game ideas to life” ^[1], so the attached video does the explaining. In it, a team member says they want to empower the community while making sure people don’t scam or “use the IP for evil” ^[2]. How that line between building and misuse would be policed is never explained, which raises some eyebrows.

The model floated in the clip is a 10 to 15% fee that anyone could pay to the treasury, to Sky Mavis, or a split of both, in exchange for building on top of the IP. The speaker compares it to “Roblox, but more interesting” ^[2]. Even the fee is framed as “imagine if,” so it reads as a trial balloon rather than a policy. For now, the team says it is only testing whether people “can actually build interesting things using AI” before asking how to scale the idea into something that, in the speaker’s words, “makes AXS go up” ^[2]. The video names no timeline, no building tools and no approval process. The tweet has managed to gather 61 likes, 36 retweets, and just 2 replies so far.

The replies themselves are somewhat brief and lack substance. One user whimsically suggested creating “the wildest tower defense map ever seen” ^[7], while another shared a link with no additional context ^[8]. Interestingly, Axie Infinity’s Discord community has seen a decline of approximately 2,968 members in the past month, now totaling 636,161. Despite this drop, it still holds the top position among the 784 games we monitor by Discord members.

Axie Breeding and the Ronin Hack

A 2021 research report describes Axie Infinity as a game where players can breed any two existing Axies to create a new one. Each Axie belongs to one of 9 classes (6 public + 3 secret classes). The report says each Axie has 6 body parts plus a body shape, and each body part holds 3 genes: one dominant, one recessive, and one minor recessive gene.

A 2022 document titled “Back to Building: Ronin Security Breach Postmortem” reports that 25.5M USDC was drained from the Ronin bridge through two transactions. It highlights that Sky Mavis employees were under constant advanced spear-phishing attacks on various social channels, leading to one employee being compromised. The attacker exploited that access to penetrate Sky Mavis IT infrastructure and gain entry to the validator nodes.

References

1. ↑ “Original announcement on X” X
2. ↑ “Video attached to the announcement by @AxieInfinity” (English) X Video
3. ↑ “X post by @AxieInfinity” (English) X Post
4. ↑ “X post by @AxieInfinity” (English) X Post
5. ↑ “Google Play review(s) of Axie Infinity” (English) Google Play Page
6. ↑ “What shill detection is and how we identify it” (English) What is Shill Detection
7. ↑ “X reply by @NacoayaG” (English) X Reply
8. ↑ “X reply by @morymagdy404” (English) X Reply
9. ↑ “What wash trading is and how we detect it” (English) What is Wash-Trading

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