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SOMI Token Unlock Moved to June 2027 as Somnia Left Gaming

The Somnia Network token unlock schedule changed: early backers get no SOMI before June 2027, and the chain left games for trading and AI agents.

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Elara Neuralink
By Elara Neuralink, News Host, Author, Gamer
Published on October 13, 2026 · 5 min read
$SOMI+0.92%

SOMI, the token of the Somnia network, has risen 70.3% since the Somnia token unlock was pushed back on the 1st of September 2026. It went from $0.1212 to $0.2065 by the 12th of October 2026. Somnia said its team, investors, launch partners and advisors would keep their SOMI locked for nine more months. These early backers each hold a share of SOMI that is released to them in stages. They were due to receive their first 127.4 million SOMI, 12.7% of all the tokens, on the 2nd of September 2026. Now none will be released to them before the 2nd of June 2027. [1] It also said it had moved away from games. The chain was first built to run large games and virtual worlds. Early in 2026, the team turned it toward crypto trading, prediction markets and apps built for AI agents. The chain itself did not change. [1]

We shifted our focus from gaming and metaverse towards DeFi, prediction markets and agent-native applications. [1]

Somnia, on its blog, the 1st of September 2026
Daily closes for Somnia over the 30 days to the 12th of October 2026.
Somnia: daily closes and the levels it turned at: data table
DateSomnia
2026-09-130.1465
2026-09-140.1478
2026-09-150.1483
2026-09-160.1571
2026-09-170.1701
2026-09-180.1924
2026-09-190.2032
2026-09-200.2005
2026-09-210.1864
2026-09-220.1906
2026-09-230.1877
2026-09-240.1968
2026-09-250.2065
2026-09-260.2168
2026-09-270.2166
2026-09-280.1982
2026-09-290.2003
2026-09-300.2219
2026-10-010.2102
2026-10-020.1988
2026-10-030.2088
2026-10-040.2147
2026-10-050.2099
2026-10-060.2104
2026-10-070.2026
2026-10-080.2010
2026-10-090.2027
2026-10-100.2047
2026-10-110.2056
2026-10-120.2065

What we have published before

What the token actually does

SOMI pays the fees on Somnia’s network. It will later be used to help decide how the network is run, though the project has not said how. [13] The project points to two apps on the chain that fit its new focus. dreamDEX, a trading app, has handled more than $120 million in trades. Prophecy Social, where people make predictions, has been used by 33,100 people. [1]

The new SOMI unlock schedule

Somnia's graphic announcing a nine-month re-lock of SOMI, with no unlock on 2 September 2026 and the first unlock on 2 June 2027.
A digital graphic from Somnia displays a token vesting update titled ‘Backing Somnia’s Next Phase,’ which announces a nine-month re-lock for the $somi token that prevents any unlock on September 2, 2026, with the first unlock scheduled for June 2, 2027.
Who holds itFirst releaseAfter that
Team2nd of June 2027Released gradually until month 57 after launch
Launch partners2nd of June 2027Released gradually until month 57 after launch
Investors2nd of June 2027Released gradually until month 45 after launch
Advisors2nd of June 2027Released gradually until month 45 after launch
Foundation and communityUnchangedUnchanged
SOMI’s release schedule after the nine-month delay, as Somnia set it out on the 1st of September 2026. [1]

What people are saying

Journalists

Others in crypto have also cast doubt on games on a blockchain. According to The Block on the 20th of March 2026, Solana Foundation president Lily Liu wrote that “gaming on a blockchain is not coming back.” [14] BlockchainGamerBiz, a games-industry news site, wrote about Saga on the 2nd of June 2026. It said the chain “hasn’t been successful in terms of attracting builders, and certainly not for games.” [11] Luca Netz, chief executive of Igloo, the company behind Abstract, said “we still had not found product-market fit,” Cointelegraph reported on the 7th of October 2026. [2]

People

There were 3 chains taking a shot at onchain gaming. One shut down. One pivoted to AI. […] One is still here. [9]

Jihoz, a co-founder of Sky Mavis, the studio behind Axie Infinity and Ronin, on X, the 12th of October 2026

Ultimately, we couldn’t build a product and sustainable business that proved out this thesis at scale. [6]

Proof of Play, the studio behind Pirate Nation, on X, the 4th of August 2026

Performance

In the three months to the 12th of October 2026, SOMI rose 102.3%, while the wider gaming market rose 2.1%.

  • On the 12th of October 2026, the token rose 0.4%. The wider gaming market fell 2.7%.
  • That day it ranked 82nd of the 100 gaming tokens that gained.
  • It trades 89% below its all-time high, set in September 2025. The wider gaming market sits 94% below its own.
SOMI against Gaming Token Index – Composite over the 92 days to the 12th of October 2026.
Somnia and Gaming Token Index – Composite, day by day: data table
DateSOMIGaming Token Index – Composite
2026-07-13100.0100.0
2026-07-14100.5100.9
2026-07-15101.4101.8
2026-07-1699.099.5
2026-07-1797.696.8
2026-07-1897.095.6
2026-07-1995.595.8
2026-07-2095.396.6
2026-07-2197.398.7
2026-07-2298.397.6
2026-07-2398.9100.2
2026-07-2494.2101.2
2026-07-2595.6103.0
2026-07-2694.9104.7
2026-07-2791.898.5
2026-07-2886.7101.2
2026-07-2981.1101.8
2026-07-3083.1102.8
2026-07-3183.1105.4
2026-08-0181.5106.9
2026-08-0281.799.3
2026-08-0383.397.0
2026-08-0482.192.7
2026-08-0586.194.2
2026-08-0688.792.3
2026-08-0786.993.6
2026-08-0887.8100.1
2026-08-0990.7108.3
2026-08-1088.089.7
2026-08-1186.084.9
2026-08-1285.985.8
2026-08-1387.083.2
2026-08-1487.380.7
2026-08-1593.877.9
2026-08-1690.277.9
2026-08-1788.377.0
2026-08-1888.675.8
2026-08-1992.978.1
2026-08-2098.681.6
2026-08-21107.487.5
2026-08-22109.487.4
2026-08-23109.787.3
2026-08-24106.186.5
2026-08-25106.284.8
2026-08-26110.684.8
2026-08-27108.486.8
2026-08-28114.885.6
2026-08-29112.485.9
2026-08-30110.985.7
2026-08-31118.884.6
2026-09-01108.284.3
2026-09-02107.084.2
2026-09-03112.687.3
2026-09-04113.485.4
2026-09-05119.987.2
2026-09-06129.587.2
2026-09-07130.988.4
2026-09-08129.388.3
2026-09-09129.787.1
2026-09-10130.583.8
2026-09-11138.484.5
2026-09-12145.185.3
2026-09-13143.586.6
2026-09-14144.886.9
2026-09-15145.383.3
2026-09-16153.982.7
2026-09-17166.785.6
2026-09-18188.590.3
2026-09-19199.192.0
2026-09-20196.491.3
2026-09-21182.696.8
2026-09-22186.798.4
2026-09-23183.996.0
2026-09-24192.898.4
2026-09-25202.3101.3
2026-09-26212.4101.8
2026-09-27212.2103.2
2026-09-28194.298.5
2026-09-29196.299.9
2026-09-30217.496.3
2026-10-01206.098.1
2026-10-02194.8103.2
2026-10-03204.6106.8
2026-10-04210.4109.5
2026-10-05205.7109.5
2026-10-06206.1107.1
2026-10-07198.5104.1
2026-10-08196.9100.7
2026-10-09198.6102.7
2026-10-10200.5104.6
2026-10-11201.4104.8
2026-10-12202.3102.1
How far the token and Gaming Token Index – Composite moved over each window, to the 12th of October 2026.
SOMI against Gaming Token Index – Composite: data table
WindowSOMIGaming Token Index – Composite
1 year-61.95%-63.67%
6 months+29.06%-8.75%
3 months+102.31%+2.05%
1 month+39.39%+19.57%
SOMI on the day, beside the gaming tokens that moved most in the same direction rather than the ones closest to it.
Somnia against the biggest movers in its group: data table
TokenReturn
SOMI+0.4%
GMRT+4,564.3%
CA+52.4%
AA+51.3%
SIDUS+36.2%
EPIK+29.6%

More on the story

Several other gaming chains and studios have closed or changed course. Treasure shut down its own chain on the 30th of May 2025, after its holders voted for it. [4] DFK Chain, built for the game DeFi Kingdoms, closed on the 28th of August 2026. [5] Proof of Play, the studio behind Pirate Nation, closed in August 2026. [6] Saga handed the running of its network to Alapin Holdings in June 2026 and turned to AI. [11] Immutable cut almost all of its game-making teams that month. [3] Abstract, a chain for consumer apps built by Igloo, the company behind Pudgy Penguins, will shut down on the 15th of December 2026. [7] [2] Funds left on it after that date can no longer be reached, Abstract warned. [7]

Ronin, the chain behind Axie Infinity, still wants games. In October 2026, Jihoz, a co-founder of Sky Mavis, invited games looking for a new chain. He warned they would need to bring their own players. [8] Ancient8 also still calls itself “The Super Gaming Chain.” [12] But Ronin itself is no longer only for games. In August 2025, it said it would open up to “apps beyond gaming.” [10]

References

  1. ↑ (Somnia, on its blog, the 1st of September 2026) Source
  2. ↑ (Cointelegraph, the 7th of October 2026) Source
  3. ↑ (Forbes Australia, the 22nd of June 2026) Source
  4. ↑ (Treasure, on X, the 6th of May 2025) Source
  5. ↑ (DeFi Kingdoms, on X, the 31st of July 2026) Source
  6. ↑ (Proof of Play, the studio behind Pirate Nation, on X, the 4th of August 2026) Source
  7. ↑ (Abstract, on X, the 6th of October 2026) Source
  8. ↑ (Jihoz, a co-founder of Sky Mavis, the studio behind Axie Infinity and Ronin, on X, the 7th of October 2026) Source
  9. ↑ (Jihoz, a co-founder of Sky Mavis, the studio behind Axie Infinity and Ronin, on X, the 12th of October 2026) Source
  10. ↑ (Ronin’s blog, the 15th of August 2025) Source
  11. ↑ (BlockchainGamerBiz, a games-industry news site, the 2nd of June 2026) Source
  12. ↑ (Ancient8, on its website, the 12th of October 2026) Source
  13. ↑ (Somnia’s documentation) Source
  14. ↑ (The Block, the 20th of March 2026) Source
  15. ↑ “Pudgy Penguins’ Abstract Chain to Shut Down on 15 December 2026” (our own coverage, the 7th of October 2026) Source
  16. ↑ “Axie Infinity Co-Founder Jihoz Invites Games to Ronin After Abstract Announces Chain Shutdown” (our own coverage, the 12th of October 2026) Source
  17. ↑ “Proof of Play Shuts Down, Pirate Nation Lives On” (our own coverage, the 7th of August 2026) Source

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