Gaming tokens have outperformed the rest of the crypto sector this year. Platforms like Sandbox (SAND) have taken the industry by storm, piquing the interest of seasoned crypto investors and pro gamers. Even prominent video game companies like Electronic Arts and Ubisoft have predicted that the most successful games in the future will be powered by blockchain technology, allowing players to benefit from complete ownership of in-game items.

Moreover, with the gaming metaverse taking flight, gaming crypto tokens are sprouting up rapidly, and many promising projects are getting into the game (pun intended). So, let's look at some of the most interesting up-and-coming gaming projects and tokens of 2022.

Vulcan Forged is a gaming crypto project that functions as a blockchain game incubator. This community-driven initiative assists creators with the resources, technology, and funding required. The platform also boasts its own NFT marketplace and its dApp and NFT construction tools, all of which are powered by the $PYR settlement, staking, and utility token. The platform also consists of a LAVA pool where players earn LAVA tokens by participating in any Vulcan Forged-created or hosted game.

UFO Gaming is a gaming project focused on creating a dark metaverse, which it defines as a closed-loop of an ever-expanding ecosystem of play-to-earn (P2E) games, breedable in-game NFTs, virtual lands, and other things. It has already launched its Super Galactic game, with other games coming. The platform features a one-of-a-kind ranking system that handsomely rewards active participants with $UFO tokens. The tokens are primarily used for