Animoca’s Tower Token Surges 214% — Is Web3 Gaming Heating Up Again?

[johnblockbuster]

Animoca Brands’ Tower (TOWER) token has been on an absolute tear, pumping 214% in the past month — and yes, it’s turning heads.

The rally kicked off after chairman Yat Siu gave the token some love on social media, tying the hype to the reboot of Wreck League, Animoca’s PvP fighting game, plus some strong trending action on Base and Farcaster.

What’s Driving Tower?

Utility token across Crazy Kings, Crazy Defense Heroes, and Wreck League.

Available on Ethereum, Solana, TON, and Polygon.

Animoca announced open-market buybacks starting August 5, a classic bullish move that reduces supply.

No investor presale — it was one of Animoca’s first true community Web3 gaming tokens.

At the time of writing:

$TOWER = $0.0019 (+214% in 30 days).

For context: ETH is “only” up 27% (to $4,534).

Still down ~99% from its 2021 ATH, but hey, welcome to gaming tokens.

The Community Vibe

Boxmining: “$TOWER reversal is gonna melt faces.”

Hoogie: “It’s not just a gaming token.. It’s a builder-powered ecosystem.”

Saanjana Nikita: Calls it a “bear market gem.”

Clearly, the Web3 gaming crowd sees this as more than just a meme pump.

Bigger Picture: Web3 Gaming Momentum

$60M invested in July into Web3 gaming (DappRadar). That’s a 94% jump from June.

Daily active wallets in blockchain gaming up 2% to 4.9M.

opBNB, Sei, and Ronin networks are leading the way.

Big moves: Gunzilla Games’ Off The Grid launched on PlayStation/Xbox/PC, while Lumiterra on Ronin cracked 300k daily wallets.

Even outside of tokens, the space is buzzing with activity.

Bonus Round: AI in Gaming

Immutable’s game director Patrick Wagner says AI won’t replace devs anytime soon:

“I’ve yet to see a game built fully by AI that’s actually successful and fun.”

So for now, it’s humans 1, AI 0 — though AI might still speed things up behind the scenes.

Forum Question:
Do you think $TOWER is just riding hype (and destined for another 99% retrace), or is this the start of Web3 gaming’s real comeback?

[Nahid10]

214% in a month is insane 🤯 — but what really stands out is the timing. Animoca didn’t just let hype run wild; they backed it with a buyback announcement, multi-chain exposure (ETH, SOL, TON, Polygon), and a real gaming product suite. That’s rare in Web3 gaming, where most tokens are just promises. Yes, it’s still 99% off ATH, but you could argue that’s exactly what makes the risk/reward interesting here. If Wreck League actually gains traction, $TOWER could become one of those “too cheap to ignore” tokens.

[jacson4]

Honestly, I think $TOWER’s pump says more about the sector than the token itself. Web3 gaming is quietly heating up — $60M raised in July, daily active wallets near 5M, and networks like Ronin + opBNB showing real traction. That means traders are looking for narratives to ride, and $TOWER just had the perfect storm: big brand (Animoca), social push (Yat Siu), and a circulating supply cut (buybacks). The real test isn’t this month’s pump — it’s whether the community sticks around when the hype cools.