Back to collectionRiftstorm breaks into the top 50 as $0.050 strains
XAI’s price was nearing five cents, and the airdrop wait was wearing on the community. As the $0.050 level came under threat, the Riftstorm demo made the top 50 among roughly 2,600 entries at Steam Next Fest. A top 50 place meant the demo had gained visibility at the event; it did not by itself establish player retention or successful onboarding.
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XAI’s price was nearing five cents, and the airdrop wait was wearing on the community. Meanwhile, developers and players had their own question: whether the games could attract people beyond the blockchain audience.
As the $0.050 level came under threat, the Riftstorm demo made the top 50 among roughly 2,600 entries at Steam Next Fest. The news briefly gave the group something more concrete than price to discuss. Some wanted to see whether the game itself could hold demo players’ interest; others wondered whether that visibility could lead players to Raijin.
A top 50 place meant the demo had gained visibility at the event; it did not by itself establish player retention or successful onboarding. For A-Zhen, the next thing to watch was where players discovering the game through Steam might need guidance. Pressure on the price level and uncertainty over the airdrop date remained.