Hamster Kombat loses 259 million players in less than 3 months

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Hamster Kombat lost 259 million users, reducing its player base by 86% as of November 5.
The HMSTR token price decreased by 66% from its peak, despite an increase in total addresses.

Hamster Kombat, a tap-to-win game on Telegram, has lost 259 million users since August, and its monthly active player base fell 86% to 41 million as of November 5.

The game's decline coincides with the appearance of Paws, a new Telegram mini app that attracted 20.5 million users in its first eight days.

Paws reported 10 million connected wallets and one million followers on x as of November 5.

The price of the HMSTR token has decreased by 66% from its all-time high of $0.007 on September 26 to $0.0024 on November 5, according to data from CoinGecko.

Despite the slowdown, the total addresses holding HMSTR reached a 30-day high of 3.5 million holders on November 5, according to IntoTheBlock. data.

The game has faced political challenges, including criticism from Iranian government officials and unconfirmed reports of bans in Uzbekistan.

Even with the recent drop in users, the Hamster Kombat team has outlined plans to integrate payment systems, launch new games, and introduce nfts as in-game assets.