# Play-to-Earn
**Domain:** Game economies / Digital labor
**Doc Type:** Developed Wiki Node
**Maturity:** Developed
**Collection:** [[collections/Gamification|Gamification Collection]]
## Definition
**Play-to-earn** describes games in which participants can receive transferable tokens, assets, or currency-linked rewards through play.
## Significance
The model can merge entertainment, speculation, labor, and recruitment; sustainability depends on the source of demand and distribution of risk.
## Sources
- [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]
- [Primary or institutional source](https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/dtlinf2021d2_en.pdf)
## Routes
[[wiki/GameFi|GameFi]] · [[wiki/Governance Token|Governance Token]] · [[wiki/Gamified Mobilization|Gamified Mobilization]] · [[articles/gamification/Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed|Lex Sportiva and Winning Without Bloodshed]]