X Empire, MemeFi and Yescoin in 2026: Still Worth Playing?

These three were among the largest names in the 2024 tap game wave, and people still search for them. The useful question in 2026 is not what they promised but whether starting one now makes any sense.

Short answer: probably not, and here is a method you can use to check for yourself rather than taking anyone's word for it.

Check it yourself in five minutes

This works for any dormant project, including ones not listed here.

• When did the official channel last post? The single most informative signal. Nothing in a month means the project is coasting. Nothing in six months means it is over.
• Is the community discussing gameplay? If every message is about withdrawals and nobody mentions strategy or upgrades, nobody is playing.
• Does the app still load properly? Dormant projects often have broken tasks and stalled leaderboards even when the front page works.
• Has anything shipped recently? No new features in a year means no team.

X Empire

What it was: A tap game with a business empire theme and a mission structure layered on top. It reached a large audience through Telegram in 2024 and had more to do than the pure tappers.

Where it stands: Well below peak activity, in line with the whole category.

Starting now? You would be joining a quiet game late, with the growth phase behind it. The mission structure was a genuine improvement on pure tapping, but that is not sufficient reason to start now.

MemeFi

What it was: Meme-themed with combat-style progression — boss fights rather than a plain counter, which gave the tapping a shape and a target.

Where it stands: Also substantially quieter than at peak.

Starting now? The boss-fight structure was one of the better ideas in the wave. It did not change the underlying problem, which was that the audience was there for an outcome rather than the game.

Yescoin

What it was: Swipe-based rather than tap-based, which was a small but real innovation — swiping is easier on the thumb over long sessions.

Where it stands: Down sharply from peak like the others.

Starting now? The swipe mechanic was genuinely more comfortable. That is a real design point and not enough on its own.

The pattern across all three

Each had a real idea — missions, boss fights, swiping. None of them fixed the structural problem, which is that retention built on a future event ends when the event does. Better tapping does not solve that, because the tapping was never why most people were there.

This is why the whole category fell together despite genuinely different quality levels between projects.

If you want the loop without the dead room

Look for games built to be played rather than waited on. Practically that means: browser-based rather than Telegram-dependent, a normal account rather than a wallet connection, coins described plainly as in-game score, and recurring events rather than a single countdown.

TapMineVerse fits that description — tap-and-energy with server-side idle mining, running in a browser with no wallet. For more depth, Cookie Clicker and Melvor Idle have both been running for years on the strength of the gameplay alone, which is the real test.

FAQ

Is X Empire still active? Activity is well below its 2024 peak, along with the rest of the category. Check the official channel for recent posts before starting.

How do I tell if a tap game is dead? Check when the official channel last posted and whether the community discusses gameplay or only withdrawals.

What should I play instead? Browser-based tap and idle games such as TapMineVerse, or deeper incremental games like Cookie Clicker and Melvor Idle.