Crypto gaming is on the rise but that hasn’t burnished its dire reputation. Dogged by complaints about technical complexity and emphasizing finance over fun, traditional gamers have stayed away in droves.

Now a new arrival to the battle royale genre called Off The Grid aims to lure them in by emphasizing pure play and simplifying on-chain transactions.

Developer Gunzilla Games has its eye on the middle ground, integrating crypto trading but without mucking-up gameplay mechanics or discouraging console use.

There are trading opportunities in-game and out thanks to a range of NFTs and the game’s native GUN token, which is listed on Binance and other big exchanges.

Is Off the Grid poised make crypto’s marriage with multiplayer gaming a net gain’?

What Is Off The Grid?

In development since 2022, Off The Grid has been one of the most highly anticipated crypto games of 2025. With creative direction by District 9 filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, the cyberpunk-themed multiplayer combines elements of battle royale and extraction shooter.

Excitement around the parallel launch of the game, and the GUNZ Avalanche l1 blockchain it runs on, have helped Gunzilla …

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