Blockchain-based battle royale sport ‘Off the Grid’ has launched in early entry, making it obtainable to gamers on PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC by way of the Epic Video games Retailer.
Developed by Gunzilla Video games, Off the Grid introduces a brand new dimension to the battle royale style by integrating blockchain expertise.
Though the sport’s full performance just isn’t but obtainable, this early launch presents gamers a preview of its distinctive gameplay mechanics and blockchain-based economic system.
What’s Off the Grid?
Off the Grid is a dystopian battle royale shooter that locations gamers in a big metropolis map the place groups should outlast one another to outlive.
The sport attracts similarities to standard titles reminiscent of Apex Legends and Fortnite, however introduces a novel mechanic the place gamers can equip and swap robotic limbs throughout a match, providing new skills and tactical choices.
The sport additionally goals to face out with its narrative-driven method, with over 60 hours of story content material deliberate, developed underneath the path of co-founder Neill Blomkamp, director and screenwriter for standard movies District 9 and Chappie.
What can we count on from the early entry?
The early entry model of the sport contains one massive metropolis map and a 60-player mode known as “Extraction Royale,” the place squads of three compete towards one another. Gamers can earn GUN tokens by finishing in-game goals, although the total blockchain economic system just isn’t but reside.
The GUN token, which is constructed on Gunzilla’s Avalanche subnet, is predicted to energy the in-game economic system as soon as absolutely launched, permitting for the minting and buying and selling of NFTs reminiscent of weapons and tools. At this stage, gamers can solely entry a restricted set of options, with the entire blockchain integration deliberate for future updates.
As Off the Grid progresses by way of its early entry part, Gunzilla Video games plans to develop its content material, together with new sport modes, maps, and the total implementation of the GUN token on Avalanche’s mainnet.