Blockchain-based battle royale sport ‘Off the Grid’ has launched in early entry, making it out there to gamers on PlayStation 5, Xbox Collection X|S, and PC through 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 know-how.
Though the sport’s full performance will not be but out there, 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 fashionable titles comparable to 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 strategy, with over 60 hours of story content material deliberate, developed beneath the route of co-founder Neill Blomkamp, director and screenwriter for fashionable movies District 9 and Chappie.
What can we count on from the early entry?
The early entry model of the sport consists of one giant metropolis map and a 60-player mode referred to as “Extraction Royale,” the place squads of three compete towards one another. Gamers can earn GUN tokens by finishing in-game targets, although the complete blockchain economic system will not be but stay.
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 comparable to weapons and gear. 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 via its early entry part, Gunzilla Video games plans to broaden its content material, together with new sport modes, maps, and the complete implementation of the GUN token on Avalanche’s mainnet.