rewrite this title ‘Off the Grid’ Game Adds ‘Biggest Update Yet’—Here’s What’s New – Decrypt

Blockchain-driven battle royale shooter Off the Grid has launched what Gunzilla Games is calling its “biggest update yet” by unlocking a region of the map, adding a new cyberlimb into the game, and debuting a new “street event.”

Off the Grid made a major splash when it entered early access back in October, due to its blend of the battle royale and extraction shooter genres, combined with quirky characters in a reality TV-inspired setting. It quickly became the most popular free-to-play game on the Epic Games Store, surpassing Fortnite in the process, and later won Decrypt’s Game of the Year award.  

In December, Off the Grid launched an update that focused on reworking elements of the game while boosting performance. But this latest update instead looks to add exciting new features to the experience in an effort to keep players coming back for more.

“Biggest update we have EVER done,” Gunzilla Games Director of Web3 Theodore Agranat told Decrypt, echoing the announcement calling it the “biggest update yet.” 

Firstly, the “industrial hell hole” of Midtown Harbour has been unlocked as a playable region on the Teardrop Island map. Gunzilla told Decrypt back in December that only 20% of the map was playable at the time, as it looked to open it up throughout 2025. Midtown Harbour is the first step towards unlocking this goal.

Inside this new region, the Mexican Nuestros Diablos gang has set up shop and will relentlessly defend it. This new “street event” will see players fight it out with the non-playable characters, or NPCs, in order to grab a hex—which can then be extracted in exchange for weapons, cyberlimbs, or skins.

On top of this, the game’s first side mission—called “Combat DJ”—has been added to the game. In this mission, squads will fight to control the area surrounding a DJ booth as music blares out; if a team “dominates” the zone, they will earn loot and XP. 

The most game-changing addition, perhaps, is the new MaxiGun cyberlimb, which is essentially a fully-automatic mini gatling gun strapped to your arm. How effective this will be remains to be seen, but it’s sure to shake up how players strategize their loadouts.

And if you’re just here for the refreshed cosmetics, the update also adds a Nuestros Diablos content pack as well as the Pacifist Character Set to the battle pass.

It is also worth noting that the update also includes a significant amount of bug fixes, weapon improvements, and user interface changes. Although, according to patch notes reviewed by Decrypt, it appears there has been no weapon balancing this time around.

Right now, Off the Grid’s crypto elements are working in the background on the GUNZ testnet, a dedicated L1 network on the Avalanche blockchain. Over the long-term, the game is looking to open a marketplace similar to Valve’s Steam marketplace where weapons, cyberlimbs, and skins can be freely traded.

While this update has been branded as its biggest yet, the much-anticipated launch of in-game crypto elements and the impending GUN token could bring a more substantial change that industry advocates believe will help drive crypto gaming adoption.

Edited by Andrew Hayward