Off the Grid Goes Mainnet: NFTs Fetch Thousands Ahead of Controversial Steam Debut
Despite only 0.13% of users onboarded, rare items like vests and masks are already selling for thousands.
Console players remain stuck on testnet, and despite Valve’s ban on blockchain games, Off the Grid is preparing a June Steam launch.
Only a fraction of Off the Grid’s player base has been onboarded to Avalanche’s GUNZ mainnet, but that hasn’t stopped its marketplace from lighting up, selling items for thousands of US dollars.
The Avalanche-based battle royale shooter has begun moving users from testnet to mainnet, where in-game assets like weapons and gear can now be traded for GUN tokens. PC users only for now, though, and console players remain on testnet.
And with Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation still officially hostile to crypto, no one seems to know how Gunzilla plans to bridge the gap.
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Still, marketplace activity is heating up. As mentioned, with even just 0.13% of migrated players, about 21,000 wallets on Avalanche’s GUNZ mainnet versus over 16 million on testnet, some in-game items are already changing hands for thousands. For instance, a Prankster vest cleared US$2,393 (AU$3,709). This is the highest price paid so far for any single item.
Almost $1,000 for this Prankster Mask in @playoffthegrid – the top sale in the last 24h. pic.twitter.com/w75yfYbp9F
— Dragos Dunica (@dragos_dydy) May 20, 2025
Moving on, a ZipperMouth mask fetched US$1,100 (AU$1,700), and a Convict rig for over US$500 (AU$775).
Data from OTG DegenRadar shows two Prankster Woodpecker guns sold for US$600 (AU$929) and US$570 (AU$883) each, while a pair of Prankster shades went for US$467 (AU$723).
Gunzilla to Reissue Convict Gear
These items were thought to be rare. But Gunzilla has since said it “reserves the right” to reissue them. And it will, Gunzilla’s Web3 director said in a statement that Convict gear is “absolutely” being brought back.
Now, collectors are shifting focus to Pioneer skins. These were only available through the original OTG Pro subscription and won’t be reissued. As a result, Pioneer items are disappearing from listings. Few are for sale, and collectors are holding tight.
Meanwhile, the game’s Steam page mentions an in-game marketplace, which can raise questions about whether full crypto features might still make it to the platform despite Valve’s ban in 2021.
Its no surprise that @playoffthegrid is the first game with blockchain components on consoles.
That it would be the FIRST game with blockchain components on STEAM.
Gunzilla moves different.
This will be studied for generations. pic.twitter.com/Iit6kCscDv
— meatport (@meatportmusic) May 21, 2025
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Filed under: Bitcoin - @ May 26, 2025 2:07 am