Game Review: Off the Grid

Off The Grid is a new cyberpunk third-person battle royale game co-created by Neill Blomkamp, known for his work on the movies District 9 and Elysium. The game takes place in a dystopian world where 60 players (150 players by full release) compete in PvE or PvP modes. The world is ruled by corporations where participants fight over valuable cyber augmentations. 

     A part I found particularly interesting was the short films directed by Blomkamp, which added very interesting depth to the game’s lore.

The game combines elements of battle royale and extraction shooter formats, with unique mechanics like jetpacks and cyberlimbs that can be swapped at will during a round. Players can engage in both PvP skirmishes and PvE storyline missions on the same map. The game is visually impressive, however, it does have some issues with optimization.

The most surprising aspect of this game is that it includes optional NFTs.

Players can gain in-game “loot boxes” called Hexs that need to be taken to a node and submitted. The node will then verify that the Hex is genuine and assign a unique virtual signature to every item contained within, thus minting them as legitimate NFTs. or a new crypto token called GUN. However you need to subscribe to “Off the Grid+” to use it in the player marketplace, which also has a lot of pay-to-win features.

This game is currently in Alpha on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X. In the future, Off the Grid is expected to receive more updates with additional maps, multiplayer modes, and customization options.