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Is “Off The Grid” the game that will kickstart GameFi?
Nicolai Søndergaard
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Key Takeaways
9 min read
  • Fun Factor: I rate Off The Grid’s third-person gameplay a 7/10, but better gunplay could boost it. For comparison, I personally rate Apex Legends’ fun factor at 8.5, mainly for its shooting.
  • Crypto Challenge: Off The Grid faces the key challenge of overcoming crypto stigma in gaming, aiming to prove blockchain can enhance both fun and earning potential.
  • Item Value Retention: While GUN tokens won’t carry over to the Mainnet, items earned in early access will. Rare guns can be worth over 6,000 GUN at the current market, compared to base items at 5-30 GUN.

The History and State of GameFi

In 2017, CryptoKitties was one of the first Web3 games to capture attention, allowing players to trade, collect, and breed NFT cats. However, the game's popularity faded as new NFTs were continuously minted, reducing the rarity of existing ones. Rising transaction fees, sometimes exceeding $100, further contributed to its decline.

Following CryptoKitties’ fall, other Web3 games like Axie Infinity, Defi Kingdoms, Decentraland, and The Sandbox gained traction, but their success was largely short-lived. Axie Infinity remains the most active, with [359,000 users in the past...