Gunzilla Games

Gunzilla Games is an AAA game studio best known for developing Off The Grid, a cyberpunk battle royale shooter that integrates blockchain technology and its own GUNZ token into the in-game economy.

Its core business revolves around combining traditional AAA game development with token-based player ownership of in-game items. The main market pain point it aims to solve is the lack of genuine player ownership and sustainable monetization in conventional free-to-play games, by allowing players to truly own and trade digital assets.

However, in the past six months (March to September 2026), the company has faced serious operational challenges. Multiple former and current employees publicly reported on LinkedIn that salaries had been unpaid for months, with some claiming they had not received payment since October 2025. CEO Vlad Korolev acknowledged payment delays, attributing them to cost optimization and cash flow management, but his response was widely seen as evasive. The controversy deepened as the GUNZ token price fell roughly 86% from its peak, and the game's daily active players reportedly dropped to around 12,000, far below earlier claims. These issues have raised broader questions about the sustainability of blockchain gaming business models that rely heavily on token speculation rather than solid cash flow.