Core Concepts
Gunzilla Games developed the GUNZ blockchain to be a first-layer blockchain designed for seamless integration between NFT tokens, cryptocurrency transactions, and modern games without affecting traditional gameplay.
Players can fully own and trade their in-game assets, even rent them out. Additionally, game developers can use GUNZ tools to find new revenue opportunities through NFT-based economies.
Validator NFTs serve as contracts that mint in-game items and earn rewards from fees and resale commissions.
Introduction
GUNZ is a blockchain network created by Gunzilla Games, a video game company known for the multiplayer fighting game Off The Grid. The company's goal is to introduce blockchain technology into the gaming world in a user-friendly manner for both players and developers.
What is GUNZ?
GUNZ is a blockchain ecosystem specifically designed for the gaming world, initially launched to support the player-driven economy in Off The Grid (OTG), the flagship game of Gunzilla. However, the project later evolved into a comprehensive platform that provides native infrastructure for blockchain-based game development.
By using blockchain technology and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), GUNZ allows players to truly own their in-game items, while also giving them the opportunity to earn rewards through renting these assets.
What does GUNZ offer?
For Players:
True Ownership: Players can fully own and trade their in-game assets.
Optional interaction with the blockchain: Those who prefer traditional gaming can play without interacting with blockchain mechanisms.
Security and Transparency: Blockchain technology ensures that in-game transactions are secure and verifiable.
For Developers:
Seamless Integration: GUNZ offers developer-friendly tools that make it easy to implement blockchain technology.
Scalability: The Avalanche-based architecture ensures fast transactions with low fees.
Monetization: Game studios can explore new revenue opportunities by integrating NFT-based economies into their projects.
GUNZ Mechanism
GUNZ operates as a decentralized gaming ecosystem offering numerous exciting features, which we will take a closer look at below.
Blockchain Technology
GUNZ is a standalone first-layer blockchain series that operates as a subnet within the Avalanche system. As a subnet, GUNZ benefits from some of the core features and infrastructure of the Avalanche ecosystem to achieve high throughput and limited latency. However, GUNZ operates independently with its own set of validators.
The GUNZ blockchain is fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Solidity-based smart contracts.
GunzScan is a dedicated blockchain explorer created specifically for the GUNZ ecosystem. Similar to Etherscan, GunzScan can provide users with information about transactions, blocks, tokens, and other blockchain data.
Game Integration
The first game to use GUNZ is Off The Grid, a free multiplayer fighting game. The game integrates blockchain mechanisms in a way that does not affect the core gaming experience, allowing players who wish to interact with blockchain elements to collect and trade NFTs, while those who prefer traditional gaming can play without interacting with cryptocurrency assets.
In-game Assets and NFTs
GUNZ allows the creation of in-game assets as NFTs, and players can earn, buy, or trade these assets in the GUNZ marketplace. A distinctive feature of Off The Grid is the loot boxes known as HEX boxes.
Players can collect these boxes during matches and decrypt them (i.e., open them) to create NFTs, which can then be traded, used, or transferred across compatible games. The process of decrypting HEX boxes involves the validators who own validator NFTs.
Validator NFTs
The NFTs of the validators can be considered as software contracts responsible for minting in-game items on the GUNZ network. According to the official website, there are five types of validator NFTs, each with a different power level, a different resale commission rate, and different hash power. The rarest NFTs have better chances of being selected in a decryption transaction.
Rarity
Number of NFT Tokens
Resale Commission Rate
Hash Power per NFT
Rumor
6000
%1
40
Rare
3000
%2
120
Epic
900
%3
600
Legendary
93
4%
3000
Old
7
%5
20000
NFTs can earn two types of rewards; the first comes from decrypting HEX boxes, when a player decrypts one of the HEX boxes, the validator’s NFT will be selected to handle the process and mint a new in-game item. The owner of the NFT receives the GUN fees paid by the player as a reward, while some of the GUN tokens are burned.
The second type of rewards comes from resale commissions, meaning that owners of validator NFTs can earn a share of the commissions each time the minted items are traded in the GUNZ marketplace.
Developer Tools
GUNZ provides a suite of tools to help game developers integrate blockchain technology into their projects. These tools may include APIs for creating tokens and NFTs, a blockchain explorer for tracking transactions, a mobile app for iOS and Android, a marketplace for asset trading, and much more.
These tools make it easier for developers to integrate blockchain technology into their games without needing expertise in smart contract development.
GUN Tokens
GUN tokens are the native digital currency of the GUNZ ecosystem, serving as the primary currency for transactions and transfer fees within the network, as well as supporting NFTs, allowing players to own in-game items that can be traded or used in multiple games.
GUNZ in the Binance Launchpool
On March 27, 2025, Binance announced that GUNZ tokens (GUN) are the sixty-sixth project in the Binance Launchpool. Eligible users who reserved BNB, FDUSD, and USDC during the collection period were able to receive GUN rewards. 400 million GUN tokens were allocated for the program.
After the collection period, GUN tokens were listed on Binance with an emerging tag, allowing them to be traded against USDT, BNB, FDUSD, and TRY pairs.
Closing Thoughts
GUNZ is a blockchain-based gaming platform designed to provide a user-friendly ecosystem for players and developers. By integrating NFTs, cryptocurrency transactions, and decentralized infrastructure, GUNZ offers new possibilities for game developers while giving players more control over their in-game assets.
While the project has tremendous potential, the gaming industry is highly competitive, so the project's long-term success will depend on effective execution and market uptake.
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