3 Names Worth Giving a Shot if You’re an Enthusiastic Gamer

An ever-expanding cohort of game studios is carving out space in the gaming world, motivated by the promise of new monetization pathways, true asset ownership, and a less frustrated player base. Gaming is a goldmine of opportunity that often lets players earn rewards with real-world value. For example, Web3 games often reward players with tokens they can trade or sell for fiat currency via secondary marketplaces and major global exchanges like Binance. The gaming landscape is ripe with opportunity, and the horizon favors those bold enough to explore it. 

In 2026, an interesting phenomenon is underway: more and more game providers are moving toward invisible tech, where gameplay takes center stage and provides the public with a rather interesting experience. To celebrate the new year, we’ve brought you the very best games around right now. They’re the ones hardcore players talk about without rolling their eyes. 

Off The Grid 

Off The Grid (OTG) is a Battle Royale 2.0 game, a step beyond the classic Fortnite/Apex model, merging large-scale PvP (Player versus Player) combat with narrative-driven PvE (Player versus Environment) missions that unspool vividly within the same match. It’s the brainchild of Gunzilla Games, an independent AAA game studio acclaimed for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible. Off The Grid is a cyberpunk, multiplayer, third-person shooter molded by Neill Blomkamp, known for directing witty, socio-political sci-fi films like District 9, Elysium, and Chappie. It doesn’t look or feel like a small Indie project, but like a high-budget, triple-A blockbuster, with complex animations and cinematic effects you’d expect from Activision (Call of Duty) or Ubisoft. Players can use GUN, the native token of the GUNZ platform, to trade and buy items on the marketplace, acquire gear, craft components, and get and rare, time-restricted, or event-exclusive items.

Rumor has it that a major 2026 breakthrough will introduce Pro-Contracts, allowing players to sign with real-world sponsors for on-chain salaries. Essentially, Off The Grid could mature into a platform where players earn real-world sponsorships, with sponsorships, turning competitive gameplay into a fully transparent, digitally backed career path with authentic financial rewards.

Pikamoon

Pikamoon is a 3D game that lives in a fantasy world called Dreva, basically just one corner of the bigger Pikaverse metaverse. Players, also referred to as the #PikaArmy, explore, battle, and trade to earn PIKA tokens as they fight for glory and move their way up in the ultimate play-to-earn adventure. Pikamoon reminds us a lot about Pokémon, conceived byTajiri and his friend Ken Sugimori and visually crafted by his longtime collaborator, Ken Sugimori, who is an illustrator. The beta version looks good, which means the team is really pushing to deliver an awesome game.

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The whole point of the game is to trek through the six lands of the Pikaverse and take down the big bosses running each area. If you’ve ever played Pokémon, you’ll feel right at home because each character is a “pocket monster” in its own right. To keep things interesting, Pikamoon uses turn-based combat, so it’s not a mindless button‑mash fest. It plays more like a tactical showdown where every move counts, meaning you have to read the battlefield, predict your opponent’s next play, and chain abilities strategically if you want to come out on top.

On October 31, 2025, Orbio Games introduced ORBIO, which power new Pikaverse features that the original PIKA wasn’t built to handle. It’s s basically the engine driving all the new stuff the game wants to roll out, handling upgrades, powering new in‑game utilities, and ensuring the backend can scale seamlessly as the player base grows. By the way, PIKA is integrated directly into the gameplay loop. Pikamoon rewards you for making smart decisions, winning battles, leveling up your creatures strategically, and mastering the combat system. 

Symbiogenesis

Square Enix tried launching Symbiogenesis as a digital collectible art experience for Web3 Fans, but it didn’t really take off. Now, the word is they’re giving it a full reboot and turning it into a real game or experience built on Sony’s Soneium blockchain in 2026. Symbiogenesis is an interactive, story-driven, or puzzle-based video game where a handful of players who hold specific assets can literally shape the outcome for the entire community. The game presents a big lineup of characters, each with its own role in the unfolding narrative, and some of them may even influence how the world evolves as players progress.

Did we spike your interest?

Do you want to learn more about these games? Or maybe you already played one or two of them, and you can share your experience with the world. Suppose this is the first time you hear these names, we would recommend trying something new and breaking your routine with one of them. But if you already played them, you probably share our opinion they could become the next big things in the industry.