Gunzilla Games CEO Vlad Korolev has broken his silence following accusations that the Off the Grid studio failed to pay workers in some cases for several months, dismissing the claims as “a new narrative from haters.”
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What did Gunzilla Games CEO Korolev say?
In a lengthy post on X, Korolev labelled the accusations “FUD” designed to farm views by targeting “the biggest web3 game ever created.” He spent the bulk of his response boasting about Off the Grid’s player numbers, claiming 3,000 new players join daily and that the game added 100,000 subscribers to its premium tier in 2025, before eventually addressing the pay allegations directly.
When he did, Korolev acknowledged that some payments had been delayed, but insisted no full-time employee had ever waited more than a week. He attributed any delays to managing the company’s cash flow rather than an inability to pay, and signed off with a brief apology “for any inconvenience.”
Why doesn’t it quite add up
The response raises more questions than it answers. Korolev’s insistence that Off the Grid is thriving sits awkwardly alongside his admission of cash flow problems. If the game is performing as strongly as claimed, why are workers left waiting?
It’s also worth noting that multiple former workers, not just one, came forward with complaints. Two said they were only paid after either going public or involving lawyers. Meanwhile, Combat Waffle Studios CEO Scott Albright publicly backed the accusers, saying his studio is currently employing people who worked at Gunzilla and weren’t paid.
Dismissing several independent voices as “haters” is unlikely to put this controversy to rest.
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