Rise of the Royale: Top 10 Battle Royale Games
“If blood, battle, and glory appeals to you, then Battle Royale was heaven sent”
Running for life to be the last-man-standing, while bullets whizz past from every possible direction — being in the battlefield with the ‘Royales’ is an adrenaline-pumping, ecstatic ordeal for any game-lover. However, today, when the player-count decides whether or not you get to play the game, it’s important to keep a close track of the ‘what’s up’ list of your favorite games.
Here’s a quick glance on the most happening Royale games of the decade.
1. FORTNITE
With its worldwide fame and cross-platform play, this 100-player massacre game deserves a top spot as it is the face of the Battle Royale genre these days.
Free : Yes
Device : PC, Mobile, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Mac
Developer/Distributor : Epic
Highlights : Harvesting resources and Crafting building structures (usually done for the protection of self or comrades, vantage point, etc.).
Storyline : You drop into an island from a plane. Now survive the wilds using the weapons, vehicles, and other items you find, build your armaments, find weapons, gather resources, make structures, and take out the other players.
2. PUBG : PLAYER UNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
PUBG truly paved the way for other Battle Royale games, by letting you fight as the “the last player standing” dedicatedly. The game addicted a diverse age group with its realistic nature, reactive gameplay, razor-sharp firefights, “strategize and survive” tactical play, scavenging, etc.
Free : No
Device : PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Stadia
Developer/Distributor : Bluehole Studio
Highlights : PUBG doesn’t only refer to its title, but is also the pseudonym of its creator — Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene.
Issues: An over influx of hackers, lack of cross-platform play and frequent bans have marred the game’s reach among its audiences.
3. APEX LEGENDS
This squad-focused Battle Royale game will help you dodge opponents easily with fluid and swift sprinting, better sliding experience, rich maneuvers and fine-tuned weapons. Apex Legend is named after the band of “Legends” that features certain predetermined abilities.
Free : Yes [You can unlock all its heroes with in-game currency only]
Device : PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC
Developer/Distributor : Respawn Entertainment
Highlights : Apex Legends takes off the burden from hectic mic communication by using a ping system. It also allows you to keep your comrades in the game by respawning the dead.
4. CALL OF DUTY : WARZONE
This 150-player chaotic battleground features an ever-shrinking circle of death, Call of Duty Warzone is a breath of fresh air amidst the other Battle Royale genre.
Free : Yes
Device : PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Maker : Infinity Ward
Highlights : Arcade-style FPS Battle Royale, Bounty Contracts, The Gulag ( a 1-on-1 duel pit where dead players can be respawned ), Plunder Mode (Players scamper to collect money instead of kills).
5. CUISINE ROYALE
The conventional checklist of the Battle Royale games like the plane drop, squad planning, lootings, etc is nowhere to be found in Cuisine Royale. More than strategy and survival, this game is all about induced simplicity in chaotic fun. Initially created as an April Fool’s joke, this game kick-starts with as less as 30 players also.
Highlight : Pots, pans, waffle irons and other such pieces of kitchenware serve as suits of armour against bullets. Hence the name Cuisine Royale.
6. DARWIN PROJECT
Random searching of other players ( a standard feature of Battle Royale games) can cease to be fun after a while. In Darwin Project, a player can hunt others down by tracking their footprints on the snow. The game takes the focus away from a map scale, player numbers, or gun heavy games, to emphasise the intricacy of traps, forbidden zones, triggered freaks, arena-wide effects etc.
Free : Yes, on Steam
Highlight : It comes with a “Social Aspect”, where you can reward or punish certain players based on their answers
7. REALM ROYALE
Initially getting heat over being a Fortnite derivative, Realm Royale has managed to carve a niche for itself in the Battle Royale genre by featuring magical abilities, forges, summonable mounts, turrets, fireballs, ghost walks and proximity mines. It also introduces a comical reswaning aspect by turning injured players into giant chickens, which do nothing except hop and cluck until executed or resurrected (if survived 20 seconds as a chicken).
Free : Yes
Developer/Distributor : Hi-Rez Studios
Highlight : No Building abilities needed, It’s the go-to game for players who don’t enjoy the Fortnite’s crafting tactics.
8. FIRESTORM
Set in World War 2, this Scandinavian map offers the largest battlefield in history for your taking, filled with the blood and glory and with 63 other players, with no safe refuge!
Developer/Distributor :Battlefield 5
Device : PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
9. HYPER SCAPE
Wearing the crown of “The fastest Battle Royale game”, Hyper Scape takes place in a populated, urban, futuristic city. The lull of spectating, waiting and searching which plagues other Battle Royale games can be escaped with double-jumping and auto-mantling in Hyper Scape.
Free : Yes
Developer/Distributor : Ubisoft
Highlight : You can run around in ghost form, laying traps, scouting out enemies, looking for a revived station or, even choose to transform into an armoured bouncing orb!
10. RING OF ELYSIUM
Escaping a deadly and dynamic landscape, using ski lifts, snowboards, and mountain climbing gear, while adjusting to natural disasters like avalanches, active volcanoes, and guns make survival a dream/misery in this game.
Developer/Distributor :Tencent
Highlight: The usual set-up of “the last man standing”, the game lets you win if you make it to the evac chopper, which can save only four people.
Conclusion
The violence, thrill, frenzy and chaos are some of the most appealing features for the hardcore Battle Royale fans. However, even if you don’t enjoy these, you cannot dismiss the sky-rocketing sales and rage of these games. If you want to know what goes in the making of a sensational game like PUBG or discuss the ambience of your pet game project, contact Juego Studio, master makers of video games and apps in the global market.
