List of battle royale games
This is a list of battle royale games, sorted chronologically. A battle royale game is an online multiplayer video game genre that blends last-man-standing gameplay with the survival, exploration and scavenging elements of a survival game.
Legend
| DROID | Android | iOS | iOS, iPhone, iPod, iPadOS, iPad, visionOS, Apple Vision Pro | LIN | Linux, SteamOS |
| NS | Nintendo Switch | OSX | macOS | PS4 | PlayStation 4 |
| PS5 | PlayStation 5 | Quest | Meta Quest / Oculus Quest family, including Oculus Rift | Stadia | Google Stadia |
| WEB | Browser game | WIN | Windows, all versions Windows 95 and up | XBO | Xbox One |
| XBX/S | Xbox Series X/S |
Standalone games
| Year | Initial release | Game | Developer | Publisher | Platform | Viewpoint (perspective) | Free-to-play | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | March 23, 2017 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | PUBG Corporation[a] | PUBG Corporation | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S, DROID, iOS, Stadia | First-person / Third-person | Yes | The game is based on previous mods that were created by Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene for other games, inspired by the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale,[1] and expanded into a standalone game under Greene's creative direction. |
| July 21, 2017 | Fortnite Battle Royale | Epic Games | Epic Games | WIN, OSX, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S, NS, DROID, iOS | Third-person | Yes | The player can build structures as defense or buildings. It is a companion game to Fortnite: Save the World. | |
| September 30, 2017
(Beta) |
Garena Free Fire | 111 Dot Studio | Garena | DROID, iOS | Third-person | Yes | Also known as Free Fire: Battlegrounds | |
| October 11, 2017 | Surviv.io | Justin Kim and Nick Clark | Justin Kim and Nick Clark
Kongregate |
WEB, WIN, OSX, DROID, iOS | Top-down | Yes | Heavily inspired by PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Service for the official version of the game was halted in 2023. | |
| November 17, 2017
(Beta) |
Rules of Survival | NetEase Games | NetEase Games | WIN, DROID, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | ||
| December 1, 2017 | Knives Out[2] | NetEase Games | NetEase Games | WIN, DROID, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | A PUBG clone. | |
| 2018 | March 4, 2016
(Early access) |
The Culling (video game) | Xaviant | Xaviant | WIN, LIN, XBO | First-person | No | |
| June 5, 2018
(Beta) |
Realm Royale | Heroic Leap Games | Hi-Rez Studios | WIN, OSX, PS4, XBO, NS | Third-person | Yes | The game is a spin-off of the hero shooter Paladins, where it originated as a game mode known as Paladins: Battlegrounds.[3][4] | |
| June 5, 2018
(Beta) |
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds (TABG) | Landfall Games | Landfall Games | WIN | First-person | Yes | A spin-off of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (TABS) with heavily exaggerated physics. It became free to play in 2021 | |
| January 15, 2015
(Early access) |
Z1 Battle Royale | Daybreak Game Company | Daybreak Game Company | WIN, PS4 | First-person | Yes | formerly known as H1Z1: King of the Kill[5] | |
| August 3, 2018 | Creative Destruction[6] | NetEase Games | NetEase Games | WIN, DROID, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | a Fortnite clone | |
| September 19, 2018
(Early access) |
Ring of Elysium | Aurora Studios | Garena | WIN | First-person / Third-person | Yes | The game features extreme sports like BMX and snowboarding with deadly, dynamic weather. | |
| September 26, 2018 | Battlerite Royale | Stunlock Studios | Stunlock Studios | WIN | Top-down Isometric | Yes | Battle royale mode based on the MOBA Battlerite. | |
| October 22, 2018
(Beta) |
Cyber Hunter | NetEase Games | NetEase Games | WIN, DROID, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | ||
| December 12, 2018 | Brawl Stars | Supercell (video game company) | SuperCell | iOS, DROID | Third-person | Yes | Showdown mode in Brawl Stars for up to 10 players. | |
| 2019 | February 4, 2019 | Apex Legends | Respawn Entertainment | Electronic Arts | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S, NS, DROID,[b] iOS[b] | First-person | Yes | The game features squads of three players using pre-made characters, called "Legends". |
| August 21, 2019 | Rogue Heist | Lifelike Studios | Time2Play Gaming Studios | DROID, iOS, WIN | Third-person | Yes | Rogue Heist is a competitive third-person shooter set in a world of organized crime. The game is designed to promote teamwork between players in order to complete objectives. | |
| October 25, 2019 | ScarFall - The Royale Combat | XSQUADS Tech Pvt Ltd | XSQUADS Tech Pvt Ltd | DROID, iOS | Third-person | Yes | A made-in-India battle royale game that gained traction after PUBG got banned in the country. | |
| December 12, 2019 | CRSED: F.O.A.D. | Darkflow Studio | Gaijin Entertainment | WIN, XBO, XBX/S, PS4, PS5, NS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | ||
| 2020 | January 14, 2020 | Darwin Project | Scavengers Studio | Scavengers Studio | WIN, PS4, XBO | Third-person | Yes | |
| March 10, 2020 | Call of Duty: Warzone | Infinity Ward, Raven Software | Activision | WIN, PS4, XBO | First-person | Yes | The game is a part of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game but does not require purchase of it. | |
| October 18, 2022
(Retired) |
Hyper Scape | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S | First-person | Yes | ||
| August 4, 2020 | Fall Guys | Mediatonic | Devolver Digital | WIN, PS4 | Third-person | Yes | Up to 60 players control jelly bean-like creatures and compete against each other in a series of challenges. It became free to play in 2022[7][8] | |
| September 3, 2020 | Spellbreak | Proletariat | Proletariat | WIN, PS4, XBO, NS | Third-person | Yes | Players use magical spells in place of guns, choosing from one of six classes wind, fire, ice, lightning, stone and toxic. | |
| September 18, 2020 | Farlight 84 | Lilith Games, Miracle Games | Miracle Games | WIN, DROID, iOS | Third-person | Yes | ||
| October 14, 2020 | Eternal Return | Nimble Neuron | Nimble Neuron, Kakao Games | WIN | Top-down isometric | Yes | Battle royale with multiplayer online battle arena elements. | |
| October 22, 2020 | Population: One[9] | BigBox VR | BigBox VR | Quest | First-person | No | VR Battle Royale where you can climb, fly, and build.[10] | |
| 2021 | June 29, 2021 | Sausage Man | XD Entertainment Pte Ltd | XD Entertainment Pte Ltd | DROID, iOS | Third-person | Yes | Wiggle Wiggle Sausage Battle |
| August 11, 2021 | Naraka: Bladepoint | 24 Entertainment | NetEase Games Montreal | WIN | First-person | No | ||
| August 26, 2021 | Super Animal Royale | Pixile Studios | Modus Games | OSX, WIN, NS, PS4, PS5, Stadia, XBO, XBX/S | Third-person | Yes | ||
| September 7, 2021 (Windows) | Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt | Sharkmob AB | Sharkmob AB | WIN | Third-person | Yes | Based in the World of Darkness universe. | |
| December 15, 2021 | Babble Royale | Everybody House Games | Everybody House Games | WIN, OSX | Top-down | Yes | Battle royale word game. | |
| 2022 | November 16, 2022 | Call of Duty: Warzone (2022 video game) | Infinity Ward, Raven Software | Activision | WIN, PS4, XBO | First-person | Yes | It was a successor to 2020's Call of Duty: Warzone |
| 2024 | March 21, 2024 | Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile | Activision Shanghai, Beenox, Digital Legends Entertainment,Solid State Studios | Activision | DROID, iOS | First-person | Yes | Mobile version based on Call of Duty: Warzone |
| November 20, 2024
(Open Beta) |
Supervive | TheoryCraft Games | TheoryCraft Games | WIN | Top-down | Yes | A Moba and BR mash up game, taking elements from games such as League of Legends, Apex Legends, and Hero Shooters like Overwatch.[11][12]
The game is played with premade Heroes called Hunters, and follows a format similar to Apex Legends with MOBA type characters instead.[13] | |
| 2025 | November 5, 2025 | Sonic Rumble | Sega, Sonic Team, Rovio Entertainment | Sega | DROID, iOS, WIN | Third-person | Yes | A Sonic the Hedgehog battle royale game.[14] |
Games with battle royale modes
The following is a list of games with battle royale modes or maps that are released as part of a larger, non battle royale game
| Year | Initial release | Game | Developer | Publisher | Platform | Viewpoint (perspective) | Free-to-play | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | April 1, 2018 | Path of Exile: Royale | Grinding Gear Games | Grinding Gear Games | WIN, XBO, PS4, OSX | Top-down isometric | Yes | A battle royale mode in Path of Exile, initially released for April Fools Day 2018, but later fleshed out and re-released on July 16, 2021.[15] |
| June 7, 2018 | Rec Royale (Rec Room) | Rec Room Inc. | Rec Room Inc. | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBO, XBX/S, iOS, Quest | First-person | Yes | A battle royale mode in Rec Room for up to 16 players (solo play) or 18 players (squads of 3 players). | |
| October 12, 2018 | Blackout (Call of Duty: Black Ops 4) | Treyarch | Activision | WIN, PS4, XBO | First-person | No | A battle royale mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.[16] | |
| December 6, 2018 | Danger Zone (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) | Valve Corporation | Valve Corporation | WIN, OSX, LIN | First-person | Yes | A battle royale mode in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for up to 16 or 18 players. It is possible to play with group of friends as a squad of two or three players, or to play solo. | |
| 2019 | March 25, 2019 | Firestorm (Battlefield V) | EA DICE | Electronic Arts | WIN, PS4, XBO | First-person | No | a battle royale mode in Battlefield V[17] |
| June 10, 2019 | Nuclear Winter (Fallout 76) | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks | WIN, PS4, XBO | First-person / Third-person | No | A battle royale mode in Fallout 76. | |
| September 10, 2019 | Red Death (Civilization VI) | Firaxis Games | 2K Games | WIN, OSX, LIN, iOS, NS, PS4, XBO, DROID | Top-down | No | Turn-based strategy, game mode inspired by other battle royales. | |
| October 1, 2019 | Call of Duty: Mobile | TiMi Studios | Activision | DROID, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | ||
| December 12, 2019 | The Eliminator (Forza Horizon 4) | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios | WIN, XBO, XBX/S | First-person / Third-person | No | Players drive around the game map collecting car upgrades as the round goes on. They can challenge others to head-to-head races to eliminate rivals. The player is disqualified if they either leave the safe zone after a given time limit, or lose a head-to-head race. After 10 players remain, head-to-heads will disable (any in course will be aborted) and a final sprint race will dictate the winners of the game mode. | |
| 2021 | July 2, 2021 (DROID), August 18, 2021 (iOS) | Battlegrounds Mobile India | Krafton | Krafton | DROID, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | Modified version of PUBG Mobile for the Indian market. |
| November 5, 2021 | The Eliminator (Forza Horizon 5) | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios | WIN, XBO, XBX/S | First-person / Third-person | No | Same rules as in Forza Horizon 4. | |
| 2024 | March 19, 2024 | World of Warcraft: Plunderstorm | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment | WIN, OSX | Third-person | No | A pirate-themed Battle Royale game mode called Plunderstorm was released with patch 10.2.6. Players play separate characters specifically for Plunderstorm, rather than their usual characters. |
Notes
- ↑ The mobile version was developed by LightSpeed & Quantum Studio, an internal division of Tencent Games.
- 1 2 in 2022
References
- ↑ Zavarise, Giada (December 6, 2018). "How Battle Royale went from a manga to a Fortnite game mode". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Knives Out – 6400m*6400m Battle Royale on Mobile". www.knivesout-en.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ Phillips, Tom (January 4, 2018). "Paladins is getting a Battlegrounds-inspired mode and it is named Paladins: Battlegrounds". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ June 2018, Alex Avard 06 (June 6, 2018). "Realm Royale is like Fortnite mixed with World of Warcraft, and it's better than it has any right to be". Official PlayStation Magazine. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Hall, Charlie (February 5, 2016). "H1Z1 is splitting into two games, headed to consoles". Polygon. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ NetEase Inc; Titan Studio. "Creative Destruction: A Sandbox Survival Game on Mobile". www.cdgame.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ Antonio G. Di Benedetto; Jay Peters (May 16, 2022). "Fall Guys is going free-to-play and coming to Nintendo Switch and Xbox on June 21st". The Verge. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ↑ Purslow, Matt (June 21, 2022). "Fall Guys Has Been Removed From Steam, But Will Still Receive Full Support". IGN. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- ↑ "POPULATION: ONE – Battle Royale in VR". Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Heroes of Mavia | Build Your Base & Battle for RUBY". Mavia. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Sports Illustrated - Supervive Open Beta".
- ↑ "PCGamesN - Supervive earns one million lifetime players".
- ↑ "Gameleap.com - SUPERVIVE: All Protector Hunters in the Open Beta".
- ↑ Romano, Sal (May 8, 2024). "Sonic Rumble announced for iOS, Android – 32-player battle royale". Gematsu. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ↑ Gilliam, Ryan (July 15, 2021). "Path of Exile: Royale returns starting today". Path of Exile: Royale's battle royale mode is back - Polygon. Polygon. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ↑ Wales, Matt (August 14, 2018). "Call of Duty Black Ops 4's battle royale Blackout beta gets a September start date". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ Senior, Tom (March 21, 2019). "Battlefield 5 Firestorm's blazing inferno brings some urgency to battle royale". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
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