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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.
Year | Initial
release |
Game | Developer | Publisher | Platform | Viewpoint (perspective) | Free-to-play | Standalone | Notes |
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2017 | March 23, 2017 | PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | PUBG Corporation[a] | PUBG Corporation | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Android, iOS, Google Stadia | First-person / Third-person | Yes | 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 | Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Android | Third-person | Yes | 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 | Android, iOS | Third-person | Yes | Yes | also known as Free Fire: Battlegrounds | |
October 11, 2017 | Surviv.io | Justin Kim and Nick Clark | Justin Kim and Nick Clark
Kongregate |
Browser, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Android, iOS | Top Down | Yes | Yes | ||
November 17, 2017
(Beta) |
Rules of Survival | NetEase Games | NetEase Games | Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | Yes | ||
December 1, 2017 | Knives Out[2] | NetEase Games | NetEase Games | Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | Yes | a PUBG clone | |
2018 | March 4, 2016
(Early access) |
The Culling (video game) | Xaviant | Xaviant | Microsoft Windows, Linux, Xbox One | First-person | No | Yes | |
April 1, 2018 | Path of Exile: Royale | Grinding Gear Games | Grinding Gear Games | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, macOS | Top-down isometric | Yes | No | 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.[3] | |
June 5, 2018
(Beta) |
Realm Royale | Heroic Leap Games | Hi-Rez Studios | Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Third-person | Yes | Yes | The game is a spin-off of the hero shooter Paladins, where it originated as a game mode known as Paladins: Battlegrounds.[4][5] | |
June 5, 2018
(Beta) |
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds (TABG) | Landfall Games | Landfall Games | Microsoft Windows | First-person | Yes | 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 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 | First-person | Yes | Yes | formerly known as H1Z1: King of the Kill[6] | |
June 7, 2018 | Rec Royale (Rec Room) | Rec Room Inc. | Rec Room Inc. | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Oculus Quest 1/2 | First-person | Yes | No | A battle royale mode in Rec Room for up to 16 players (solo play) or 18 players (squads of 3 players). | |
August 3, 2018 | Creative Destruction[7] | NetEase Games | NetEase Games | Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | Yes | a Fortnite clone | |
September 19, 2018
(Early access) |
Ring of Elysium | Aurora Studios | Garena | Microsoft Windows | First-person / Third-person | Yes | Yes | The game features extreme sports like BMX and snowboarding with deadly, dynamic weather. | |
September 26, 2018 | Battlerite Royale | Stunlock Studios | Stunlock Studios | Microsoft Windows | Top-down Isometric | Yes | Yes | Battle royale mode based on the MOBA Battlerite. | |
October 12, 2018 | Blackout (Call of Duty: Black Ops 4) | Treyarch | Activision | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | First-person | No | No | a battle royale mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4[8] | |
October 22, 2018
(Beta) |
Cyber Hunter | NetEase Games | NetEase Games | Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | Yes | ||
December 6, 2018 | Danger Zone (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) | Valve Corporation | Valve Corporation | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux | First-person | Yes | No | 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. | |
December 12, 2018 | Brawl Stars | Supercell (video game company) | SuperCell | iOS, Android | Third-Person | Yes | Yes | Showdown mode in Brawl Stars for up to 10 players. | |
2019 | February 4, 2019 | Apex Legends | Respawn Entertainment | Electronic Arts | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Android,[b] iOS[b] | First-person | Yes | Yes | The game features squads of three players using pre-made characters, called "Legends". |
March 25, 2019 | Firestorm (Battlefield V) | EA DICE | Electronic Arts | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | First-person | No | No | a battle royale mode in Battlefield V[9] | |
June 10, 2019 | Nuclear Winter (Fallout 76) | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | First-person / Third-person | No | No | a battle royale mode in Fallout 76 | |
August 21, 2019 | Rogue Heist | Lifelike Studios | Time2Play Gaming Studios | Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows | Third-person | Yes | 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. | |
September 10, 2019 | Red Death (Civilization VI) | Firaxis Games | 2K Games | Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android | Top-down | No | No | Turn-based strategy, game mode inspired by other battle royales | |
October 1, 2019 | Call of Duty: Mobile | TiMi Studios | Activision | Android, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | No | ||
October 25, 2019 | ScarFall - The Royale Combat | XSQUADS Tech Pvt Ltd | XSQUADS Tech Pvt Ltd | Android, iOS | Third-person | Yes | 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 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch | First-person / Third-person | Yes | Yes | ||
December 12, 2019 | The Eliminator (Forza Horizon 4) | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | First-person / Third-person | No | 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. | |
2020 | January 14, 2020 | Darwin Project | Scavengers Studio | Scavengers Studio | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | Third-person | Yes | Yes | |
March 10, 2020 | Call of Duty: Warzone | Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Treyarch, Beenox | Activision | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | First-person | Yes | 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 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | First-person | Yes | Yes | ||
August 4, 2020 | Fall Guys | Mediatonic | Devolver Digital | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 | Third-person | Yes | 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[10][11] | |
September 3, 2020 | Spellbreak | Proletariat | Proletariat | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch | Third-person | Yes | 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 | Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS | Third-person | Yes | Yes | ||
October 14, 2020 | Eternal Return | Nimble Neuron | Nimble Neuron, Kakao Games | Microsoft Windows | Top-down isometric | Yes | Yes | Battle royale with multiplayer online battle arena elements. | |
October 22, 2020 | Population: One[12] | BigBox VR | BigBox VR | PCVR, Oculus | First-person | No | Yes | VR Battle Royale where you can climb, fly, and build.[13] | |
2021 | June 29, 2021 | Sausage Man | XD Entertainment Pte Ltd | XD Entertainment Pte Ltd | Android, iOS | Third-person | Yes | Yes | Wiggle Wiggle Sausage Battle |
July 2, 2021 (Android), August 18, 2021 (iOS) | Battlegrounds Mobile India | Krafton | Krafton | Android, iOS | First-person / Third-person | Yes | No | Modified version of PUBG Mobile for the Indian market. | |
August 11, 2021 | Naraka: Bladepoint | 24 Entertainment | NetEase Games Montreal | Microsoft Windows | First-person | No | Yes | ||
August 26, 2021 | Super Animal Royale | Pixile Studios | Modus Games | macOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | Third-person | Yes | Yes | ||
September 7, 2021 (Windows) | Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt | Sharkmob AB | Sharkmob AB | Microsoft Windows | Third-person | Yes | Yes | Based in the World of Darkness universe. | |
November 5, 2021 | The Eliminator (Forza Horizon 5) | Playground Games | Microsoft Studios | Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S | First-person / Third-person | No | No | Same rules as in Forza Horizon 4. | |
December 15, 2021 | Babble Royale | Everybody House Games | Everybody House Games | Microsoft Windows, macOS | Top-down | Yes | Yes | Battle royale word game. | |
2024 | March 19, 2024 | World of Warcraft: Plunderstorm | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment | Microsoft Windows, macOS | Third-person | No | 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. |
2024 | Sonic Rumble | Sega, Sonic Team, Rovio Entertainment | Sega | Android, iOS | Third-person | TBA | Yes | A Sonic the Hedgehog battle royale game.[14] |
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