
If you thought classic FPS STALKER could have done with the battle royale treatment, then you share the same sentiment as Vostok Games, who launched Fear The Wolves into Steam Early Access back in 2018. First to reach the evac chopper at the end of the game wins.īad Blood was an interesting idea, but it lacked the staying power that other games in the genre wielded. The level was infested with zombies and hives which could be destroyed for level ups, but you could also prey on other survivors to steal their hard earned loot.
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However, Bad Blood still felt like a leftfield choice for the developers.įree to all Dying Light players, Bad Blood launched on PC in 2018 and saw 12 players competing in a mix of PvE and PvP. The Be The Hunter mode pitted a high-powered infected against a team of players, which existed I guess. Taking the fight to the undead hordes is utterly thrilling, and in fairness to Techland, it’s not like the game was a stranger to online PvP. Without a doubt, Dying Light is one of the best single-player/co-op zombie apocalypse survival games you can buy. Here’s a list of the most forgotten battle royale games ever made, which we’re choosing to acknowledge before the inevitable next wave of games pushes the knowledge out of our brains. Unfortunately, none mentioned here were ever destined to match up to the likes of PUBG, Fortnite and others like it. While this isn’t an exhaustive list of every forgotten battle royale game in existence, it does include some larger flops along with a few that deserved to do better.

No matter where you sit, the genre’s run of form has led to imitators and games that couldn’t live up to the same standards, meaning some games fell by the wayside over time. Depending on who you ask, it’s either still in its peak, or it’s filled with “dead games” according to bots on Twitter. Whether it’s in player base or viewership on platforms like YouTube or Twitch, the BR genre has been big business. For the past four years, battle royale games have held the top spot when it comes to multiplayer gaming.
