Video Games are becoming arguably the most successful entertainment industry on the planet. From game development on the first computers, arcades or gaming consoles and now incorporating high-tech components like VR and augmented reality, the gaming market continues to evolve into a multi-billion-plus industry. After evolution in industry comes a change in game development as a whole. Video games have become a tool to tell stories, whether through titles involving a straight narrative or puzzle games providing incredibly informative but mind-blowing experiences and competition games where the player has the chance of competing and gaining the prize.
1 Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Developer: Mediatonic. Available to: PSP4 and PS5. Available for Android, iOS, and Xbox One in 2018. The most interesting feature is the fall Guys Ultimate Knockout invites all players. No game player is required to play this, which is partly the reason why it was successful. Up to 60 players compete to be the last player standing. In all the rounds you aim to get to this particular minigame and as the match continues, there is only one player in the race.
2 Apex Legends
For tactical shooters, Valorant helped introduce characters with skills that are used in match play as additional weapons. Apex Legends provides the experience of the Battle Royale genre for gamers. What are your results? The game also developed the most incredible connections amongst players and characters referred to as “legend”, allowing for an extremely different experience from other Battle Royale games. Apex is the most beautiful work from developers Respawn. This revamped Titanfall universe is unique. Besides being futuristic in design and aesthetic, the game offered something for everyone to enjoy.
3 Battlerite Royale (80)
Its rich multiplayer version is a derivative of free-to-play MOBA known by the shortened name Battlerite. The isometric strategic model complements the winner-takes-all scenario quite nicely it’s not surprising more like this are being developed. The game is a hybrid of easy access with skill, as players can access a wide variety of easily-accessible powers and attack with a simple key, which must target different player-controlled targets. Since this primarily is an older iteration the Battlerite Royale version is quite well developed.
4 Firestorms
Firestorm is the Battle Royale spinoff from DS FPS title Battlefield V. One of the game’s most impressive features is heavy graphical performance. They can help you feel like you’re going on an adventure that pushes you beyond your limits—a lone survival after an intense battle demonstrating the survival aspect. Alongside the overall survival feeling the game brings with it is the survival vibe. The contest starts at the time players drop off at several destinations in the map when the capture of the top-level loot becomes a major feature.
5 Worms Rumble
The Worms series of games has already captured the hearts of gaming enthusiasts since 1995. From that point, players are able to recognize that the worms are not just the typical insects found in your home, but also the fighting. The best way to prove that this worm can truly be a warrior would be to place the creature into the battlefield. Worms Rumble is a 32-player multiplayer game with different modes including deathmatch, last-wretch and last squad standing. It’s strange yet memorable weaponry is also an advantage in this game.
6 PUBG Battlegrounds
The game is now known as PUBG or Battleground. Its role was hugely influencing. Some may think other game designs are just copying from it and innovating on current ideas is nothing new. Except for its ridiculous redundant name, the game has retained its reputation as a Battle Royale shooter. This is aimed towards the older audience in comparison to Fortnite, where weapon customization serves as its highlight.
7 Call of Duty: Warzone
Call of Duty was a long-time recognizable franchise and has been recognized as one of the best graphical games out there with its latest instalment popular series Warzone appeared. When Activision’s first Battle Royale game was revealed, the anticipation from fans in general swelled. Its performance has not disappointed, despite a huge outcry it has already had. The game introduced several unique aspects of its genre, the loading system allows for custom classes to be acquired in games. Each match has 150 players, which is one of the highest number of players in the genre.
8 Forza Horizon 4 Eliminator Mode
Horizon 4 will feature racing games. A fourth entry of a famous racer franchise introduced the Eliminator mode which provided a unique use of the Ferrari and Porsche vehicles beyond a racetrack in a combat royale event. It allows 70 drivers to compete for the final position. Throughout the years the maps that the cars have been exploring shrink and all driver races and losers are eliminated along the way. Forza is always a familiar feeling in this game however battle royale is always fun.
9 Tetris 99 (83)
There are only a handful of games out there which can end up as quickly as the one that is feverishly addictive. Because the guys have the utmost confidence in themselves, they were blindsided by the stacking of tetromino rises and just fell. Nintendo surprised many with the release on Direct earlier this month. Despite being mostly a Tetris game in an enormously larger form, it really is all needed to create an insanely interesting and chaotic puzzle showdown.
10 Super Animal Royale (73)
Animal control sounds weird… but it’s very effective when executed correctly. The Super Animal Royale art style is a perfect addition to its rich character diversity. It may not be the most revolutionary Battle Royale game, but it does a lot of work. Super Animals Royale offers fans a different type of entertainment that is worth splurging on.
