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- Free
- 2017
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Fall Guys
Why this: Same funny mood as Z1 Battle Royale.
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- Released: 2018
- Developer: Daybreak Game Company
- Price: Free to play
- 50% of 56,854 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play
- Metacritic 70
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Explosive vehicles add unpredictable chaos
- Janky gunplay somehow feels satisfying
- Proximity chat turns matches into live improv shows
- Funny
- Intense
- Nostalgic
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About Z1 Battle Royale
The closest matches to Z1 Battle Royale: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, Apex Legends™, Darwin Project, The Culling, and Ring of Elysium. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Z1 Battle Royale is your kind of game, the closest matches are PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, Apex Legends™ and Darwin Project — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as funny, intense and nostalgic, and single out its arcade style gunplay and one tap kills. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Z1 Battle Royale is a free-to-play battle royale game released in 2018 by Daybreak Game Company. It offers arcade-style gunplay with one-tap-kills, RNG loot drops, vehicle explosions, and proximity-chat. Players describe the experience as nostalgic, funny, and intense. Reviewers highlight how explosive vehicles add unpredictable chaos and proximity-chat turns matches into live improv shows. Players appreciate the arcade-style adrenaline in every match. The game holds a 50% positive rating from over 56,000 Steam reviews. Z1 Battle Royale is not supported on Steam Deck.
About Z1 Battle Royale: Z1 Battle Royale is a Free to Play, fast-paced, action arcade, competitive Battle Royale. Staying true to its "King of the Kill" roots, the game has been revamped and restored to the classic feel, look, and gameplay everyone fell in love with. Play solo, duos, or fives and be the last ones standing.
Is Z1 Battle Royale worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 50% of 56,854 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 66% positive across 68 new reviews, 16 points above its all-time score.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 101 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 32 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Explosive vehicles add unpredictable chaos
- Janky gunplay somehow feels satisfying
- Proximity chat turns matches into live improv shows
- Pure arcade style adrenaline in every match
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Z1 Battle Royale is a game where I get ready to play but nobody comes. I press play and I wait and I wait and I wait and my snack gets cold. The game used to have lots of friends and running and shooting and shouting, but now it is very…”
“This is where it all started, and ended. RIP good game back in the day. Killed by microtransactions, bad devs. Had potential to be bigger than fortnite.”
People who play it also play: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, Apex Legends™, Darwin Project
Frequently asked about Z1 Battle Royale
Can I run it?
Does Z1 Battle Royale work on Steam Deck?
Z1 Battle Royale is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
Is Z1 Battle Royale free to play?
Yes — Z1 Battle Royale is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Z1 Battle Royale have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Z1 Battle Royale supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Z1 Battle Royale?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Z1 Battle Royale are PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, Apex Legends™, Darwin Project.
Who developed Z1 Battle Royale?
Z1 Battle Royale was developed by Daybreak Game Company.