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Games like Z1 Battle Royale

If Z1 Battle Royale is your kind of game, the closest matches are Z1 Battle Royale: Test Server, Ring of Elysium and CRSED: Cuisine Royale — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its funny, intense and nostalgic. 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.

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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.

2018ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFree to playMetacritic 70Windowsby Daybreak Game Company
Z1 Battle Royale — Steam game cover
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Explosive vehicles add unpredictable chaosJanky gunplay somehow feels satisfyingProximity chat turns matches into live improv showsFunnyIntenseNostalgic

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Steam players who put hours into Z1 Battle Royale also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Z1 Battle Royale: Test Server

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Z1 Battle Royale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Massively Multiplayer with 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.

    2016Massively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  2. Ring of Elysium

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Z1 Battle Royale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Escape an astonishing disaster in Ring of Elysium, a battle royale shooter developed by Aurora Studio.

    2019ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To PlaySteam ↗
  3. CRSED: Cuisine Royale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Third-strongest match for Z1 Battle Royale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Z1 Battle Royale.

    CRSED: Cuisine Royale – is a brutal MMO last-man-standing shooter with realistic weaponry, elements of lethal mystic forces and incredible superpowers!

    2018ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Last Man Standing

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Ranked #4 for Z1 Battle Royale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Z1 Battle Royale.

    The Ultimate BATTLE ROYALE! Sharpen your skills and kill everyone in your way as you hunt for guns, gear and glory in a massive battlefield where only ONE can be crowned the LAST MAN STANDING. Earn cash prizes in a monthly competitions,

    2017ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. Just Survive

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Ranked #5 for Z1 Battle Royale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Just Survive is a post-apocalyptic survival game that immerses you in a world where humanity is fighting to take back control from the zombie hordes.

    2015ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  6. Cyber Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Ranked #6 for Z1 Battle Royale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Cyber Hunter is an open-world battle royale game featuring an unique combination of gaming elements, including survival, shooting and exploring. Any vertical surface in the Cyber Hunter world is climbable and players can glide down from high up.

    2020ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Afterinfection

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Z1 Battle Royale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Afterinfection is a brand new zombie survival game designed in Unreal 4 and being developed by a small team from Thailand. After creating your survivor, you’ll start with nothing and have to make your way across a large island searching for food, water, weapons, and crafting supplies.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Realm Royale Reforged

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Z1 Battle Royale fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Free To Play with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Join 20+ million players and experience a new kind of battle royale in Realm Royale Reforged! Choose your class, forge deadly weapons, and master powerful abilities to be the last champion standing. Mount up alone or with a team to explore a fantasy world while outrunning the deadly fog.

    2018ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Z1 Battle Royale

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Z1 Battle Royale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Z1 Battle Royale.

    PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play! Drop into diverse maps, loot unique weapons and supplies, and survive in an ever-shrinking zone where every turn could be your last.

    2017ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerFreeSteam ↗
  2. WARZONE

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Z1 Battle Royale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Massively Multiplayer with Z1 Battle Royale.

    WARZONE is a tactical turn-based war game which requires a chess level of logical thinking and which provides an entertainment comparable to that of a tank shooter.

    2017StrategyIndieMassively Multiplayer4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. CUBG: Car Unknown's Battlegrounds

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Z1 Battle Royale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Z1 Battle Royale.

    New survival by battle cars of war with many guns in battleground royal 3D pixel

    2019ActionMassively Multiplayer3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Z1 Battle Royale cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Wreckfest

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Reviewers of Z1 Battle Royale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.

    2018ActionSportsIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Rocket League®

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Reviewers of Z1 Battle Royale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...

    2015ActionSportsIndieDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Twisted

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Z1 Battle Royale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Twisted is a clever action-platformer game combined with the best gameplay elements like time and object manipulation, clever enemies, traps and other challenges.

    2017Action9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Maelstrom

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Reviewers of Z1 Battle Royale cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Command the seas in Maelstrom! Engage in fast-paced naval battles with powerful warships and colossal sea monsters. Customize your fleet and dominate the Abyssal Ocean. Are you ruthless enough to survive?

    2019ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Daybreak Game Company

Other recommendable Steam games by Daybreak Game Company, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Just Survive

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Another title from Daybreak Game Company, the studio behind Z1 Battle Royale. Shares Action and Adventure with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Just Survive is a post-apocalyptic survival game that immerses you in a world where humanity is fighting to take back control from the zombie hordes.

    2015ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  2. Z1 Battle Royale: Test Server

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Daybreak Game Company, the studio behind Z1 Battle Royale. Shares Massively Multiplayer with 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.

    2016Massively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  3. Just Survive Test Server

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Another title from Daybreak Game Company, the studio behind Z1 Battle Royale. Shares Massively Multiplayer with Z1 Battle Royale.

    In Just Survive, you’ll have to be cutthroat, resourceful, and alert to protect yourself from zombies, beasts, and the deadliest threat of all – your fellow humans.

    2015Massively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  4. PlanetSide Arena

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Z1 Battle Royale.

    Another title from Daybreak Game Company, the studio behind Z1 Battle Royale. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Z1 Battle Royale.

    PlanetSide Arena servers will be shutting down on January 10, 2020. Read our dev letter to learn more.

    2019ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To PlaySteam ↗

Frequently asked about Z1 Battle Royale

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 Z1 Battle Royale: Test Server, Ring of Elysium, CRSED: Cuisine Royale.
Who developed Z1 Battle Royale?
Z1 Battle Royale was developed by Daybreak Game Company.

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