Realm Royale Information Pre-release

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Realm Royale, previously known as Paladins: Battlegrounds, is a free-to-play battle royale third-person shooter video game in development by Hi-Rez Studios. The game features multiple character classes each with unique abilities. It is a spin-off of the hero shooter Paladins, for which it began as a game mode. The game was released for Microsoft Windows via Steam's early access program on June 5, 2018, with a closed beta version for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One being available sometime during the week of July 30, 2018.

 

Gameplay

 

The game plays similarly to other games in the battle royale genre, in which players must traverse to shrinking safe area, collect equipment such as weapons to fight and eliminate opponents, and aim to be the last remaining player. Players are automatically grouped into teams of four against a total of 100 players. A crafting system allows found items to be broken down for materials to make better items or abilities at fixed locations found on the map, called Forges, which often become contested by many players. Players who have been "knocked down" by other players were transformed into a chicken, and may be turned back if they manage to survive attackers for a period of time.

 

Reception

 

Pre-release

Realm Royale's visual style and gameplay have drawn comparisons with the MMORPG World of Warcraft. Alex Avard of GamesRadar + likened the game's classes to "the early days of World of Warcraft's PvP, in all the right ways." Jordan Forward of PCGamesN named the Forge as a key addition that "[adds] a real sense of direction to the early and mid-game of Realm Royale".