Z1 Battle Royale

Moderate overall intensity
Highest flag: Spending — loot boxes
Battle RoyaleShooterSurvival

What's in it

Violence realistic
Moderate

Realistic firearm, explosive, and melee combat against other human players, with some blood but no gore or dismemberment.

Spending loot boxes
Moderate

Real-money cosmetic items and randomized loot crates opened with purchasable keys, plus a seasonal battle pass.

Spending pressure optional
Low

Cosmetic purchases and a seasonal battle pass are optional and do not affect combat outcomes.

Who can reach your kid

Voice chatChat with strangersStranger friend requestsReal-money spending

What it is

Z1 Battle Royale is a no-cost online shooter in the battle royale genre. As many as 150 participants drop by parachute onto a wide playing field, hunt for guns and equipment scattered around it, and try to outlast everyone else as either an individual or part of a squad, with an ever-tightening zone of gas herding players toward each other. The shooting mechanics aim for realism, featuring rifles, shotguns, things that explode, close-range melee attacks, and cars that players drive to pursue rivals or smash into them. Every opponent is another live human, and landing a hit shows blood, though the game stops short of visible gore or torn-apart bodies. Matches happen over the internet, where players can talk or type to unfamiliar people, and the title charges actual money for decorative goods, chance-based loot boxes, and a battle pass that runs each season.

How it's framed

Rather than telling a tale with ethical weight, this title treats fighting like a quick, competitive sport: eliminating opponents and finishing high on the leaderboard hands out points and prizes, while nothing in the way of plot or aftermath exists past taking the round. The aggression lands on fellow players and looks bloody yet stops short of gore in an arcade fashion, and the spending options are framed around looks and progression that players can skip.

Details

Developer
Daybreak Game Company
Publisher
Daybreak Game Company
Released
Feb 28, 2018
Metacritic 70critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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