But player counts don't mean everything, and if we're still talking numbers, than PUBG mobile's player count of 400 million truly takes the cake. Statistics finally aside, it's time to tackle the meat and potatoes of these two games and decide which one is a truly battle royale k

The issue of loot boxes has returned once more, with plenty of companies failing to heed the anger of players or even anti-loot box legislation passed by countries . Meanwhile, the return of some of the most beloved intellectual properties has failed to meet the expectations set of them, leading to plenty of disappointment from gam

One of the ways to discover these weapon weaknesses is to pick up each weapon in training mode and battle against the dummies inside of training mode. This will show newer players how to utilize the different fire rates of PUBG the extreme presence of recoil and the high damage of a firefight within a ma

Engaging in a close-range battle is much easier to grasp. Simply put, adopting a spray and pray attitude can grant players some easy kills due to the full-auto and burst features on most assault rifles. Even without a proper sight attached to the gun players can fire from the hip and effectively take out a pesky enemy in no time. However, doing so can be a waste of precious ammunition and a death sentence for late-game fights. So good advice would be to always have a close to mid-range sight on your weapon to utilize in case an enemy manages to sneak up on you. And try your best to use positional advantage and aiming down your sight to take out the enemy more effectively. This will save players from using up all their ammo and provide a better loadout for late-game fig

The most popular game of its kind deserves placement on this list and praise for what it's accomplished for the battle royale genre. Fortnite has changed quite a bit since its release way back in 2017. The level of detail has improved significantly and it's added features like cross-platform play, new skins, and fish

PUBG's Season 7 provides a dangerous new environment for players to traverse, but thankfully they won't have to worry about things like falling through the ice or dying from hypothermia. Instead, players will have to keep an eye on moving trains, evidence of vehicle traffic, and the ever-present looming blue circle which, while it still does the same amount of damage as gamers are used to, provides a smaller initial safe area than people are used to. There are a number of new and revised areas in Season 7's version of Vikendi, and some of the best ones to drop into are detailed be

There are few places more exciting for the circle to close on than the Cosmodrome. Not only does it look like a scene straight out of the end of one of the old James Bond 007 movies, but there is one of the largest structures ever to dot PUBG's landscape located at the Cosmodrome (an old missile silo, pictured above) which has the potential to see multiple teams on multiple levels firing up and down at each other in may

Fortnite on the other hand reeks of personality, so much so that they were even able to thread a story through all of it's themes. Despite not having reality breaking graphics, it's still just such a fun game to look at and play, and that's a testament to the st

The first step to mastering PUBG is to learn what makes the game tick. This does not mean studying what battle royale is all about. But rather it means learning the inner workings of gunplay, healing mechanics, how to operate vehicles, which gear to get, and what sites you are comfortable us

The Callisto Protocol landscape and squad-based combat of Ring of Elysium reminds us all too much of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. One might wonder why they would play Ring of Elysium when they could just as easily play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Well, the former allows players to swim underwater past coral reefs and aquatic structures. Also, with a grappling hook and other cool features, the gameplay of Ring of Elysium does more than enough to distinguish its

Formerly named 'H1z1,' Z1 Battle Royale was in the early access stage for a significant amount of time, but now that it is complete, the game has turned into a free-to-play game. Z1 Battle Royale combines battle royale elements with zombie survival. Players will have to scavenge for items to survive the game's natural elements and opposing players. The objective is to be the last player or team standing in solo, duos, or fives. With plenty of unlocks, the game has a tremendous amount of replay va

You'll find instant enjoyment from playing Rules of Survival. It may not have the lasting appeal as some of the other games in this list, but we can admire it for its similarities to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrou

As mentioned before the Assault rifle is a player's all-around useful tool. It is serviceable in close-range and in long-range fights. But to truly make use of this reality players must learn some key concepts to gain the most mileage from this wea