Z1 Battle Royale
Skip · Multiplayer · 2018
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
The reviews do not carry it. What it costs you is time.
- PriceS
- Free to play
- Reviews▼
- 56% of 202,309
- Critics
- 70 players 14 lower
- Genre rank
- Top 93% Multiplayer
Holding it back: Reviews
Time and effort
- Typical playtime
- 68.6h
Players and genre
- Online
- 17 now
- Recent reviews
- 60% 30 days
- Better reviewed
- 7% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
It is less well reviewed than 93 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, CRSED: Cuisine Royale (free, scores 48) beats it on value, while it beats Infestation: The New Z (free, scores 0).
Its player count is falling. 62 were online at the highest of our weekly checks over 35 days, 17 at the last one, on Nov 3, 06:45 UTC.
More about Z1 Battle Royale
Critics scored it 70, but players land 14 points lower at 56 percent. The reviews were kinder than the room.
Inside the two-hour refund window, 30 percent of the 14,645 reviews written there were positive, against 56 percent overall, and those are 10 percent of everything written about it.
The rating rests on 202,309 reviews, so it is not going to move much from here.
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What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
Developed and published by Daybreak Game Company, Z1 Battle Royale is a title that carries significant historical weight within the multiplayer gaming landscape. Long before battle royale games became a staple of the industry, this release helped define many of the conventions that would later become standard across the genre. Originally introduced under the H1Z1 banner, the game has undergone numerous...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Z1 Battle Royale holds a unique and somewhat tragic place in gaming history as the title that arguably ignited the massive Battle Royale craze, yet it is currently a shell of its former self. Objectively looking at its lifecycle and the consensus from its player base, the game is a classic case of a pioneer being overshadowed by the polished giants it helped create. Here is an honest breakdown of the game's...
ኃጢአተኛ ነፍስህ ከመዳን በላይ ናት እና ምንም ሰላም ወይም ህመም አታውቅም, የንስሐ ቅዝቃዜ ብቻ አብቅቷል, ምክንያቱም ኃጢአትህ ከማንኛውም ተልዕኮ ይበልጣል, መጨረሻው ቀርቧል, የኃጢአት መርከቦች. ሰይጣን ነፍስህን በእቅፍህ ይይዛል፣ ወደ ዘላለማዊ ጨለማ ይገፋሃል፣ የገሃነም እሳትን ጉድጓዶች ትሰማለህ፣ እኛ እየሳቅን ይቃጠላል። ሥጋና ደም ለዘለዓለም ወጣትነትህ። በደም የተሞላው ሞት አካሉን ነጥቆ ከቤተሰቡ ጋር ጨለማ ውስጥ ይጥለዋል። በአምላካችን ስም በታላቁ ሰይጣን ሉሲፈር።
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About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 6 GB of memory, nVidia GeForce GTX 460 series or higher, 20 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Z1 Battle Royale scores 1/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/433850/z1-battle-royaleReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.