Battle Royale currently has half this count — 119,000 players at the time of writing. "Blitz Royale is the s**t," wrote one fan on reddit. "Seriously, Epic - love the mode, y’all cooked.

People aren't playing battle royales as much as they did a few years ago, but interestingly, Fortnite's share of that playtime has exploded from 43% in 2021 to 77% in 2024.

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That's not all, though. A battle royale mode might also be incoming, which wouldn't be too outlandish considering Battlefield 5 and Battlefield 2048's short-lived swings at the subgenre.