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.

Despite the 7% shift, the difference within the genre might be the more surprising number. Per Newzoo, Fortnite went from a 43% share of the battle royale genre in 2021 to a 77% share in 2024.

Fortnite Star Wars Season start date The current battle pass is advertised to end on May 1 at 10:30 PM PT / May 2 at 1:30 AM ET, which means the plan is for Fortnite to go offline at that time for ...

The early battles in every battle royale game, including Splitgate 2, could be quite difficult. All players start with only a pistol equipped, so those who loot chests earlier will have a ...

It's true that Splitgate 2 nods to an older era of FPS with its mode variety, simplistic guns, and presence of Halo-like power weapons—though a battle royale mode is the sort of trendy addition ...

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.