Realm Royale
Realm Royale is a multiplayer tactical shooter with a third-person perspective set in the Paladins universe, where only the last surviving participant wins. There... Read more
Realm Royale is a multiplayer tactical shooter with a third-person perspective set in the Paladins universe, where only the last surviving participant wins. There are a total of five classes available in the game, one of which can be chosen before the battle.
Genre and Gameplay
The free-to-play online shooter Realm Royale from Hi-Rez Studios was released in early access on June 5, 2018, exclusively for PC on Steam. Initially, Realm Royale was part of the shooter Paladins as a Battlegrounds mode, but due to its popularity, it was made into a standalone project. The game organically combines ideas from the "battle royale" genre and MMORPG, attracting an audience from PUBG and Fortnite.
In terms of graphics, Realm Royale significantly lags behind modern projects, offering low-polygon models of objects and characters, an outdated particle system, effects, and weak animations. The graphical shortcomings are not very noticeable thanks to the animated, hand-drawn visual style.
Key differences between Realm Royale and PUBG and Fortnite:
- The first game in the "battle royale" genre offering modes where not only everyone fights for themselves, but also groups of 2 and 4 players, allowing for diverse character squads;
- Characters of 5 classes, each with their own style and tactics, strengths and weaknesses;
- Each character has 2 weapon slots, 2 ability slots, and possesses 1 default passive ability;
- Minimal menus, not even for inventory, all information is displayed alongside the game interface;
- Fast travel is available immediately through summoning a horse;
- No fall damage;
- Four classes of items, weapons, armor, and abilities, marked by color: common — white, rare — green, epic — purple, and legendary — gold;
- Items drop from chests and defeated enemies, and can be broken down into shards to later forge a legendary item or ability at the forge;
- With death, the game does not end; the character transforms into a noisy chicken and can quickly escape from the killer to later respawn.
Champions
- The Mage uses powerful spells instead of firearms, levitates above the ground, and gains advantages from potions.
- The Warrior is strong in close-quarters combat, uses a throwing axe to fend off enemies at range, and constantly regenerates health.
- The Hunter reloads weapons faster than others, uses proximity mines, and can quickly close in on targets or retreat.
- The Assassin creates smoke screens, can become invisible, teleport, or throw a knockback grenade. Moves faster than the others.
- The Engineer supports friends with turrets and rockets, constantly regenerates armor, but is weak and vulnerable in close combat.
Game World
At the time of the alpha test in Realm Royale, there is only one map - the fantasy Kingdom, with more maps to be added later.
The Kingdom is a spacious island-type map with all kinds of climate zones and landscapes. There are mountains and forests, fields and meadows, villages and cities, dungeons and rifts - a little bit of everything. You can enter any house on the map, and chests with useful contents are scattered everywhere.
Smithies are placed all around, where you can create better gear and weapons. When a smithy is in operation, it attracts the attention of other players and becomes a focal point of action.
Multiplayer
The online mode of Realm Royale is very similar to other games in the "battle royale" genre. 100 people participate in a round, and the last player or group of players remaining alive wins.
First, everyone gathers on a small island, after which they board an airship and can jump anywhere on the map they wish. Every two minutes, the game world shrinks, with deadly fog taking over the space.
Immediately after a superhero landing, you need to search for crates with ammunition, weapons, and abilities, after which you should track down the other players, kill them, collect the contents of their inventory, crates, and upgrade your gear at the smithy. The game does not welcome those who ignore combat for too long.
Gear, weapons, and abilities should be constantly improved and changed to suit your chosen play style, allies, and the current situation. The path to victory goes through teamwork - all squad members exchange shards, heal each other's wounds, restore armor, and cover the player who has become a chicken.
Store Offers and Discounts
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System requirements and PC test
- Windows 7
- CPU: Intel Core i5-2320 CPU
- RAM: 6 GB
- Free Space: 5 GB
- VRAM: 1024 MB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555