Legacy of the zombies
In case you didn’t know, the “Z” in the game title stands for “zombie”. After playing a few games, though, you may be wondering: where have all the zombies gone?
When the original game launched, the main attraction was that it was a huge zombie survival game. Just a few months later, Daybreak added a “King of the Hill” mode which was basically a battle royale mode.
That mode soon became the most popular thing in the game and now the focus is entirely on the battle royale. Zombie mode has been made into a separate game subtitled Just Survive, but that game is no longer very active or even available on Steam outside of a test server.
Game
The core gameplay of Z1 Battle Royale will be familiar to anyone who has played Fortnite or similar games. Alone or with a team, you parachute into a map, choosing a landing spot that offers both maximum gear and the highest chance of survival. After that, you compete to be the last person or team standing in the end.
There are other familiar elements of Battle Royale. This includes a huge cloud of green, poisonous gas slowly closing over the map. This forces players into smaller and smaller circles, ensuring that no game lasts very long.
And while they’re in a simpler form than you might expect (see my thoughts below), you have some familiar elements like crafting items based on what you’ve found.
Unfortunately, the crafting system is underwhelming in almost every respect – not only is it less robust than you might find in something like Fortnite, but it’s also much simpler than what the Just Survive game had.
All of this serves to keep the game very simple, which is a kind of double-edged sword.
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