4. H1Z1: King of the Kill
Before Brendan Greene launched the immensely popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), he honed his craft working with Daybreak Games on H1Z1. King of the Kill is a special battle royale mode that feels like a stripped back version of Greene’s latest venture. If you’re not a big fan of hiding around in bushes and coordinating complicated tactics, King of the Hill is a faster paced, more accessible option. There’s a more limited arsenal of weaponry and no attachments or craft-heavy item building to worry about.
Unlike PUBG and Fortnite Battle Royale, players don’t choose where they parachute overtop the map, spawning instead in an area populated by several other players from the start. This really changes the pace of the early game, eliminating dozens of players in the early moments as a mad sprint for weaponry and items ensues. And it’s a good thing that field is quickly cut down because King of the Kill features not one, but two hundred players on a single server!
As fun as H1z1: King of the Kill is, though, it does feel very much like one iteration back from PUBG. Ultimately, there are other options out there either more accessible or with better military simulation, depending on what you’re looking for.
