Still Alive: Survival PvP vs Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Still Alive: Survival PvP
Still Alive: Survival PvP is more of a competitive arena shooter with survival and crafting elements rather than a battle royale game, actually. This is mainly because unlike other battle royale games, Still Alive doesn't pit you against a ton of other players by dropping you and all the rest on a massive map. Instead, the map of the game is more of a sizeable "arena", much like the map you'd experience by playing MMOFPS or TPS games. You won't be fighting to survive against 99 other players (or more) either - there are only 5 players in a match and naturally, the last man standing is the winner.It adopts the class-based character system that Realm Royale uses, and hence, depending on the character you choose to play, you'll get a special class-specific skill to use in addition to your usual arsenal of weapons. These special skills can vary from getting to control a drone to activating a ghost suit which will effectively make you invisible for a short period of time.
Considering that Realm Royale has yet to be released on mobile, it is not surprising that Still Alive: Survival PvP manages to fill the demand for such a game on the mobile platform perfectly.
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds has rapidly grown from being simply a belated April Fools' parody of the increasingly popular Battle Royal genre into a full-blown battle royale game itself (note the irony). The game has a fun crystalline-like graphical style and a gameplay that may remind you of Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)... basically meaning that although you cannot build stuff, you can drive vehicles, including helicopters.What sets this game apart from all the other battle royale games is how "not serious" the game takes itself. The silliness in this game is through the roof, making it an excellent game to goof around with friends. The game touts a "physics-based everything", giving rise to hilarious moments while playing, such as getting blown off the ledge you're barely standing on due to the recoil effect from your gun. Of course, like PUBG, there are tons of cosmetics for your "weirdo" character to wear, sometimes to comedic effect - a Gandalf-slash-samurai, anyone?
In the realm of competitive battle royale gaming, it's really nice to see a game such as Totally Accurate Battlegrounds taking a mickey out of the possibly-overhyped and heavily-marketed genre. The game is currently undergoing a major overhaul due to its shift from free-to-play to premium and will be adding in anti-cheat measure and matchmaking, as well as improving server operations. As such, if you're thinking of getting this game, you might want to wait a bit.