TIO: Battlegrounds Royale vs Unturned
TIO: Battlegrounds Royale
TIO: Battlegrounds Royale is the standalone battle royale game mode for the mobile survival game, Thrive Island. Set in a pretty huge open world where you can craft a large variety of items and build shelters or even big buildings as a base of sorts at night. This game has a lot more "survival" gameplay rather than the somewhat intense "battle royale" fights since you are expected to gather resources and scavenge loot just so you can have the best gear to prepare you for the final fight for the title of victor royale!Unlike other battle royale games that have the iconic map-shrinking feature, this game did away with that. Instead, you need to hunt the land for your opponents, which may take awhile, but can be fun when you catch someone by surprise. Interestingly, the game even has a zombie mode where you can turn your slain foes into zombies. Not sure how this fit into the battle royale gameplay though.
All in all, TIO: Battlegrounds Royale feels a lot like a hardcore survival game rather than a battle royale mainly because it places emphasis on building a good shelter, gathering raw resources (as opposed to finding ready-made items) and well, crafting. The game is also a work-in-progress so you can expect a less-polished game that could use your feedback to improve.
Unturned
Unturned is an exciting voxel-based MMORPG that takes on the popular zombie apocalypse genre. However, unlike most MMOs, the game also has a single player mode where you can explore the controls and learn what to do and how to do it in relative safety. You may realize stuff about the game that you may be too busy to notice like how you can sneak around a zombie cluster that you, for sure, cannot take on; or that you can switch easily between first and third person while playing; or even the fact that a gunshot is like an alarm bell for zombies to converge on your spot.Interestingly, the game's multiplayer aspect can also be separated into two distinct modes - Arena PvP where everyone fights to the death or cooperative PvE mode where players need to work together, whether they like it or not, to combat the zombie hordes that roam the place. Like most zombie survival games, you'll also be able to find a ton of resources that will come in handy in your quest to stay alive, including the plethora of weapons, foodstuff and other resources that you can scavenge and collect from your surroundings.
Unturned rose to popularity during around the time when Minecraft and Dayz were part of the current gaming trend, and apparently, the game manages to satisfy many gamers' urge to play a game that's a perfect combination of both of these games. Best yet, did you know that this game was developed by a single 16-year-old? Now that you do (along with all the other info we've provided), you might want to drop by and try the game out.
However, do take note that although Unturned isn't exactly a 100% battle royale game, but it does have Grand Survival Battle Royale servers that you can join to like this: https://unturned-servers.net/server/62788/