The Culling vs ZombsRoyale.io
The Culling
The Culling is, in many ways, a potentially great PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds alternative game. In fact, many would say that this is perhaps the very first standalone, battle royale game that is inspired directly from the Hunger Games. As such, you'll expect a pretty brutal arena set on a remote island where players will not only need to explore the foreign land to scavenge for resources but also to craft a wide variety of weapons, traps and tools just so you can ambush your fellow players. Naturally, being battle royale and all, the last man standing will be the victor.Each match can contain up to 16 contestants (and yes, like Hunger Games, The Culling is apparently a game show) and the game lasts for around 20 minutes. There is also a tutorial, a training mode where you play against AI bots, and a special 8-player Lightning Round where players get access to the best weapons early on in the game. As a game show, the "organizers" will often spice things up with special in-match events that have some pretty crucial rewards too. Like the Hunger Games, players can also each call in an airdrop (a.k.a. "care package") containing valuable items but getting to that airdrop in one piece without having your stuff stolen before you reach there can be quite a challenge in itself.
Now, unlike PUBG's shooter-heavy gameplay, The Culling has a more visceral, action-based, melee-oriented gameplay that will make every successful kill a very satisfying one. Don't get me wrong - the game does have ranged options like bows and guns but having a firearm or any ranged weapons may not be an advantage if you don't know how to keep your distance. Players can easily be disarmed of their ranged weapon if they are ambushed by a melee player, and of course, if you missed your aim, you may not have a second shot.
However, due to a plague of problems between the developers and its community, The Culling seems to be a pretty dead game at the moment and hence, finding a match can be quite difficult. Similar to PUBG, The Culling is not a free game either and this game is on the pricey end considering its almost non-existant player base.
ZombsRoyale.io
ZombsRoyale.io is a fun yet challenging, top-down battle royale IO game where 100 players will compete to become the last man standing. Similar to many other battle royale games, you'll parachute onto a vast island along with the other players. You'll then need to be fast to get your hands on some good weapons (there are tons of them) and items by scavenging buildings and breaking open shiny boxes. The island in this game is filled with plenty of cover or hiding places that you can make use of when you're making your last stance.Of course, like many IO games, ZombsRoyale.io has many different game modes, putting interesting twists to its gameplay. Some of the game modes available include zombie mode where you not only have to survive against other players but also against zombies that roam the island freely, and a team-based 50-vs-50 arena battle.
ZombsRoyale.io is a really fun battle royale game that is stripped down to its core - the survival of the best. There are no frills, such as character customization, though the game does try to spice things up with varied game modes. It's definitely an interesting free-to-play battle royale game that you can play on both your PC (on the browser, nonetheless!) as well as on your Android or iOS mobile devices.