8 Abandoned Battle Royale Games That Couldn’t Challenge Fortnite

The last few years have seen an explosion in the number of battle royale games. Although Fortnite was not the first title in this genre, it quickly became the most successful. The game’s huge popularity means that publishers and developers are scrambling to try and emulate it. Some have done this far better than others. After all, very few titles have managed to challenge Fortnite in any meaningful way.

With the craze going nowhere soon, you can expect to see even more battle royale games in the future. Just be sure that you avoid these terrible examples that have since been abandoned and left to die. Otherwise, you will be left frustrated by the terrible gameplay, visuals, and bad decisions on offer.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Valve caused controversy in 2018 when it switched Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to a free-to-play model. Along with this change came a mode known as Danger Zone. This is a small-scale battle royale experience that pits 18 players against each other.

The only problem is that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is ill-suited to such large open scale matches. It is almost always played in teams and is designed for tense gunfights in confined spaces. The fact that this game was already incredibly popular meant it really didn’t need such a clumsy addition. Especially when absolutely no one had asked for it in the first place.

Islands of Nyne

Islands of Nyne baffled many people when it launched on Steam in Early Access in 2018. That’s because the game was clearly nowhere near finished but still carried a $25 price tag.

Even with plenty of subsequent updates, the battle royale title is still a complete mess. Graphic glitches are frequent, gameplay bugs are frustratingly common, and the game constantly crashes. After just a few weeks, the vast majority of players had abandoned the game, leaving it with just a handful of users.