Z1 Battle Royale
Z1 Battle Royale is a Free to Play, fast-paced, action arcade, competitive Battle Royale. Staying true to its "King of the Kill" roots, the game has been revamped and restored to the classic feel, look, and gameplay everyone fell in love with. Play solo, duos, or fives and be the last ones standing.
First-Person ShooterMMORPGOpen WorldSurvival
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- Released
- 2018
- Developer
- Daybreak Game Company
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 70
- Steam Deck
- unsupported
- Download
- 20 GB
What is Z1 Battle Royale?
Z1 Battle Royale is a Free to Play, fast-paced, action arcade, competitive Battle Royale. Staying true to its "King of the Kill" roots, the game has been revamped and restored to the classic feel, look, and gameplay everyone fell in love with. Play solo, duos, or fives and be the last ones standing.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 27 February 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Daybreak Game Company |
| Publisher | Daybreak Game Company |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter, MMORPG, Open World, Survival |
| Languages | 8 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Z1 Battle Royale received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | Not stated |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | Yes |
| Steam Deck | unsupported |
| Download size | 20 GB |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Content descriptors
- Frequent violence or gore
- General mature content
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Is Z1 Battle Royale worth it?
56% of 202,362 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. It is free to play, and critics score it 70/100. About 1,010 people were playing at once when we last checked, so it is still active.
That is the data, not a verdict for sale: whether it is worth it depends on the price you pay and what you want. We have not published our own review of this game.
How long is Z1 Battle Royale? How long to beat it
Total play time for Z1 Battle Royale is about 138.8 hours to do everything, and around 68.6 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 68.6h | 6 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 138.8h | 1 |
Z1 Battle Royale is free to play, so the only cost is your time: about 68.6 hours to beat it.
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Z1 Battle Royale system requirements
The minimum requirements from Z1 Battle Royale's Steam page. These are what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings.
| Memory | 6 GB RAM (other games at this level) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel i5 Quad-Core |
| Graphics | nVidia GeForce GTX 460 series |
| Storage | 20 GB (more games this size) |
| System | 64-bit OS required |
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Where Z1 Battle Royale sits on the grid
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Is Z1 Battle Royale still active? Players right now
Z1 Battle Royale has a modest but active community: 1,010 people were playing at once when we last read Steam on 19 October 2026. This is a snapshot, not a live counter, and it is a recent concurrent reading rather than an all-time record. For what is trending across the catalogue right now, see the pulse.
How many people own Z1 Battle Royale
This is an estimate, not a sales figure, and the two are not interchangeable. SteamSpy samples public profiles and publishes a range; the range here spans a factor of 2.0, and that width is the honest part of it. We show both ends rather than a midpoint, because a midpoint would look like a measurement.
Steam only. Console and storefront sales are not counted, so a game that sold heavily elsewhere reads low here. Read on 19 October 2026. Where a publisher has announced a real unit figure, that appears separately and carries its source.
Z1 Battle Royale price & deals: is it on sale?
We have one reading so far: Free on 30 August 2026. Prices are checked daily from here, and this becomes a chart once there is more than one point to join. A single observation is a price, not a history.
What readers say about Z1 Battle Royale
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Games like Z1 Battle Royale
24 games overlap with Z1 Battle Royale on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Z1 Battle Royale: Test Server, CRSED: F.O.A.D. and Last Man Standing.
Part of the Z1 Battle Royale series
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Z1 Battle Royale head to head
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Common questions about Z1 Battle Royale
What platforms is Z1 Battle Royale on?
Z1 Battle Royale is available on PC. It first released in 2018.
Is Z1 Battle Royale free?
Yes. Z1 Battle Royale is free to download on Steam. It carries in-game purchases.
Do players recommend Z1 Battle Royale?
56% of 202,362 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Z1 Battle Royale?
70 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Z1 Battle Royale work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Z1 Battle Royale as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Z1 Battle Royale download?
20 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.
Who made Z1 Battle Royale?
Z1 Battle Royale was developed by Daybreak Game Company and published by Daybreak Game Company.
Is Z1 Battle Royale worth it in 2026?
56% of 202,362 Steam reviews are positive (Mixed), and it is free to play. That is the strongest signal we hold; "worth it" depends on the price you pay and what you want, so weigh the sentiment against the current price above.
Is Z1 Battle Royale dead?
No. About 1,010 people were in-game at once when we last read Steam's concurrent-player figure. Peak activity is higher; this is a recent snapshot, not the all-time peak.
What are the system requirements for Z1 Battle Royale?
At minimum, Z1 Battle Royale needs 6 GB RAM, a Intel i5 Quad-Core, a nVidia GeForce GTX 460 series, 20 GB of storage, from its Steam listing. That is what it takes to launch and be playable, not to run at high settings. Check it against your own PC on the can-I-run page.