iRank74
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerCo-opPvPTacticalRanged
Steam👍 68%· 1.0MRAWG👍 64%· 2.4KMC80IGDB88· 11OC80· 84
Year 2019Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
Best Battle Royale Games
Ranking of the battle royale games sorted by iRank score — a 0-100 metric blending Steam, IGDB, OpenCritic, Metacritic reviews and the iRankGames community. Apex Legends™, Fortnite and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare lead the chart. Top-25 average iRank: 62/100. Total catalogued: 17 games.
Top 3
The best battle royale games game is Apex Legends™ (74.3/100). Close behind: Fortnite and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
Full ranking
17 games cataloguedRanked by iRank Score
#2Fortnite
iRank77
ShooterBattle Royale
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opPvP
IGDB83· 5
Year 2020Dev Epic GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch
iRank80
ShooterBattle Royale
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflinePvP
Steam👍 79%· 41KIGDB80· 11OC81· 161
Year 2019Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
iRank79
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPFirst Person
IGDB85· 5OC80· 27
Year 2020Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
iRank65
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerCo-opPvPSoloOnline
Steam👍 60%· 2.7MRAWG👍 46%· 2.0KMC81IGDB75· 16
Year 2017Dev Krafton · KRAFTONPlaytime ~29hOn PC · PS · Xbox
iRank83
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvP2DFree to Play
IGDB84· 4OC83· 28
Year 2019Dev Arika · NintendoOn Switch
iRank74
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPFirst PersonThird PersonFree to Play
IGDB87· 1
Year 2018Dev LightSpeed Studios · Tencent GamesOn Android · iOS
iRank63
ShooterBattle Royale
SoloMultiplayerCo-opPvPThird Person
Steam👍 68%· 26K
Year 2023Dev Byking Inc. · Bandai Namco Entertainment AmericaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
iRank59
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPSoloCo-opOnline
Steam👍 75%· 99KRAWG👍 35%· 383
Year 2018Dev Tencent GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC
iRank56
ShooterBattle Royale
SoloMultiplayerPvPCo-opMelee
Steam👍 73%· 2.3KRAWG👍 30%· 33
Year 2016Dev Buka Game Studio · PQubePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
#11DayZ
iRank57
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineTactical
Steam👍 78%· 461KRAWG👍 43%· 465MC44IGDB69· 1OC41· 17
Year 2013Dev Bohemia InteractivePlaytime ~17hOn PC · PS · Xbox
#12INTERSHELTER
iRank45
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPMelee
Steam👍 67%· 1.0KRAWG👍 12%· 33
Year 2016Dev Skies TechnologiesPlaytime ~5hOn PC
iRank49
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPOnlineCo-opRanged
Steam👍 56%· 203KRAWG👍 7%· 66IGDB66· 4
Year 2018Dev Daybreak Games CompanyOn PC · PS
iRank49
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPOnlineCo-opRanged
Steam👍 56%· 203KRAWG👍 7%· 66IGDB66· 4
Year 2018Dev Daybreak Games CompanyOn PC · PS
iRank53
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPCo-opSoloRanged
Steam👍 47%· 324KRAWG👍 38%· 319IGDB69· 9OC65· 158
Year 2021Dev Electronic Arts DICE · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox
#16The Culling
iRank40
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerPvPCo-opMeleeRanged
Steam👍 57%· 17KRAWG👍 18%· 102
Year 2016Dev Xaviant · Xaviant GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · Linux
iRank43
ShooterBattle Royale
MultiplayerOnlinePvPCo-opRanged
Steam👍 61%· 17KRAWG👍 15%· 114
Year 2017Dev Free Reign EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best battle royale game?
- According to the iRankGames ranking, Apex Legends™ (74.3/100) tops the list. Close behind are Fortnite and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- Each game receives an iRank score (0-100) blending several weighted sources: Steam reviews, IGDB community + critic ratings, Metacritic, OpenCritic and the iRankGames community votes. The sort order additionally applies a Bayesian shrinkage adjustment: games with few reviews get pulled toward the genre average so small samples can't game the top of the chart.
- How many battle royale games are in this ranking?
- 17 games appear in this list (filtered by minimum popularity, excluding DLC, expansions and unclassified shovelware).
- What makes a good battle royale game?
- The highest-rated entries in this genre tend to share design coherent with subgenre conventions, tight controls, balanced challenge-and-reward loops, and an active player base that sustains their reception across multiple platforms. Examples in this ranking: Apex Legends™, Fortnite and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.