
As you play more games and learn the map, you’ll begin to spot places you can hang out while you regain composure. You’re a smaller target now, so jump, change direction and find places to hide. This gives a much-needed head-start to find some cover. There’s no fall damage in Realm Royale and a Mage can follow you out of the window with their Soar ability. Chickens have a slight boost in speed – if you’re inside a building, look to jump out of the nearest window. Obviously, you can’t attack, so you need to hide. Stay alive in this state for thirty seconds and you’ll find yourself back in a human body and ready to attack again.Īs a chicken it will take hardly any damage to finish you off and have you back in the lobby, so it’s worth knowing a few tricks. Instead you’ll turn into a brightly coloured chicken who carries a flag of surrender.

When you’re inevitably downed in Realm Royale, you won’t crawl around on the floor. Realm Royale - what’s with the chickens and chicken trophies? It’s highly likely that no matter how good you are, if you’re blasted with a ball of fire, you’ll soon find yourself as a chicken. Both the Mage’s fireball and the Hunter’s bow are pretty overpowered right now (some might say they need a nerf) and each hit for ridiculous amounts of health. If you want to look further than the opening minutes, both the Mage and Hunter are great once their legendary weapons are in reach. The Assassin is very much about movement with a faster groundspeed than the other classes. Play within a group of four and having an Engineer is a lovely addition. However, when playing solo you will be a target. Relying less on potions gives you a chance to focus learning weapons and scouting the land.Īn Engineer, much like in other games, works well as a defensive option. The Warrior is an ideal first class because of his passive ability to regain health at five points per second. Each of the five has the same health and armour capacity, but perks to boost those will help greatly in your first few games. Each comes with a unique passive ability which will factor in your choosing of class. There are five classes to choose from in Realm Royale: Warrior, Engineer, Assassin, Mage, and Hunter. The game can be played solo, or in duos, or teams of four, and classic RPG elements are littered within the game.

Weapons, potions, and armour are randomly scattered throughout the map in chests but you can also craft your own at forges. There’s no gliding or parachutes here, everyone lands in the traditional superhero crouch – which is a nice introduction to the idea that fall damage is absent.

As with PUBG, Fortnite and others, you’ll skydive onto a vast playing field in desperate need of supplies before hunting down the opposition. Is Realm Royale an ordinary Battle Royale?

Hi-Rez Studios is capitalising on the influx of Battle Royale games with its own title and it plays a little differently to others on the market, so we’ve put together a Realm Royale beginner’s guide for those who want to jump in on a game that is gaining traction with players and streamers everywhere. Realm Royale is what you’d get if Fortnite had a baby with World of Warcraft.
