Realm Royale's visual style and gameplay have drawn comparisons with the MMORPG World of Warcraft.

Realm Royale received generally favorable reviews from critics. In July 2, 2019, Hi-Rez Studios announced that Realm Royale reached 10 million players. The game was the 4th most-downloaded free-to-play game on the PlayStation Store in the USA and the 5th in Europe in 2019. In July 2018, the game reached 4 million players. After three weeks the game has reached over 3 million players and was number one of the most watched games on Twitch and Mixer. The game gained fame among other things through live streams on sites like Twitch. More than 100,000 players played the game in the first week after it was released on Steam, making it the fourth most played game on Steam. Since this is a beta, further functions are to be added as updates. A version for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One was also released. The game was released for free on Jfor Windows as part of the Steam Early Access program. Initially, the game was intended as a separate game mode for the game Paladins, but was later developed into a separate offshoot, which was initially called Paladins: Battlegrounds and is now Realm Royale. The game is developed and marketed by Hi-Rez Studios, which are known for multiplayer online battle arena games such as Paladins and Smite. There are four classes, with each class having specific 'talents' that can be earned by leveling up.

The game includes a battle pass, known as the 'Primal Awakening' until January 16, 2019, when the second season known as 'Steel and Shadow' debuted, that rewards players with character cosmetics. Players who have been 'knocked down' by other players are transformed into a chicken, and may be transformed back if they manage to survive attackers for a period of time, during which 'chickened' players have the option to deal small amounts of damage in the form of short-range melee attacks. A crafting system allows found items to be broken down for materials to make better items or abilities at fixed locations found on the map, called Forges, which often become contested by many players. In the Squad play mode, players are grouped into teams of four against a total of 100 players. The game plays similarly to other games in the Battle Royale genre, in which 90 players drop down from an airship and must traverse a shrinking safe area, collect equipment such as weapons to fight and eliminate opponents, and aim to be the last remaining player.

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