Top 10 Free-to-Play Battle Royale Games in 2027

Apex Legends is Respawn’s free-to-play hero battle royale, published by Electronic Arts. It earns 4 of 5 points: an 89 Metascore from 38 critic reviews, the highest score on this list, and a PC and console release. Matches hold 60 online players, its Steam all-time peak is 624,473, and the season Battle Pass unlocks for 950 Apex Coins. It released on February 4, 2019.

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, from PUBG Corporation and KRAFTON, pits up to 100 players against each other and is now free to play with optional in-game purchases. It earns 4 of 5 points with an 86 Metascore from 52 critic reviews on PC and console, and it holds the biggest all-time Steam peak here at 3,236,027, with a 748,154 24-hour peak on Nov 3, 2026. It released on December 21, 2017.

Fall Guys is the obstacle-course battle royale from Mediatonic and Epic Games, with up to 60 players online in Knockout and a seasonal Fame Pass of cosmetics. It earns 3 of 5 points with an 81 Metascore from 53 critic reviews, the most reviews behind any score on this list, on PC and console. It released on August 4, 2020.

Fortnite is Epic Games’ battle royale, launched as a 100-player mode, and the only pick listed on PC, console and mobile, which earns the full 2 reach points. Its 78 Metascore from 18 critic reviews adds 1, for 3 of 5. It is free to play; the Battle Pass, Fortnite Crew at $11.99 and V-Bucks (800 for $8.99) are the in-app purchases. Metacritic lists July 21, 2017.

PUBG MOBILE is the phone version of PUBG, with 100-player battles in Classic Mode; its App Store description calls it the game of choice for over 1 billion players. It earns 2 of 5 points from an 82 Metascore from 9 critic reviews, the best score for a mobile game here, and gets no reach points as a mobile-only game. It is free, with Unknown Cash and PUBGM Prime at $0.99 a month. It released on March 19, 2018.

Call of Duty: Warzone is Activision’s free-to-play battle royale, with up to 150 players in Verdansk Battle Royale, the biggest matches on this list, and a seasonal Battle Pass. It earns 2 of 5 points: a 79 Metascore from 9 critic reviews and a PC and console release. Metacritic lists its release as November 14, 2022.

Super Animal Royale is Pixile’s 64-player, top-down 2D battle royale with thousands of cosmetic items and a social hub between matches. It earns 1 of 5 points: a 73 Metascore from 4 critic reviews earns no score points, and its PC and console release earns 1. On Steam it has a 7,514 all-time peak. It released on August 26, 2021.

NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, from 24 Entertainment and NetEase Games, is a melee battle royale with grappling hooks and parkour and 60 online players per match; its Steam page says more than 40 million players have joined. It earns 1 of 5 points from its PC and console release, as its 71 Metascore from 23 critic reviews earns none. Its Steam all-time peak is 385,770. It released on August 12, 2021.

Battlefield REDSEC is the free-to-play battle royale from Battlefield Studios and Electronic Arts, with 100 players per match in 25 squads of 4 or 50 duos, and it does not require Battlefield 6. It earns 1 of 5 points for its PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X release; Metacritic shows no Metascore yet. It released on October 28, 2025, and has a Season Battle Pass.

Free Fire is Garena’s mobile battle royale for Android and iOS, with 50 players in 10-minute matches, the smallest matches on this list. It has no Metacritic page and is mobile only, so it earns 0 of 5 points on this rubric. It is free, with Diamonds as the in-app purchase (100 for $0.99), and it released on December 8, 2017.