H1Z1: Battle Royale

 PlayStation 4
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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 84 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 84
  3. Negative: 47 out of 84

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  1. zuk0
    Aug 16, 2018
    0
    This game may be free, but that doesn't justify all the bugs. They should have waited until more of the critical bugs were dealt with because there are a ton of game breaking bugs at the moment. Network errors and matchmaking problems when playing with friends all the time. Guns and car hitboxes are all over the place. Player characters and environments unfinished. My friends and I alreadyThis game may be free, but that doesn't justify all the bugs. They should have waited until more of the critical bugs were dealt with because there are a ton of game breaking bugs at the moment. Network errors and matchmaking problems when playing with friends all the time. Guns and car hitboxes are all over the place. Player characters and environments unfinished. My friends and I already gave up after 2 days of playing this game. Moving on to better games.… Expand
  2. destinyfan1
    May 23, 2018
    6
    I had high hopes for this game , but i felt slightly disappointed,the addicting taste is present( but not as big as fortnite),but the map looks dull and not interesting,and the gunplay is not as good as i thought ,and even feels clunky
    The auto royale is in my opinion very fun btw ,it feels a bit fresh,but will be still overshadowed by the normal battle royale.
    It's a fun game,and it is    I had high hopes for this game , but i felt slightly disappointed,the addicting taste is present( but not as big as fortnite),but the map looks dull and not interesting,and the gunplay is not as good as i thought ,and even feels clunky
    The auto royale is in my opinion very fun btw ,it feels a bit fresh,but will be still overshadowed by the normal battle royale.
    It's a fun game,and it is more realistic then fortnite,but it is just not as good as fortnite    … Expand
  3. RazaGon38
    May 24, 2018
    7
    Bastantes bugs entiendo que sea una beta pero hay bastantes errores solo esa es mi queja.
  4. gmoney1979111
    May 24, 2018
    10
    Great start for an open beta! Really easy to be critical of the game but when people slate it for being not complete given its in beta then that is a bit ridiculous.

    The gameplay is great. The look and feel is post apocolyptic which is what they are going for and generally there are very few bugs for a beta. Its great to play a battle royale game on PS4 without being blinded by childish    Great start for an open beta! Really easy to be critical of the game but when people slate it for being not complete given its in beta then that is a bit ridiculous.

    The gameplay is great. The look and feel is post apocolyptic which is what they are going for and generally there are very few bugs for a beta. Its great to play a battle royale game on PS4 without being blinded by childish cartoon characters and having to build tree houses to win. As for the critics who claim "its nothing on PubG", really.... because the original H1Z1 king of the hill was created by the PubG creator. They are essentially the same game.

    Great start.    … Expand
  5. Stevemcmillan
    May 23, 2018
    7
    Not including the server issues as a lot of games are plagued with this on release, i actually enjoyed this
    What makes this a bit different from fortnite to me is the pace. I think you get to do more in a shorter space of time than in other BR type games.
  6. Wildkittyfriend
    May 23, 2018
    8
    What I like:
    -fast paced
    -cars drive well -yes, there is fall damage -aiming down sights -interesting emotes -kneel/prone option -guns / shooting distance seem fairly accurate for the most part -looks as good as PC version -simplified inventory -don't have to build anything! -not many latency issues so far What I don't like: -the drop into the map (let us at least choose a    What I like:
    -fast paced
    -cars drive well
    -yes, there is fall damage
    -aiming down sights
    -interesting emotes
    -kneel/prone option
    -guns / shooting distance seem fairly accurate for the most part
    -looks as good as PC version
    -simplified inventory
    -don't have to build anything!
    -not many latency issues so far

    What I don't like:
    -the drop into the map (let us at least choose a quadrant)
    -While i like the simplified inventory, switching weapons in the middle of a gunfight is horrific, -switching weapons in general is horrific
    -car damage physics on your own and opponents cars is laughably bad.
    -still a big fan of attaching my own stuff to guns, that is not an option here
    -as far as i can tell, car on car damage is not present so its too easy for people to hide behind their own car
    -shotguns still have too much range
    -no duos yet??
    -some game changing bugs/glitches, which I am sure will be fixed over time
    -it is free, so there are gonna be cheaters---

    Overall, I really do enjoy this game...it's sort of a PUBG Lite...much easier controls. I purchased the pre-order bundle and I will continue to support these devs. This imo is a pretty underrated game.    … Expand
  7. TaktikzPS4
    May 23, 2018
    8
    Played this last night for a few hours on my PS4Pro, I think it's really good, I'll list what I like and dislike below;

    Likes: + I like that you can aim down sights. + I like the fact that your parachute jump location is random each time. + I like the that the only way to get the best weapons is from supply drops/crates, this creates a "rat race" to a supply drop when you see one    Played this last night for a few hours on my PS4Pro, I think it's really good, I'll list what I like and dislike below;

    Likes:
    + I like that you can aim down sights.
    + I like the fact that your parachute jump location is random each time.
    + I like the that the only way to get the best weapons is from supply drops/crates, this creates a "rat race" to a supply drop when you see one incoming from the air.. It keeps the action flowing nicely, it means players can't just sit in a bush/building hiding all game while the rest of the participants take each other out.
    + The aim assist isn't as strong as Fortnite
    + Can pick up head armor and body armor, If you take a headshot wearing head armor, your head armor will deplete before your health does, same for body armor. It's a nice touch. You see someone wearing head armor but no body armor, you wanna shoot them in the chest and not the head so there health goes down straight away.

    Dislikes:
    - The aiming down sights needs tuning, it can feel a bit floaty at times, you either aim too far left or too far right, needs to be more responsive/fluid.
    - The graphics aren't amazing, and everything is a bit bland / dull looking.
    - Switching weapons isn't efficient enough, you can press a button to switch weapons, or hold down the button for a radial wheel, the problem is, if you only press the change weapon button, you can't see which weapon you're switching to until it's switched. The only way to see which weapons you're holding is via the radial wheel (unlike Fortnite where all your weapons are displayed in the bottom right corner, so you know how many times you need to press the switch weapon button to get to that weapon). It's got me killed a few times where I've been frantically trying to switch to my shotgun close quarters but I've pressed the switch weapon button too many times not knowing which slot the shotgun is in.
    - As far as I can see, you can only tell which weapons are better by their colour (White, Green, Blue, Purple etc) .. I may be wrong but I can't see any stats on the weapons to show DPS, Range, Reload Speed etc.. so it makes it difficult to tell whether you're swapping a weapon for a better or worse one.

    I prefer this to Fortnite because it's more raw and realistic. The game is no where near perfect, needs a lot of tweaks, especially with the aiming mechanics, they feel a bit janky at the moment when aiming down sights, but for what this game is, I think it's worth a 7.5. If they iron out quite a few things I'd definitely be giving 9 (for what it is).    … Expand
  8. HypnoPilotv1
    May 22, 2018
    4
    I, myself being a well-played gamer, tried this myself and thought it would be good, but I've found out this game, at least at it's start wasn't worth playing. At least on console, I haven't tried the PC version, and granted, I feel that the duo are different, the console version is by far, the worst out of them all. The game had a few bugs that, while they could be discrete, weren't, forI, myself being a well-played gamer, tried this myself and thought it would be good, but I've found out this game, at least at it's start wasn't worth playing. At least on console, I haven't tried the PC version, and granted, I feel that the duo are different, the console version is by far, the worst out of them all. The game had a few bugs that, while they could be discrete, weren't, for example the ability of getting into building and the game thinking there is no controller in play, when there is, this resulted in my selecting exit game, only to find out that actually fixed the problem. Another problem I have is directly linked to the game at launch. I played the game at launch, hence this review, but, much like an anticipation for something like Half-Life and Steam or World of Warcraft, the servers were almost near occupation, meaning millions who wanted to play online in the world of H1Z1, couldn't because of the awfully done servers. This was the worst part about the game, the annoying servers, the controls, and the wall clipping, yet, there were a few minor things that I didn't like either, for example the near-floaty gun shooting when in aim mode. The incredibly long loading screens, and the way you get onto the map, which is not leaping from a plane or a battle bus, just skydiving, not even skydiving, just using a parachute to land your way down. Which could also be fixed since the camera stick is used as the "gliding down" ability, where you glide downwards. instead of using the moving stick, the one that moves your character, even in the air. At the start is probably the 2nd longest time spent at the start of the game with next to nothing to do, at around 30 seconds. While I shouldn't be beating it hard since "its still in early access (or open beta)" That's STILL inexcusable, hell, Fortnite and PUBG were in early access, but at least both games worked! I am happy the game is free and I didn't have to pay, because if I did, I would've demanded for a refund by now. despite the free price tag, I suggest you wait before playing this game, and even if you want to play it now, at least play it on PC, its actually way better than this. I'm also not interested in playing the Xbox One or Mobile Versions, as questionable as they are, and as annoyed as I am.… Expand
  9. AYRE
    May 23, 2018
    7
    As a alternative to Fortnite, this is actually pretty good! I like how fast the matches play out, and the gunplay is pretty satisfying, although I think the ads could use a little fine tuning. The map isn't very interesting either.. but these are things that could all improve as time passes, but for now I think it has translated over to Ps4 pretty well! Runs pretty good on my PS4 slim.
  10. TheRealConvax
    May 23, 2018
    0
    This game is not finished. The textures and graphics are horrible. The controls are horrible for parachuting and driving. Plus the transaction form third to first person is unbearable. They is no variety in the types of weapons that you are able to play with. Plus the customisation within the game is terrible. Almost 80% of the items looks the exact same.
  11. lar1984cc
    May 23, 2018
    0
    bad gameplay, bad graphics and full of errors, Incomplete game and constant falls of frames
  12. getrwuegyweh
    May 23, 2018
    0
    I genuinely don't think that there's a worse game out there. Absolutely jam-packed full of game breaking bugs, frame drops, things don't render until 5 metres away, awful when switching weapons, game crashes, doesn't allow you to shoot at times, graphics are piss poor, game freezes, doesn't allow you to leave games.....

    oh, and what pure imbecile thought it would be a smart idea to make    I genuinely don't think that there's a worse game out there. Absolutely jam-packed full of game breaking bugs, frame drops, things don't render until 5 metres away, awful when switching weapons, game crashes, doesn't allow you to shoot at times, graphics are piss poor, game freezes, doesn't allow you to leave games.....

    oh, and what pure imbecile thought it would be a smart idea to make a 3rd person game with 1st person shooting? Awful.    … Expand
  13. inaneHELLRAISER
    Oct 15, 2018
    0
    Just as broken in full release as it was in beta. Don't support developers who don't care about the game. Ton's of issues but they keep adding loot crates. They care about profits and nothing else.
  14. WendyClarke
    May 23, 2018
    0
    had very high hopes for this but it is very bad and why bother with this game its so glitchy and ugly and bad
  15. BigPolish12
    May 23, 2018
    0
    JAJAJAJA how is this game? Pure rubbish, actually jokeing game. Very bad and ugly why bother ahha even pubg is better
  16. MaDudeek
    Jan 7, 2019
    2
    The ps4 version is really bad. Terrible controls, terrible graphics and overall lags. You'd rather play cod Blackout or Fortnite instead. You can't even set the sensitivity properly. Your max aiming sensitivity is equal to 50% overall sensitivity, what makes dynamic gameplay almost impossible.
  17. Sonicben66
    Aug 10, 2018
    3
    I didn't want to review this game while it was in early access, but after picking the game back up after the full launch, I cannot excuse the issues it has.
    First off, the game's map is very, very ugly to look at, and I am someone who doesn't think that graphics is everything, but I don't think a PS4 game should look like an Late PS2 - Early PS3 title.
    Another thing that needs to be put    I didn't want to review this game while it was in early access, but after picking the game back up after the full launch, I cannot excuse the issues it has.
    First off, the game's map is very, very ugly to look at, and I am someone who doesn't think that graphics is everything, but I don't think a PS4 game should look like an Late PS2 - Early PS3 title.
    Another thing that needs to be put in consideration when reviewing games is gameplay, and there are 3 main things that make up the core of H1Z1.
    1) Weapons (Guns and grenades primarily)
    2) Vehicles
    3) The Gas
    The gas is fine, it functions like it should do and it doesn't bug out or anything like that as far as I've noticed except. The only complaint I have of the gas/zone system will be addressed later.
    The Vehicles are clunky but function okay. They certainly aren't the worse vehicles in games, and if I had to pick between using the shopping carts in Fortnite (which is a game i very much enjoy and I believe is a much better game btw) or the police cars or jeeps in H1Z1, i'd have to pick the Police cars or Jeeps.
    The main issue in gameplay is the guns. Oh my god I hate these guns. They are incredibly clunky and not at all fun to use. They all feel very generic and unoriginal. They are a chore to use in matches and people will often run instead of fight because they don't want to get into gun fights.
    Another issue is something that the game advertises itself with and I disagree with. The first line on the PS4 store page for the game is "H1Z1: Battle Royale is a pure, fast-paced battle royale shooter re-imagined and built for console". While a majority of that statement is true, I cannot disagree more with the fact that it says "fast-paced". This game is anything but fast-paced. The issue is that it drops you off in a random, player-less area with basic loot and, if you're lucky, a crappy buggie that flips over every 5 seconds. It's super slow-paced, and you can go through early and mid-game without even hearing a gunshot. It's super dull.
    While you can go through early to mid game without any action, you are sure to find some in the late game, which is 20> players still alive. So is this any better, well yes, until you get to the later zones. These zones are often just overlapping a small part of a random forest, which the only cover is trees. And this is not good as you cannot make your own cover and destroy cover, so you are pinned down for 5 minutes, often for it to end with someone getting shot in the back with a shotgun, which isn't satisfying for both the winner and the loser, and the latter will get most likely angry at the shoddy gameplay and it doesn't encourage the player to load into another game.
    The servers aren't that great, but most main titles servers are often crappy. I'd even argue that H1Z1 servers are better than the likes of Fortnite.
    Overall, this game is not enjoyable. The guns are clunky and unoriginal. The game looks like an Late PS2/ Early PS3 title and the game, although advertised to be a fast paced experience, is quite the contrary. The Zone is okay except for really late game (around 5 people left) and vehicles (except for buggies) are fine, but these aren't enough to paper over the cracks. If you want to get into a free to play experience and you are considering H1Z1 over the massively popular and addicting game Fortnite because it is more realistic, don't. Fortnite is a fun game, which has it's issues, sure. But the game is fun and addictive.    … Expand
  18. alexandrea
    Nov 25, 2021
    5
    I remember when my best friend and i installed this and played it only because we could drive around in cars. Good times.
  19. Gaibreehul
    Oct 1, 2018
    6
    Being a PS4 player and not being able to play PUBG, this is the closest you can get. It's a fun game and, in a way, adictive but the flow and animation of the game is not great. For a full game, its still act like a BETA version. The guns are OK although most guns have a lot of recoil but a guess that's the point. It's easy to navigate on the main menu and the controllers are easy to learnBeing a PS4 player and not being able to play PUBG, this is the closest you can get. It's a fun game and, in a way, adictive but the flow and animation of the game is not great. For a full game, its still act like a BETA version. The guns are OK although most guns have a lot of recoil but a guess that's the point. It's easy to navigate on the main menu and the controllers are easy to learn but hard to master. I will rather have the option for more button layout like a tactical one. The battle pass is cheaper than Fortnite's battle pass but it doesn't makes it better game since, even though both are Free to play games, Fortnite have better mechanism and animation. Overall, it's a fun game to play with friends if you're into Battle Royal, just don't expect to be better than PUBG or Fortnite.… Expand
  20. DMBSWT
    Nov 19, 2018
    10
    It is a great game. It has bugs, yes... but they kind of make it more human to me, like in the early days of multiplayer. It doesn't try to be flash or fancy, it is just gun play, driving and tactics. I saw many people criticise this FREE game and I think they are wrong, it has been the most fun I had on ps4. The graphics are not mind blowing but they don't need to be, it is a gamersIt is a great game. It has bugs, yes... but they kind of make it more human to me, like in the early days of multiplayer. It doesn't try to be flash or fancy, it is just gun play, driving and tactics. I saw many people criticise this FREE game and I think they are wrong, it has been the most fun I had on ps4. The graphics are not mind blowing but they don't need to be, it is a gamers game. I hope Daybreak keep working on it to make it as good as it can be, it is the original B.R after all and should be kept going for as long as possible.… Expand
  21. R3HAP3R
    Feb 3, 2019
    4
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  22. boshark2
    Jul 2, 2019
    9
    the game is good but the dev team is lazy and at times this can be frustrating.
  23. Pesstilence
    Jul 28, 2019
    1
    Game sucks, mechanics suck, you can't hit people with your car. You can't choose where to land. Aim down sites for some guns yet third person for others? This game is rubbish.
  24. CosmicPurple
    Dec 6, 2019
    0
    Some people can enjoy this and play this game thats cool, But my experience was very terrible and I don't recommend this to players who are new to Battle royal games SERIOUSLY DON'T PLAY THIS IF YOUR NEW TO THIS GENRE.
    Maybe my experience playing this would be better if there was a first person mode but no there isn't one not only that but it's hard getting a kill in this game and it's    Some people can enjoy this and play this game thats cool, But my experience was very terrible and I don't recommend this to players who are new to Battle royal games SERIOUSLY DON'T PLAY THIS IF YOUR NEW TO THIS GENRE.
    Maybe my experience playing this would be better if there was a first person mode but no there isn't one not only that but it's hard getting a kill in this game and it's easy to die.
    ALSO it's not right comparing this to other battle royal games such as Pubg because Pubg is way better than this.    … Expand
  25. critiquermaster
    Apr 20, 2020
    4
    Garbage game. Shooting mechanics suck. This game relies on vehicles to barely escape the gas. Who even plays this pile of garbage. If your trying to find a match, you’ll only get like 20 players. Hit markers sometimes do not register. Overall, the worst battle Royale game ever.
  26. INU4SH4
    Jul 8, 2020
    1
    This game is so clunky it's funny. The textures look like sh*t. The driving is super buggy. There is not a lot of customization nor weapon variety. It's simply a cash grab capitalizing in the Battle Royale popularity that doesn't really do anything new or interesting.

    It can be fun with a couple of friends but still super frustrating due to terrible execution and bugs.
  27. Vicarius
    Feb 27, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I rate this a 0 out of 10 because when I was playing I ran someone over twice and they didnt die, then I shot this person 90 times with the hellfire 4-6 and they had full health and I had 55 ping. Horrible game, wouldn't recommend. It's worse than Apex Legends, which says alot.… Expand
  28. AlbYSaN
    Jun 26, 2021
    1
    One of the first or maybe the first battle royale, but also one of the baddest.

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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. GameCritics
    Sep 17, 2018
    40
    Being the first battle royale game may have been enough a few years ago, but in the current market where Fortnite is the biggest thing in the world, it takes greater ambition than “ugly but functional” to stand out. The best thing I can say about H1Z1 is that it’s free, but even so, I still can’t recommend it when its biggest competition is also free and offers a far better version of this same premise.
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  2. GameSpot
    Aug 18, 2018
    70
    H1Z1 doesn't shake up the battle royale formula in any big way, but instead offers a simple, streamlined experience. It differentiates itself from its PC counterpart to its benefit by revamping the core systems at play, giving you just enough to work with in battle without being overwhelmed. But it's still missing diversity in its action that would create lasting appeal.
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  3. 4P.de
    Aug 17, 2018
    61
    Compared to H1Z1 on PC, this port is not only technically worse off, but the generally superficial battle royale is also limited in terms of content, thus influencing tactics and tension on the battlefield.
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