To find out, we reached out to Chris “Sacriel42” Ball. So why are so many people flocking to PlayerUnknown’s version of this genre? For the uninitiated, King of the Kill and Battlegrounds look like they could almost be the exact same game. They have to gear up with scavenged arms and equipment, and then survive a brutal gunfight to be the last man standing. Dozens of players parachute onto a deserted island with nothing but the clothes on their back. His efforts helped bring to life another, extremely popular survival shooter called H1Z1 : King of the Kill. Later its designer, Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene, did consulting work for Daybreak Games. It began life as a mod called Battle Royale for the Arma series of hardcore infantry combat simulators. Right now it’s the third most-watched game on Twitch. It’s also proving to be incredibly popular with streamers and their viewers. Called Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, the title has staked its claim as one of the best-selling and most-played games on Steam. Just yesterday a new survival shooter dropped on Steam’s Early Access platform.
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