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A few hours ago, the Battlefield 6 development team unveiled the long-rumored and recently leaked Battle Royale mode, which will begin testing this week via the Battlefield Labs platform. The goal is to infuse this highly popular game mode with Battlefield DNA, including destructible environments, classes, and more.
The map has been designed specifically for the Battle Royale experience, featuring a diverse array of tactical points of interest with unique gameplay opportunities. During a match, players can find common vehicles around the map and eventually unlock powerful armored vehicles to traverse it early on and create interesting combined arms action.
Destruction in this mode includes creating pathways through walls or even toppling entire buildings—features not found in other Battle Royale games. The initial test will host 100 players divided into 25 squads of four, each vying to be the last squad standing. Communication tools include text, voice chat, and pings. Players can rely on the Support class’s revives and the Mobile Redeploy option to keep their squad alive.
The defining feature of Battle Royale is the shrinking ‘circle.’ In Battlefield’s version, this will be a fire ring that instantly kills anything it touches, pushing players to stay inside it at a safe distance. Other games often have circles that merely damage players, which can be exploited for strategic advantage.
Before each match, squads select their classes, another distinguishing feature compared to most games. The chosen class is not changeable during the matches. Players begin with two default gadgets from their class and level up during each match; XP is earned by defeating an opposing player or completing missions. Intel Cases are particularly valuable as they provide experience to the whole squad. Leveling up a class provides access to new traits, such as faster armor plate equip for the Assault class.
Throughout a match, players explore the map, complete missions, and battle for loot. There will be five rarity tiers of weapons, along with attachments, throwables, gadgets, strike packages, armor, upgrade kits, and custom drops of favorite weapons. These can be found in general or class-specific loot crates, by unlocking armored trucks, through mission rewards, or by looting defeated enemies.
The game constantly assigns missions to squads, offering extra rewards that give them a competitive edge over their opponents. Tasks range from unlocking high-value caches to planting explosives to eliminate mission-critical targets. Once the objective is complete, the rewards are airdropped in, which means other squads may try to steal them if the original earners aren’t careful.
While developers focus on delivering the core Battlefield 6 experience first on October 10, it’s clear that a well-received Battle Royale mode could make all the difference in reaching EA’s goal of 100 million players. Once ready, this mode might be released as a standalone and free experience, similar to Warzone for Call of Duty, but specifics are still uncertain at this stage.
