Surviv.io Review

Surviv.io is a free-to-play, browser-based, online battle royale game for PC, iOS, and Android. As with other titles in the battle royale genre, players are pitted against other players on a large map, searching feverishly for supplies and weapons. Unlike other battle royales, however, Surviv.io is played from a top-down, 2D perspective, giving players a wider field of view than any other battle royale to come before it.

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The graphics are about as simple as you can get, mostly consisting of basic geometric shapes and squiggles to denote everything from the players to buildings and everything in between. Player models are three circles: a large circle and two smaller circles to act like hands. Players can pick up costumes to change what color their circle is, but there is no character customization or permanent skins to equip like you would find in other games in the genre such as Realm Royale or PUBG.

The sound effects of the guns are passable, nothing to write home about. The lack of in-game music means that there are no audio distractions from these sounds. Bullets have travel lines and can ricochet so you pretty much always know where you are being shot from. This allows you to run away and hide in a bush, or if you are feeling confident, get a little spicy and engage.