With Hunter’s Arena, we expect a new battle royale game that offers an interesting feature: You can enhance your character and skills through RPG elements. The game runs on Unreal Engine 4, is set to be released on Steam in 2019, and now shows the first trailers.
What is Hunter’s Arena? The Korean development studio Mantisco aims to provide a new kind of battle royale concept. We have already reported on how the game incorporates elements from League of Legends and Tekken or Mortal Kombat.
Now the developers have shared even more about the title. RPG elements are also important, as you can improve your hero on the battlefield.
Here is the gameplay trailer for Hunter’s Arena:
Battle Royale with RPG
What makes it special? How you approach the fights determines how you progress in the game. Skills play a big role here. As in an action RPG, you can improve your character and learn new skills. These will give you advantages in battles, but always come with risks:
- It’s possible to play cautiously in confrontations and use “safe” skills that you know will get you to your goal in some way.
- However, it’s also possible to rely on new abilities which might lead to powerful combos, but also carry the risk that your opponent counters strongly and deals a lot of damage.
The entire principle is based on “Risk versus Reward”. Taking risks in battles can lead to powerful combos that promise a quick victory. Those who play more cautiously will progress more slowly but more safely.
Is this Battle Royale 2.0?
What game modes are available? Hunter’s Arena offers several modes, including a battle royale mode called Survival.
- In Survival, 50 players compete against each other
- You choose your hero from over 10 characters
- The play area shrinks over time, as in typical BR games like PUBG
- You search everywhere for loot, such as better weapons
- You fight not only other players but also monsters and bosses, similar to the Shadow Arena of Black Desert Online
- This allows you to gather EXP to improve your character
In addition, you can challenge another player in a day mode. Other modes are also planned.
An evolution of Battle Royale? More RPG elements, through which your hero can level up and improve, could represent an interesting innovation in battle royale games.
RPG elements are used in many games, even in shooters they are becoming more common. Therefore, it seems only logical to evolve the gameplay principle by incorporating RPG features into battle royale titles.
When will Hunter’s Arena be released? The online game is set to be released on PC via Steam in 2019. The developers have not yet announced a specific release date.
