While the excitement around battle royales isn’t what it used to be, the audience for the genre is still very healthy. Millions of viewers are tuning in to Twitch and YouTube Gaming to watch Fortnite, COD: Warzone and Apex Legends. But what about mobile battle royales? They might not be that popular in North America, but games like Garena Free Fire and PUBG Mobile are generating huge audiences. Recently, Garena Free Fire overtook Fortnite as the most watched battle royale of 2021. Did this set the stage for the mobile genre to dominate in 2022?
- As of the end of October, Garena Free Fire has accumulated 1.08 billion hours watched compared to 1.02 billion for Fortnite.
- Mobile games are on the rise on North American streaming sites in more than one genre. While Garena Free Fire is dominating battle royales, games like Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Arena of Valor have increased their MOBA audience.
- With mobile gaming having a greater impact on live streaming, brands may have a unique opportunity to engage with a new demographic of live streaming audiences. Publishers and tournament organizers could also take advantage of the growing mobile esports scene in North America through new leagues and events.
– Requirements for both games
. In Fortnite, being played on PC or console is adapted to be played with normal devices, you won’t need a very expensive computer to enjoy Fortnite. The same happens with Free Fire as it is designed for mobile phones with low requirements, which you can see here.
Fortnite is highly optimized for PC and consoles, however, Free Fire is only made for mobile phones with low requirements.
Which has better graphics?
Both games have well-crafted graphics and know how to exploit devices to create detailed character models and scenarios. Since Free Fire is a slightly lighter game and compatible with more phones, its appearance is a bit simpler than the competitor. Fortnite, on the other hand, has more variety of biomes, buildings and interactive objects.
Fortnite is more colorful, charismatic and beautiful than Free Fire, but requires more hardware power. (Image: Epic Games)
Battlegrounds Mobile India
At the top of our list of best free fire alternatives in 2022 is Battlegrounds Mobile India or BGMI. If you are looking for hard game alternatives, then it doesn’t get any better than BGMI. For gamers who mostly rely on survival skills in battle royal games, this alternative is a must-try. Created by Karfton, this mobile game has quickly become one of the most downloaded and played games, aside from Free Fire.
Lost Light
Lost Light is a fairly new battle royale game for mobile devices. It uses the same “survival of the fittest” idea as games like Garena Free Fire. Even though the graphics and gameplay of the game look more like PUBG Mobile, Lost Light is a great alternative to Free Fire or PUBG Mobile if you want to try something new.