<s>
Realm	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Heroic	O
Leap	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
hero	O
shooter	O
Paladins	B-Protocol
,	O
where	O
it	O
originated	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
Paladins	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
early	O
access	O
program	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
released	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realm	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
entered	O
open	O
beta	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
entered	O
closed	O
beta	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
went	O
into	O
open	O
beta	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Hi-Rez	O
Studios	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
known	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Paladins	B-Protocol
and	O
Smite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
game	O
mode	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Paladins	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
separate	O
offshoot	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
initially	O
called	O
Paladins	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
and	O
is	O
now	O
Realm	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Early	O
Access	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
100,000	O
players	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fourth	O
most	O
played	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
2	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Hi-Rez	O
Studios	O
announced	O
that	O
Realm	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
reached	O
10	O
million	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Realm	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics.Realm	O
Royale	O
's	O
visual	O
style	O
and	O
gameplay	O
have	O
drawn	O
comparisons	O
with	O
the	O
MMORPG	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Avard	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
likened	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
classes	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
's	O
PvP	O
,	O
in	O
all	O
the	O
right	O
ways.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jordan	O
Forward	O
of	O
PCGamesN	O
named	O
the	O
Forge	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
addition	O
that	O
a	O
real	O
sense	O
of	O
direction	O
to	O
the	O
early	O
and	O
mid-game	O
of	O
Realm	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
principle	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
character	O
class	O
system	O
,	O
Realm	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
is	O
also	O
compared	O
with	O
Fortnite	B-Application
and	O
Overwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
critics	O
are	O
also	O
of	O
the	O
opinion	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
overwhelmed	O
with	O
the	O
many	O
and	O
hectic	O
construction	O
functions	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
runs	O
faster	O
overall	O
than	O
in	O
PlayerUnknown	B-Application
’s	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
and	O
other	O
comparable	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
inducted	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
their	O
top	O
"	O
Free	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
games	O
:	O
The	O
best	O
titles	O
you	O
can	O
download	O
without	O
paying	O
a	O
thing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TheGamer	O
listed	O
Realm	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
in	O
their	O
top	O
"	O
Best	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
Games	O
For	O
Newbies	O
"	O
praised	O
the	O
various	O
magical	O
abilities	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
Making	O
every	O
battle	O
with	O
players	O
sometimes	O
feel	O
much	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
last	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
