With 2025 off to a running start and the third birthday celebrations just behind us, we're now looking forward to the future. With that in mind, we think its time to share some major changes coming to the BR game mode in the coming months.
BATTLE ROYALE OVERHAUL
In a future game update, Battle Royale will be overhauled into a PvPvE Extraction Looter Shooter. The same evolving Island and loot pools will be kept, but with a new focus on survival, occasional player-versus-player combat, looting, and escaping.
Battle Royale will keep a great focus on exploring the grand world around you, with major objectives but also smaller secrets to find. We will also be leaving the last man standing objective behind, for good.
It's not about being the last to stay, it's about being the first to leave.
This is a major overhaul that will completely change the way you play Snapshots BR, and it will change the way we develop it, too! We hope for the changes to make BR a more sustainable, enjoyable, unique, and replayable experience.
We know the move away from the traditional 32-Player PVP Combat Snapshots was built on will be tough to get used to, but we have been debating this decision for months and have decided its in the best interest of the game's continued evolution, and your continued fun!
The Seasonal content structure will not be changed. We intend to launch this update later into Season 3.
Note: We intend to keep referring to this mode as "Battle Royale" in marketing for consistency, however the gameplay will be more tuned to the Extraction Shooter.
COSMETICS
Additionally, we are developing a system of unlockable Cosmetics you will earn through gameplay. We want Snapshots to be a place where you can truly express yourself and customise your character, for free.
Early ideas include Hats and Contrails... but anything's possible! We'll have more updates on Cosmetics at a later date.
THREE TIER SNAPSHOTS
All of these changes align with our vision to turn Snapshots into a "Three Tier Game", where you can experience true PvE exploration in Save the Verse, PvPvE in Battle Royale, or true close-quarters PvP in that other mode we can't talk about yet.
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If you have any questions, don't hesitate to query us on our socials. We're always looking to make Snapshots better, and your feedback helps us do that.