When Xiaomi announced Survival Game, its PUBG-like battle royale game, there was obviously a lot of expectations around the title. It’s now out in Beta and we were able to play a few rounds of Survival Game, and if you have played PUBG, this should be more than familiar to your eyes.
Once the match begins you are in a spaceship. Right in the first match, I was unable to see a jump button to get off the spaceship. As a result I had to wait till the system threw me off the spaceship. In the next few matches, I could see a jump button though, so that was clearly a bug. Not the best start.
The jump mechanics are really basic right now, but we can see how Xiaomi has tried to make this game unique. Jumping into and out of houses comes with a somersault animation, which looks cool. You can use the jetpack to hover up and take down opponents from the air, if the game doesn’t glitch out on you. So there are definitely some positives to work on. I particularly like the jetpack for different take on sprinting, and generally avoiding stairs.
To be honest, it looks like a cross between Fortnite and PUBG at times. The characters or Heroes look like they belong in Fortnite or Overwatch, while the action is like PUBG. The gunfire looks cartoonish – like it was borrowed from Overwatch – while the running and action is definitely PUBG-inspired. Walking on water!
While Survival Game is in beta right now, it actually feels much more like an alpha. Players appear in front of you magically – we assume these are bots added to the game progressively – and you seem to just die out of nowhere when running close to a parked vehicle. Despite the bugs, we did get the win in one game:
The bugs and glitches notwithstanding, I can see why Xiaomi is looking to join the battle royale fray. It’s certainly a lucrative genre at the moment, and the game’s Telegram group already has over 2000 users for the beta. If you want to join the beta, just open this link in Telegram and check out the instructions.
