[10] The game plays similarly to other games in the Battle Royale genre, in which 100 players drop down from an airship and must traverse a shrinking safe area, collect equipment such as weapons and abilities to fight and eliminate opponents, and aim to be the last remaining player.

[5] The game includes a battle pass that rewards players with character and menu cosmetics.

The game was released for free on June 5, 2018, for Windows as part of the Steam Early Access program.

[17][18]Realm Royale's visual style and gameplay have drawn comparisons with the MMORPG World of Warcraft.

[11] Alex Avard of GamesRadar+ likened the game's classes to "the early days of World of Warcraft's PvP, in all the right ways.

"[5] Jordan Forward of PCGamesN named the Forge as a key addition that a real sense of direction to the early and mid-game of Realm Royale".

[11] Due to the game principle, such as the character class system, Realm Royale is also compared with Fortnite and Overwatch.

[36][37] On July 2, 2019, Hi-Rez Studios announced that Realm Royale reached 10 million players.