Indus Battle Royale Mobile review: This BGMI-rival can do better

Indus Battle Royale

The much-awaited Indus Battle Royale Mobile is finally available to download and play after several months of public beta testing. The game is based on a battle roayle concept and has very similar gameplay to BGMI, and the graphics are more towards the like Free Fire or Apex Legends. In this battle royale game, you will be pitted against up to 60 players in a match, and along with a group of three other members, you need to hunt down your opponents.

Let us have a look at the detailed review of the game and see if it can challenge old players like BGMI or Call of Duty to be your next favourite battle royal game.

Indus Battle Royale review: Gameplay

In this battle royale game, you will face up to 60 other players in a single match, meaning there aren’t many opposition players to choose from. After descending from an aircraft, your four-person team will start looking for weapons on the map, like most other classic battle royale games. It has a 1.9GB download size, and the game takes up to 2.3GB storage on your Android or iOS device.

The game also provides you the option of going solo or joining another player in the Duo mode. After gathering the available types of equipment and weapons, the goal is simple: shoot and eliminate all enemy players once you’ve located them. We played multiple matches, and on average, a typical match full match lasted under 20 minutes.

There are two ways to win a battle royale match. Either you or your team member are the last man standing or you need to obtain Cosmium. Victory is declared by whoever captures the Cosmium Clutch. Currently, the game has a single Virlok location on the map.

Like most other shooting games, the character movement you are presented with an on-screen joystick on the left side of your screen. Using this joystick, you can move the character around and make it run in different directions to avoid the attacks of its enemies. Since it has fictional supernatural characters, jumping or diving from any height does not eliminate the player. We also get two other Team Death Match modes, like BGMI, with 50 50-kills limit with this game, and they can be activated as we further progress.

Indus Battle Royale review: Performance

The game offers you limited options in terms of controls. Holding the joystick up key will allow for sprinting of the character. You can also change the direction controls by swiping the screen from around the midpoint to reach the desired direction. There is also a grab a scope button that will appear on the right pane and once clicked, a scope opens that gives you a magnified view of the landscape in the first-person shooter mode.

You need to tap and hold the fire button to kill your enemy. The slide and jump buttons are also there for strategic movement. However, the game still feels clunky in most parts. Currently, there are fewer weapon and armour options present with limited vehicle options. We also missed a dedicated prone mode to regenerate health or save the character from incoming bullets.

The map also has a limited area to cover. When your enemy is in the nearby area, then you won't be able to hear their movement, except for a small footstep icon on the screen. Like BGMI, which has mastered the sound aspect of its gameplay, the Indus Battle Royale game has a lot of things to improve in this regard.

Indus Battle Royale review: Graphics

Like Free Fire or Apex Legends, the overall graphics have a cartoonish vibe with limited character customisation options. The landscape around, especially the fields, grass, buildings, or vehicles often appears softer in colour and texture, with less contrast. If you regularly play other battle royale games like BGMI, that give a real-life feel, you will certainly be disappointed with the in-game graphics.

SuperGaming has tried to incorporate the whole concept of Indo-Futurism with the Indus Battle Royale. However, with limite graphics changing options and only up to 60 FPS gameplay, the developers have certainly held back its full potential.

We also tried running the game on multiple devices, and the game’s basic mechanics like shooting, melee attacks, or holstering the weapons still don’t look convincing, and we noticed several jitters or lags in lower-end devices with 6GB RAM. However, the slide and jump actions look pretty accurate and are a great help while maneuvering around the map.

Indus Battle Royale review: Verdict

With so many options available in the shooting battle royale games market, it’s hard to recommend Indus Battle Royale to most gamers. The game has a small lobby size, limited weapon options, inadequate sound gestures, and performance issues that ruin the overall gaming experience. However, the swift movement mechanics and fluid gameplay feel certainly better than most other battle royale games, especially if you own a high-end mobile device.

The Indus Battle Royale game has a bright future if its performance and sound issues are ironed out with future updates. However, at this moment, it’s hard to recommend to E-Sports players or mobile gamers.