While the subgenre's popularity has become a bit more subdued coming into 2022, used to be there would be a new battle royale game released as frequently as skins came to Fortnite. Whether it was an independent effort like Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout and Spellbreak, or AAA studio efforts like Call of Duty: Warzone and Apex Legends, battle royale games have come in all shapes and sizes. Several AAA publishers have managed to find success based purely on adapting existing franchises into the popular shooter format, though not all have experienced the same success. Ubisoft's Hyper Scape has fallen into the latter category, and its shutdown plan emphasizes that.