Best mobile battle royale games to play after PUBG Mobile India ban

Disappointed gamers in India are now looking for the best PUBG Mobile alternatives after the Indian government banned 118 Chinese-owned apps including PUBG Mobile. The game had over 33 million monthly active users in India and occupied a massive share of the Indian gaming industry. In the absence of the most popular game, try one of the games listed below which are all of the same genre and style of play as PUBG Mobile.

Garena's Free Fire

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After PUBG Mobile, Garena Free Fire is the most popular battle royale game in India. It features a classic battle royale mode, a Clash Squad mode and much more. A classic battle royale match in Free Fire lasts 10 minutes and a total of 50 players are spawned on a remote island where the last surviving player or team wins the game.

Apart from that, the game also features various characters and pets with special abilities that give you an added edge. Garena Free Fire recorded over 500 million downloads across all platforms and also received the Best Popular Game award from the Google Play Store in 2019.

Call of Duty: Mobile

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Call of Duty: Mobile was released in October 2019 and surpassed PUBG Mobile reaching over 250 million downloads in June 2020, generating record revenue of over $ 327 million. The game features a 100 player battle royale battleground, quick 5v5 team-based deathmatch, and sniper versus sniper battles just like PUBG Mobile, as well as a wide range weapons and other features. Call of Duty: Mobile also won Game of the Year at the British Academy Games Awards.

Fortnite

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The mobile version of the popular Fortnite Battle Royale game launched in 2018, and just like PUBG Mobile, it sees 100 players spawned on an island, with the last one standing being the winner. The game can be downloaded from the Epic Games launcher, but before starting the installation process, make sure your device has 4 GB of RAM or more. Fortnite Mobile is currently not available on the Google Play Store or Apple's App Store due to ongoing legal disputes between developer Epic Games and these companies.