Let’s say you’re a fan of the year 2000 Koushun Takami cult classic Battle Royale and you want to work out some urges via the wholesome medium of video games. First of all, good choice! That’s certainly better than trying to reenact the movie in real life. Second of all, you’ve got another choice to make in that there are two, count ‘em, two games for you to choose from—PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (affectionately abbreviated to PUBG) and Fortnite: Battle Royale.

But which should you choose to banish those homicidal demons? That can be tricky. These games are at once both very similar and very different.

Samesies In Set-Up

Here’s what you can expect from both games. You’ll start in a staging area where you and around 100 people get to know each other before you suddenly find yourself on a flying bus (which is more literal in Fortnite) high over the playing field. Usually, it’s an island, but PUBG recently got a new desert map, so there’s your first difference. Next, you’ll fling yourself from said aircraft and plummet to the ground either as fast or as slowly as you prefer, either via parachute for PUBG or hand-glider for Fortnite (your second difference).

Once on the ground, the game is on. You’ll need to scrounge around for weapons to take down your opponents in a massive free-for-all. The playing area will be artificially constricted at certain points by a shrinking blue circle that will kill you if you’re on the wrong side of it, thus ensuring that players will keep bumping into each other (fatally) as the player count dwindles. The last man (or team) standing wins.

Both games use the Unreal 4 engine, and both games allow for some pretty ridiculous interaction resulting in hilarious gameplay videos.

A Rose By Any Other Name Is An Entirely Different Game

Here’s where the games diverge. While PUBG tries to maintain stark realism, Fortnite goes for a far more cartoonish look and feel, causing both games to play vastly different.

PUBG feels like you’re playing a tactical shooter along the same lines as Rainbow 6 or ARMA II, which is entirely by design since the game actually developed from the ARMA II mod DayZ. Elements that are of extreme importance in real-life military actions, like camouflage, situational awareness, cover, and weapon capabilities must all be taken into consideration with each game of PUBG played. Running around in the open like it’s a game of Halo or Doom is a quick way to wind up dead as snipers will pick you off from third story windows.

Every move you make must be calculated and precise, always looking before you leap to ensure that nobody is waiting in ambush. It causes PUBG to have long minutes of tense dread followed by seconds of actions where you either succeed or fail to best your opponent.

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One look at Fortnite and you can see the game doesn't concern itself with realism. The simple shading and textures cause players pop out from the background making camouflage nearly impossible. It's also unnecessary; if you’re running around in the middle of a field and someone starts shooting at you, you can just build a wall and dive behind it wherever you are. Fortnite retains its construction abilities from its non-battle royale game mode, giving you a lot of options that don’t exist in PUBG.

Along with construction, Fortnite also brings destruction in the form of rocket and grenade launchers. These heavy weapons will bring the house down (literally) meaning those tense indoor shootouts in PUBG that exist only because a wall is in the way don’t exist as much in Fortnite since you can just switch to a grenade launcher and blow up the wall and the guy hiding behind it.

Inventory management is also a great way to see the differences between the games. PUBG has an inventory screen and weight limit, requiring you to find a safe place to perform any inventory maintenance. Fortnite just has five inventory slots and three construction materials, allowing you to grab weapons on the go.

And that, right there, is the big difference between the two games. PUBG is slow, deliberate, and careful, producing long stretches of frightening anticipation, while Fortnite is faster, more chaotic, and visceral action.

There are other differences too, like how Fortnite is on PlayStation 4 while PUBG isn’t (you can find both on Xbox One and PC), and PUBG has a selection of ground-based vehicles while Fortnite doesn’t, but by and large, the games differentiate themselves on the type of player you are. If you like fast, goofy action, Fortnite is your game. If you like tense, realistic shooting, then PUBG is your bae.

Now that’s settled, go out there and get yourself some chicken dinner. Or an umbrella. Frankly, the victory rewards in both games kinda suck.

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