Realm Royale is a free-to-play battle royale game developed by Heroic Leap Games. The game features multiple character classes each with unique abilities.[1][2] It is a spin-off of the hero shooter Paladins, where it originated as a game mode known as Paladins: Battlegrounds.[3][1][4] The game was released for Microsoft Windows via Steam's early access program in June 2018,[3] with versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One released two months later.[5][6][6] A few months after releasing on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Realm Royale entered open beta on both consoles. In May 2019, a version for the Nintendo Switch was released.