Battle Royale game ‘H1Z1’ makes sudden switch to free-to-play

Having helped establish the Battle Royale genre, H1Z1 is now going from up-front purchase to a free-to-play model just a week after launch. 

First building on the popularity of survival game DayZ, and then a progenitor of the Battle Royale genre currently being dominated by Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, H1Z1 is now making the transition from paid retail game to free-to-play.