Hands-on: Radical Heights is a free battle royale game oozing ’80s neon and early access bugs
Recently, Boss Key said it was moving on from Lawbreakers to a “passion project.” Now that passion project is out on Steam. I didn’t expect such a fast turnaround, but the game is called Radical Heights, and it’s a free-to-play, ’80s game show–themed battle royale shooter. Basically, it’s The Running Man.
And you know what? I like it.
SMASH AND GRAB
Okay, like is maybe too strong a word for what’s here. I think it has potential, though. Radical Heights cribs a lot of its best ideas from the arcade classic Smash TV, but I’m hardly going to complain about that. There’s an over-the-top announcer yell-talking bad jokes at you, there are “prizes” to pick up. It’s very much that sort of game show aesthetic, and it fits well with the low-stakes setup of battle royale matches.
Cash is the breakout difference between and its predecessors. and are both centered around the loot. You walk into a building, you vacuum up all the guns and helmets and whatever’s introduced “Vending Machines” recently, letting you trade crafting materials for items, but they’re still a secondary concern.
