Overdrive Warfare News

WELCOME TO BATTLE ROYALE:
Welcome to Battle Royale, weapons free on all targets in the LZ. Drop into the hottest Zarya Group occupied territory, Zarya Isle, to be the last one standing. Collect loot, explore the military-occupied isle and survive against a rapidly shrinking safe zone.

ALPHA TO FULL RELEASE CHANGES:
- Increased player count from 40 to 60
- New 'Free Roam' game mode allowing exploration of the open world map without enemies or the safe zone
- Added minimap
- Added fall damage and parachute redeploy
- Removed the 50-Round Extended Mag from the loot pool

GAME MODES:
- Battle Royale
- Free Roam
- Firing Range

ZARYA ISLE LANDMARKS (13):
- Mountain Bridge
- Container Yard
- Outpost
- Missile Silo
- Dam
- War Museum
- Crash Site
- Compound
- Security Camp
- Brawl
- Roost
- The Tree
- Memorial

WEAPON ATTACHMENTS (8):
- AP Sight
- T4 Sight
- ACOG Sight
- Ring Sight
- X1 Suppressor
- V4 Underbarrel
- 20-Round Speed Mag
- 40-Round Extended Mag

PERKS (5):
- Tactical Sprint: Increased sprint speed
- Taskmaster: Sprint at full speed whilst healing or reloading
- High Voltage: Faster fire rate
- Sliders: Increased sliding velocity
- Reaper Reload: +8 ammo granted upon eliminations

EXTRAS (2):
- Ammo x30
- Combat Stim

LIMITED-TIME MODES (ARENA):
- Close Quarters
- Glitched
- Container Yard 24/7

FREE LOADING SCREEN:
- Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale Keyart

GENERAL:
- Updated LODs (level of distance) for improved performance and optimisation
- Added camera shake that occurs whilst sliding, skydiving or parachuting
- Decreased wins required for Blackout and Veiled challenges from 10 to 5

YOUR FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED:
To help create the best Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale experience possible, it is greatly appreciated if you let us know what you think and what could be done to make it even better either in the Overdrive discord server or by using #overdrivewarfare on any platform that Overdrive is active on.
Overdrive Media: https://linktr.ee/playoverdrive

Welcome to Zarya Isle, weapons free on all targets in the LZ.

Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale launches May 10, 2025.

The Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale Open Alpha will be concluding shortly, I would like to thank everyone who participated in this test and gave feedback. This means a lot to me as I am trying to make the best possible experience before the official release of OWBR. With that said, I have learnt a lot from this playtest and I am very grateful to everyone who dropped into OWBR for the first time. Expect a lot of announcements within the following weeks!

BATTLE ROYALE OPEN ALPHA (APRIL 5TH - APRIL 12TH)
Try out a pre-release version Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale for a limited-time only! Drop in, collect loot, head to the safe zone and be the last one standing.

DOUBLE XP EVENT:
To celebrate the Open Alpha playtest for Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale, double XP will be enabled (in Battle Royale & Arena) until April 12th.

LIMITED-TIME MODES (ARENA):
- Close Quarters
- Glitched
- Container Yard 24/7

GENERAL:
- Removed some objects from Underground that gave players an unfair positioning
- New interface to select either Battle Royale or Arena after starting up the game
- Added option to switch between Battle Royale and Arena lobby menus
- Added careers tab for Battle Royale
- AI will no longer hunt down eliminated / respawning players
- Updated idle animation whilst the V4 Underbarrel is equipped
- New textures for soldiers, enemies are now in red uniforms
- Slide animation transitions improved and will play more consistently after shooting or aiming down sights
- Removed some objects from Underground that gave players an unfair positioning
- Added footstep audio to sprinting enemies
- Health text will now turn blue when over 100HP

YOUR FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED:
To help create the best Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale experience possible, it is greatly appreciated if you let us know what you think and what could be done to make it even better either in the Overdrive discord server or by using #overdrivewarfare on any platform that Overdrive is active on.
Overdrive Media: https://linktr.ee/playoverdrive

Try out the all-new Overdrive Warfare Battle Royale experience starting April 5th with the Open Alpha playtest, available for everyone inside of the main Overdrive Warfare experience. The Open Alpha will be available until April 12th.