Naraka: Bladepoint Download: Free Martial Arts Battle Royale

Naraka: Bladepoint is a battle royale built around close combat. Up to 60 players fight with swords, spears and other melee weapons, and a grappling hook lets you swing across rooftops, cliffs and trees.

How does it play?

• Melee combat: Light attacks, charged attacks and parries work like a rock-paper-scissors system.
• Grappling hook: Move quickly across the map, chase opponents or escape a bad fight.
• Heroes: Each hero has unique skills and an ultimate ability.
• Modes: Solo, duos and trios, plus non-battle-royale modes for practice.

Before you install

1. Read the note about Memory Integrity in the requirements below; the game will not start with it enabled.
2. Get it from its Steam store page by clicking “Play Game”.
3. Complete the tutorial; the melee system takes some practice to master.

System requirements

According to Steam, the minimum is 64-bit Windows 10 or newer, a 4th-generation Intel Core i5 or AMD FX 6300, 8 GB of RAM, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti, Intel Arc A380 or AMD HD 6950 graphics card, DirectX 11 and 90 GB of free space. Steam notes that Windows Memory Integrity and VBS must be disabled, and an SSD is recommended.

Paid extras

Only cosmetic items and the battle pass; the game itself costs nothing.