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Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale

Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale was Define Human Studios' sci-fi-themed, first-person-only battle royale shooter for up to 50 players per match. It's a session-based competitive shooter rather than a persistent shared world, so it's catalogued here as a related but distinct genre. The developer ceased live updates in late 2018, made the game free-to-play, and ultimately wound down the studio entirely in 2020.

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Status
Closed — studio wound down and ended live development in 2020
Business model
Free-to-play
Genre
Battle royale shooter
Release
2018
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Define Human Studios
Publisher
Define Human Studios
Profile
Full
Research checked
2026-09-08
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PvECombat focusPvP

PvP is the sole focus — there is no PvE

SoloPlay styleGroup

Solo-queue battle royale matches lean toward individual play

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

Discrete lobby matches are the stronger catalog signal, not an open persistent world

TargetedCombat feelAction

First-person shooting and movement are central

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Catalog note

Not a persistent MMO

  • Islands of Nyne is a session-based, first-person-only battle royale for up to 50 players per match — not a persistent shared world.
  • It's catalogued here as "Battle royale shooter" — a related but distinct genre from the persistent-world MMOs this site otherwise covers.
  • It's included in this directory because it's commonly searched for by people trying to figure out whether it counts as an MMO — this page exists to give you a straight answer.
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  • This entry is intentionally excluded from MMOFinder's platform, genre, and catalog-wide statistics, since it isn't a persistent-world MMO.
  • Development ceased in 2018 and the studio behind it wound down entirely in 2020, so don't expect ongoing support.
  • If you came here specifically to check whether this game is an MMO: it isn't, by the definition this site uses (a persistent, shared, many-player online world) — but it may still be worth knowing about on its own terms.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-08-16
Profile depth
Full — individually researched
Source note
Discovered in MMORPG.com / MMO game directories; deeper fields pending verification
No direct official link verified in the current record.
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail1 linked source is recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified

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Combat matchRing of ElysiumBoth cataloged with Not yet verifiedGenre & settingRadical HeightsBoth cataloged as Battle royale shooterShared featuresPlayerUnknown's BattlegroundsCatalog features have since divergedBusiness modelFear The WolvesBoth recorded as Not yet verified

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  3. 2026-08-16
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Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale screenshots & gameplay

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Source: YouTube gameplay video

Gameplay, availability and research notes

Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Battle royale shooter. Its recorded status is Closed — studio wound down and ended live development in 2020, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as 2018. Current platform data lists Windows. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.

Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Session-based first-person battle royale combat, up to 50 players. Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Define Human Studios, and the publisher field lists Define Human Studios. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.

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