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Z1 Battle Royale

Archive EntryPreservation Record

Z1 Battle Royale

Shelf markLIB-0055

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2018Game

Catalog Information

Original Title
Z1 Battle Royale
Release
February 28, 2018
Developer
Daybreak Game Company
Publisher
Daybreak Game Company
Platform
PC · Steam
Medium
Digital edition · Steam
Subjects
Action · Massively Multiplayer · Digital Preservation

Archival Status

Custody
Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy
Steam digital edition · Daybreak Game Company build
Condition Report
Account-bound license on the archive Steam account. No physical media is part of this accession.
Acquisition
Digital acquisition · July 2026
Filed
August 8, 2026

Acquisition Record

How this digital copy entered archival custody — provenance for the holding, not the identity of the work.

Source
Steam
Acquired through
Digital library holding
Entered
August 8, 2026
Steam App ID
433850
Technical record
Holding reference
steam-433850
Provenance reconciled
August 8, 2026
Recorded playtime
134 hours
Store listing
Steam store listing

Curator Notes

Reserved for curator writing on Z1 Battle Royale as a historical free-to-play battle-royale digital holding.

Collection Documentation

Ownership is digital only. The retained object is the Steam license. Official cover artwork has been entered from Steam library art; collection photography does not apply.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware
Windows PC through Steam under archive custody
Original Hardware
PC · Steam digital edition
Playback Compatibility
Continued access requires the archive account, Steam’s support for the title, and Daybreak’s online services.
Preservation Concerns
Live multiplayer titles face heightened preservation risk: server dependency, free-to-play economy changes, and possible retirement of online services. No offline installer is held.
Edition History
Descended from the H1Z1 / King of the Kill lineage. Steam storefront date for the Z1 Battle Royale branding is February 28, 2018. This accession records the licensed digital edition in custody under the current title.
Access Status
Held as a permanent digital license on the archive Steam account while that custody and the required online services for the title continue.

Connections

Editorial Record
Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

This filing is retained as a digital edition. Physical collection photography does not apply to the holding itself.

Supplementary archival media may be entered if documentation is later filed. Nothing is forced into the record.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

  1. Filed into the Library

    Accessioned as LIB-0055.

  2. Collection Documentation entered

  3. Connections established

  4. Official artwork entered

    Steam storefront / library artwork filed under the Library accession path.

  5. Editorial revision

    Catalog identity, authority references, and digital-holding documentation aligned for publication.

  6. Preservation Notes entered

  7. Published to the Bloodsoaked Library

    Digital accession curated from Steam custody and set to Catalogued · Permanent Record.

Record Colophon

Archive Identifier
LIB-0055
Filed
August 8, 2026
Last Curatorial Revision
Aug 8, 2026
Accession Source
Digital library holding
Archival Status
Catalogued · Permanent Record