Not really, i haven’t felt that. I don’t really care if i win or lose, just how fun and engaging the match was, and i don’t really mind the “downtime” between combat encounters either because i enjoy looting.
I feel like maybe you’re over-thinking it a little bit? i can see some of them doing what you mentioned, but i don’t see how that would be something specific to battle royales.
Some of these have sequels that i haven’t included because i haven’t tried them, so i don’t feel confident recommending them, they’re all for at least 2 players but some of them support more.
Also yes i like zombie games how could u tell :)
On PC: Left 4 Dead 2 (mostly updating my own mods) Super Animal Royale (grinding so i can complete the battlepass 🖤), i really recommend both of these two, especially if you like character customization.
On mobile: Magic Survival (my fave mobile game ever) and Diablo Immortal (tried it at launch, felt meh about it, so i gave it another try and same thing. would probably be fun with friends), i only recommend the first one lol.
I bought Elemental Survivors recently and it’s been pretty fun so far, i’m using a character that has this garlic-adjacent spell (an aoe Vampire Survivors spell) and it’s super satisfying to kill mobs with.
Apart from that i’ve just been playing Left 4 Dead 2 (mostly updating my mods tho) and Magic Survival and I Love Hue on mobile.