What changed for Bot Royale?

8 changes across 2 patches (Aug 5, 2024 to May 5, 2025), newest first.

1. May 5, 2025Apex Legends: Prodigy Patch Notes (May 5, 2025)Adjust 3Official notes ↗
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   "Auto" option attempts to adapt the Apex Bots to what is known about your skill and is the default setting at the start of every match.

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   "Auto" option attempts to adapt the Apex Bots to what is known about your skill and is the default setting at the start of every match

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   The difficulty selector can only be updated by the squad leader.

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   The difficulty selector can only be updated by the squad leader

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   The difficulty selector can be accessed via the "Customize Bot Royale" tab in the player's inventory menu OR via the Customize Bot Royale button in the in-game menu.

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   The difficulty selector can be accessed via the "Customize Bot Royale" tab in the player's inventory menu OR via the Customize Bot Royale button in the in-game menu

2. Aug 5, 2024Apex Legends: Shockwave Patch Notes (Aug 5, 2024)Adjust 5Official notes ↗
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   New mode for Apex's new and learning players.

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   New mode for Apex's new and learning players

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   Battle as a squad against a smaller lobby of enemy bot squads in a quicker version of a standard battle royale match.

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   Battle as a squad against a smaller lobby of enemy bot squads in a quicker version of a standard battle royale match

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   Game rules are the same as in standard battle royale modes.

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   Game rules are the same as in standard battle royale modes

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   Play with Bots in your squad or bring your own Human friends.

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   Play with Bots in your squad or bring your own Human friends

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   Bot Legends: overhauled as part of Bot Royale.

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   Bot Legends: overhauled as part of Bot Royale

   • Improvements made to pathfinding, shooting, ability deployment, and interactions with game objects
   • Several Legends were added as Bots in Bot Royale including: Bangalore, Bloodhound, Conduit, Fuse, Gibraltar, Lifeline, Octane, Seer, Vantage, and Wraith

5 changes across 1 patch (Feb 9, 2026), newest first.

1. Feb 9, 2026Apex Legends: Breach Patch Notes (Feb 9, 2026)Adjust 5Official notes ↗
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   Bot Royale has evolved, it is now a full BR experience mixing humans and Apex Bots.

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   Bot Royale has evolved, it is now a full BR experience mixing humans and Apex Bots.

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   Bot Royale Evolved lobbies will consist of 1-5 full human squads and 15-19 Apex Bots squads (20 squads total).

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   Bot Royale Evolved lobbies will consist of 1-5 full human squads and 15-19 Apex Bots squads (20 squads total).

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   Bot Royale Evolved has the same game length and ring tuning as Unranked BR (whereas the original Bot Royale had shorter matches) for a full BR experience.

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   Bot Royale Evolved has the same game length and ring tuning as Unranked BR (whereas the original Bot Royale had shorter matches) for a full BR experience.

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   XP gains are no longer capped, and the ability to progress your Challenges has been added!

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   XP gains are no longer capped, and the ability to progress your Challenges has been added!

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   Earning Badges is still restricted, and no stats will advance while playing this mode.

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   Earning Badges is still restricted, and no stats will advance while playing this mode.