Survival Guides
Rust for Beginners: How to Survive Your First Hours
Waking up with a rock and a torch in Rust: gathering, first tools, sleeping bags, a starter base with a tool cupboard, other players, and choosing a server.
Owen Mercer
Owen Mercer is the pen name of the small independent editorial team behind Fraghive.
Battle Royale Guides
Apex Legends for Beginners: Legends, Loot and Your First Matches
How Apex Legends works for new players: trios, the jumpmaster, picking a Legend, armor and attachments, knockdowns, banners and respawn beacons.
Survival Guides
Minecraft for Beginners: Surviving Your First Night and First Week
A step-by-step Minecraft Survival start: wood and tools, a shelter before dark, food, beds and spawn points, and the tool tiers from wood to diamond.
Battle Royale Guides
Fortnite for Beginners: How a Battle Royale Match Works
New to Fortnite? Follow a match from the Battle Bus to the final storm circle, with loot rarity, materials, healing and Build vs Zero Build explained.
Mechanics Explained
What Is a Battle Royale Game? The Genre Explained
Large lobbies, a shrinking safe zone and one winner: a beginner-friendly breakdown of how battle royale games work, with Fortnite, Apex, Warzone and PUBG.