Badland (video game)

This article is about the 2013 game. For the 1984 western shooter laserdisc video game by Konami, see Badlands (1984 video game). For the 1989 racing game by Midway, see Badlands (video game).

Badland
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Developer(s)Frogmind
Publisher(s)Frogmind
Untold Tales (Switch)
Engine
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation Vita, iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8, BlackBerry 10, Kindle Fire
Release
4 April 2013
  • iOS
    • WW: 4 April 2013
  • Android
    • WW: 29 November 2013
  • Windows Phone
    • WW: 3 June 2014
  • BlackBerry 10
    • WW: 18 February 2015
  • PS3, PS4, PS Vita
    • NA: 26 May 2015
    • EU: 28 May 2015
  • Windows, OS X, Linux
    • WW: 28 May 2015
  • Xbox One
    • WW: 29 May 2015
  • Wii U
    • WW: 30 July 2015
  • Nintendo Switch
    • WW: 6 August 2021
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Badland (stylized BADLAND) is a video game developed and published by Frogmind (now HypeHype). It was first released on iOS and Android in 2013.[1] It was released on Windows Phone 8 in June 2014.[2] There is also a Game of the Year Edition that was released in May 2015 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Wii U and Steam for Linux, Microsoft Windows and OS X,[3] and in August 2021 for Nintendo Switch by Untold Tales.[4]

In December 2015, its sequel Badland 2 was released on iOS and Android.[5] For the same platforms, a real-time strategy spin-off, Badland Brawl, was released in September 2018, where gameplay is a mash-up between Angry Birds and Clash Royale. A multiplayer party game spin-off, Badland Party was released in May 2022 on iOS, macOS and tvOS through Apple Arcade.[6]

  1. ^ Webster, Andrew (29 November 2013). "Twisted iOS hit 'Badland' now on Android". The Verge. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ^ Litchfield, Steve (4 June 2014). "BADLAND arrives on Windows Phone - rolling, flapping(!) and jumping fun". All About Windows Phone. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. ^ Vikki Blake (30 January 2015). "Badland: GotY Edition Coming In Spring 2015". IGN. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. ^ QubicGames (30 July 2021). "BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition - Official Gameplay Trailer - Nintendo Switch". YouTube. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Badland 2 gets a surprise release on iOS". Phonearena.com. Phonearena. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  6. ^ Dellosa, Catherine (9 May 2022). "Badland Party launches on Apple Arcade with online and local multiplayer modes". www.pocketgamer.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.