Battlerite

Battlerite
Developer(s)Stunlock Studios
Publisher(s)Stunlock Studios
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows,
Xbox One (canceled)
Release
  • Windows
  • November 7, 2017
  • Xbox One
  • Canceled
Genre(s)Team brawler
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Battlerite is a free-to-play team-based action game based on multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) gameplay[1][2][3][4] developed and published by Stunlock Studios. The game is considered a spiritual successor to Bloodline Champions and is created by the same developers. An early access version of the game was released in September 2016, selling over 440,000 copies within three months, and was officially released on November 7, 2017.

In May 2018, the developers announced the development of a new free-to-play game mode based on the battle royale genre planned to be released in the summer of the same year. In August 2018, the developers announced that the game mode would no longer be free and instead would be released as a standalone game planned to be released by the end of September of the same year.[5]

In July 2019, Stunlock Studios announced that active work on the title would stop.[6] October of the same year saw the last content update; both Battlerite and Battlerite Royal were to stay in "maintenance mode" for the foreseeable future.[7]

  1. ^ Van Allen, Eric (December 4, 2017). "Battlerite Is A True MOBA, And Thank God". Kotaku. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Tom Marks (October 7, 2016). "How Battlerite already found 200,000 players, and what's coming next". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Watson, Eric (November 21, 2017). "Battlerite is bite-sized MOBA mayhem". PC Gamer. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  4. ^ Frank, Allegra (September 22, 2016). "Is Battlerite the next smash-hit MOBA?". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Battlerite developer details battle royale bonuses for existing owners". PC Gamer. August 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "The Future of Battlerite". July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  7. ^ "Battlerite Patch 2.3.0 / Battlerite Royale Patch 1.3.0". October 21, 2019. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2020.