| Brawlhalla | |
|---|---|
 Standard edition box art | |
| Developer(s) | Blue Mammoth Games |
| Publisher(s) | Blue Mammoth Games (2017-2018) Ubisoft (2018-present) |
| Engine | Adobe AIR |
| Platform(s) | macOS, PlayStation 4, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, iOS |
| Release | macOS, PlayStation 4, Windows
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Brawlhalla is a free-to-play fighting game developed by Blue Mammoth Games. It was originally released for macOS, PlayStation 4 and Windows in 2017, with ports for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS released later. Full cross-play is supported across all platforms. The game was shown at PAX East in April 2014 and went into alpha later that month.[1] An open beta became available in November 2015, followed by the game's full release in October 2017.[2] The game features 63 playable characters, referred to as "Legends", each with unique stats, varied loadouts, and cosmetic skins and crossovers.
On March 5, 2018, Brawlhalla developer-publisher Blue Mammoth Games was acquired by the video game publisher Ubisoft. As a result of this, Ubisoft took over publishing duties and Rayman, alongside two other characters from the franchise, were added to the game on November 6, 2018. Brawlhalla was released for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One on the same day.[3][4] On July 27, 2022, Ezio from Assassin's Creed became the second playable crossover character, alongside one other character from the franchise.
On July 6, 2018, Ars Technica released an article detailing precise player counts for Steam games obtained through a leak as a result of a "hole" in its API. This leak showed Brawlhalla to be ranked 24th in player count on Steam with a total of 8,646,824 players, out of all games featuring the Steam Achievements system.[5] The Android version has more than 10 million downloads.[6] Ubisoft reported more than 20 million players by February 2019.[7] In April 2022, Brawlhalla achieved 80 million players.[8]
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