Reception and Prizes

The graphics were described as having “a benefit for mid- and low-specification phones”, but a reviewer stated that “if games with good graphics are your thing then we don’t recommend that you play Free Fire Battlegrounds. But if you like battle royale games and want to have fun with your friends, you should definitely play.” … Read more

eSports Tournaments

Free Fire introduced the Free Fire World Series in 2019, which was won by Corinthians. In 2020, FFWS was replaced by the Free Fire Continental Series due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2021, Garena announced the Free Fire World Series (FFWS) with a $2 million prize pool, which was held in May 2021 in … Read more

Banned in India

On February 14, 2022, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India banned Garena Free Fire along with 53 other apps which posed a threat to India’s privacy and security under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, Constitution of India.

Controversy

In January 2022, PUBG developer Krafton filed a lawsuit against Garena and its parent company Sea for copyright infringement. The lawsuit accused Garena of copying In-game items, Game mechanics and overall look and feel of PUBG: Battlegrounds and PUBG Mobile in their games Garena Free Fire and Garena Free Fire Max. According to Krafton, “Free … Read more

Clash Squad

The Clash Squad is a 4 VS 4 mode. In this mode, players come with $500 (in-game money) with them. Using this money, the players have to buy weapons and other items from the shop (only during the preparation time) to fight against the opponent team. A total of 7 rounds can take place in … Read more

Battle Royale

In the Battle Royale mode, a maximum of 52 players land on a random island without weapons. All of them have to survive by killing each other using weapons and accessories that are found in the buildings. Players have the option to play this mode solo, or in a team of 2 or 4 players. … Read more

Game Modes

The Garena Free Fire game has different modes. They are as follows: Battle Royale In the Battle Royale mode, a maximum of 52 players land on a random island without weapons. All of them have to survive by killing each other using weapons and accessories that are found in the buildings. Players have the option … Read more

Gameplay

Garena Free Fire is an online-only action-adventure battle royale game played in third person perspective. A battle royale match consists of up to 50 players parachuting onto an island in search of weapons and equipment to kill the other players. Players are free to choose their starting position and take weapons and supplies to extend … Read more

About the game

Garena Free Fire, also known as Free Fire, is a battle royale game, developed by Vietnamese game company 111dots Studio and published by Garena for Android and iOS. It became the most downloaded mobile game globally in 2019. In August 2021, Free Fire set a record with over 150 million daily active users globally. As of 2021, … Read more