Garena Free Fire is a mobile battle royale game developed and published by Garena in 2017 for Android and iOS. It has 50 players landing on an island, searching for weapons and equipment to take down other players. Players can choose their starting positions.
Developer and Publisher
Garena is a Singapore company founded in 2009 by Forrest Lin. It distributes mobile content focused on Southeast Asia. Free Fire was its first own game launched in 2017. On Android, Free Fire won “Best Game by People’s Vote” in 2018 per Google Play.
Gameplay and Characters
Free Fire features characters with unique skills – active or passive. Active skills are manually triggered, while passive skills activate automatically. All characters can be acquired for free. Pets provide support during fights. Characters give you an edge over opponents. Here are the top five character picks: D-Bee and Chrono.
Competitive Modes
Like PUBG, Free Fire has competitive modes. Modes available for ranked are Battle Royale and Clash Squad. The full map ranked mode is the classic mode, while Clash Squad gained popularity for shorter matches.