| Squad Busters | |
| Developer: | Supercell |
| Publisher: | Supercell |
| Platforms: | Android, iOS, HarmonyOS |
| Genre: | MOBA, hero shooter |
| Modes: | Multiplayer |
Squad Busters is an online mobile action game developed and published by the Finnish video game company Supercell. The game was released globally on 29 May 2024 for Android, iOS and more.[1]
The game is a crossover of other video games by Supercell, featuring characters from Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, Brawl Stars, Hay Day, and Boom Beach.
Squad Busters is a casual strategy game in which the player uses coins to purchase chests to select new characters to join one's squad. The more gems one has in each round to other players, the higher in position one will be placed in which improves the chest given at the end of each round. Gems mainly contribute to the monthly season pass, unlocking more rewards.[2]
In the game there are more than 44 monsters, 26 modifiers and 16 different spells; the modifiers are chosen randomly at the start of the game, while the spells can be unlocked as you progress through the game. A match consists of collecting as many gems as possible in a 10-player online match which can be obtained by defeating monsters, cutting down trees, searching bushes, destroying crates, obtaining coins and defeating enemies if you have more.
At the start of the game you are asked to choose between 3 random characters in your possession and to obtain other characters during the course of the match it is necessary to collect coins which can be found in the same way as gems. When the necessary coins have been obtained the player can approach one chest that requires a specific number of coins, which increases based on how many characters you have at the time, to again choose 1 of 3 random characters.
Since September of 14th 2024, Items and MEGA units have been removed from the game for balancing changes. Players with these existing items have been refunded in coins and MEGA units become skins in the process.
In the game the characters in your possession are in a group that is moved by the player all together, around the group there is an "attack area" in which if the group is stationary and in the area there is an interactive object, a monster or an enemy, will be attacked by the party. If three identical characters are chosen, they merge into one larger character called a Fusion, which has more than 3 times the statistics of a non-Fusion unit.
The video game was announced on January 31, 2023, and then had a limited release in beta version on February 6 of the same year only for Canada and then ended on February 16. Subsequently, in May 2023 another limited beta (Android only) was announced which lasted from May 22 until May 29 available only in Canada, Mexico and Spain.
Almost a year after the last beta, on April 1, 2024, "many exciting new features" were announced for the future of the game. Subsequently, on April 8 of the same year it was announced that the game will be available in soft launch from April 23 in Canada, Mexico, Spain, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Singapore.[3] [4]
On April 25, 2024, it was revealed that the video game will be released globally on May 29 of the same year.[5]
In the video game there are 27 characters from other Supercell products, 10 from Clash Royale/Clash of Clans, 11 from Brawl Stars, 2 from Hay Day, 3 from Boom Beach and 1 from Hay Day Pop.[6]
Pocket Gamers Iwan Morris rated the game 4.5 out of 5. He described Squad Busters as a "good mobile game", praising its simplicity and graphics. He noted "if you don’t like Supercell’s style then this likely won’t sway you".[7]