Brawl Stars#Season

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In Brawl Stars, players battle against other players or AI opponents in multiple game modes. Players can choose between different Brawlers, who can be unlocked through the Starr Road or purchased through the Shop to use in battles.{{Cite web|title=UPDATE: Tara's Bazaar|url=https://blog.brawlstars.com/blog/game-updates/update-taras-bazaar.html|access-date=24 July 2020|website=Brawl Stars|language=en|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173530/https://blog.brawlstars.com/blog/game-updates/update-taras-bazaar.html|url-status=live}} In December 2022, a new progressive unlock system called the "Starr Road" replaced Boxes as the main method to unlock Brawlers.{{cite web | url=https://www.droidgamers.com/2022/12/02/brawl-stars-gacha/ | title=Supercell is Throwing Out Brawl Stars' Gacha Mechanics | date=2 December 2022 | access-date=12 December 2022 | archive-date=31 August 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230831012646/https://www.droidgamers.com/news/brawl-stars-gacha/ | url-status=live }}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}} The cost to unlock each Brawler on the Starr Road depends on its rarity.{{cite web |title=Credits |url=https://www.brawlify.com/credits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310105104/https://brawlify.com/ |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=1 July 2024 |website=Brawlify}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}

During a match, players can use their Brawler's normal attack or their Super, a special attack that charges up through damaging opponents or in some cases through additional means. Players can also equip their Brawlers with power-ups known as Gadgets, Star Powers, Gears, and Hypercharges; Gadgets and Hypercharges can be activated during a match,{{Cite web |title=Hypercharges |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/hypercharge-3.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310105235/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/hypercharge-3.html |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Supercell Support Portal |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Gadgets |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/gadgets-4.html?q=1741598956 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310105421/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/gadgets-4.html?q=1741598956 |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Supercell Support Portal |language=en}} while Star Powers and Gears are passive abilities.{{Cite web |title=Star Powers |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/star-powers-3.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310105520/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/star-powers-3.html |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Supercell Support Portal |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Gears |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/gears-7.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310105608/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/gears-7.html |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Supercell Support Portal |language=en}}

Brawl Stars has a variety of different permanent and temporary game modes that players can choose from, each having different objectives and maps. Players can invite friends to play with them while staying under the maximum team size of the game mode. Most modes involve two teams with three players each, other modes can involve either five or two player teams.{{Cite web|last=Torres|first=Ida|date=17 June 2017|title=Brawl Stars is an upcoming game from the makers of Clash Royale|url=https://androidcommunity.com/brawl-stars-is-an-upcoming-game-from-the-makers-of-clash-royale-20170617/|access-date=29 August 2019|website=Android Community|language=en-US|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042713/https://androidcommunity.com/brawl-stars-is-an-upcoming-game-from-the-makers-of-clash-royale-20170617/|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}{{Cite web|last=Hayward|first=Andrew|date=19 December 2018|title=Brawl Stars is a worthy, if simple, Clash Royale successor|url=https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2018/12/19/18146759/brawl-stars-review-supercell-ios-android|access-date=29 August 2019|website=Polygon|archive-date=29 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829045721/https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2018/12/19/18146759/brawl-stars-review-supercell-ios-android|url-status=live}}

• Showdown: A battle royale-style game mode involving one (solo), two (duo), or three (trio) players per team. Ten (twelve in Trio Showdown) players battle for survival, with Power Cube boxes scattered across the map providing boosts to attack and health.{{Cite web |title=Maps for Solo Showdown {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Showdown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310110017/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Showdown |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Maps for Duo Showdown {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/DuoShowdown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310110208/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/DuoShowdown |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Maps for Trio Showdown {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/TrioShowdown |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310110457/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/TrioShowdown |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Game Modes |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/game-modes-10.html?q=1741598954 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310111011/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/game-modes-10.html?q=1741598954 |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Supercell Support Portal |language=en}}
• Brawl Ball: A soccer game mode where two teams of three (or 5 for 5v5 Brawl Ball ) players attempt to score points by shooting a ball into the opponents' goal. The game ends if one team scores two points, or if one team has a point advantage after two minutes. Other variants of this game mode were added later, modeled after different sports such as basketball, volleyball, and ice hockey.{{Cite web |title=Maps for Brawl Ball {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/BrawlBall |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310110737/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/BrawlBall |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}
• Gem Grab: Gems spawn in the middle of the map, and two teams of three Brawlers must collect the highest number of Gems possible. A team wins if they collect and hold at least ten Gems for 15 seconds. If both teams have ten or more Gems, the countdown is active, and the teams are tied in Gems collected, the timer pauses. It restarts once a team takes the lead again. {{Cite web |title=Maps for Gem Grab {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/GemGrab |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310111241/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/GemGrab |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}
• Wipeout and Bounty: Deathmatch game modes. In Wipeout, two teams of either three or five must defeat 10 or 20 enemy Brawlers. In Bounty, teams must earn 20 points by defeating Brawlers, who become worth more points for each kill, with a blue star deciding the draw from overtime.{{Cite web |title=Maps for Wipeout 5v5 5v5 {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Deathmatch5v5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310111501/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Deathmatch5v5 |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Maps for Wipeout {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Deathmatch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310111628/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Deathmatch |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Maps for Bounty {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Bounty |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310111807/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Bounty |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}
• Heist: Two teams of three Brawlers each attempt to destroy the opponents' highly durable safe located near their spawn point, before the enemy team can destroy their own safe.{{Cite web |title=Maps for Heist {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Heist |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310125826/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Heist |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}
• Hot Zone: A king of the hill game mode. Two teams of three Brawlers each must stay in all Hot Zones for a combined total of 100 seconds. The match ends if this requirement is met or one team had stayed in the Hot Zones longer than the other throughout the time limit. A 2v2 version of the mode was added later during special events.{{Cite web |title=Maps for Hot Zone {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/KingOfHill |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310130016/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/KingOfHill |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}
• Knockout: A deathmatch game mode where players cannot respawn and rounds are won by defeating the entire enemy team. The first team to win two rounds wins the game. A variation with five Brawlers is unique in that each elimination causes the remaining teammates to gain extra damage and health.{{Cite web |title=Maps for Knockout {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Knockout |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310130251/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/Knockout |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}
• Duels: A game mode involving two players playing against each other. Each player assembles a team of three Brawlers; after one of the players' Brawlers is defeated, the player plays the next. The goal is to defeat all three of the opponents' Brawlers while not losing your brawlers in the process.{{Cite web |title=Maps for Duels {{!}} Best Brawlers & Teams in Brawl Stars |url=https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/TagTeam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310142153/https://brawlify.com/gamemodes/detail/TagTeam |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawlify |language=en}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}
• Mega Pig: Players can join clubs or create them{{cite web |title=Clubs and Club Roles |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/clubs-and-club-roles-3.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310131610/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/clubs-and-club-roles-3.html |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Supercell Support}} to participate in Mega Pig, an event that occurs around once a month over a weekend. Each win adds to a club's points, which increases the Starr Drops they get at the end of the event,{{cite web |title=Mega Pig Supercell Support |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/mega-pig-2.html?q=1741598954 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310131339/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/mega-pig-2.html?q=1741598954 |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=Supercell Support |publisher=Supercell}} with a mega Tree event during Christmas.{{Cite web |title=Brawliversary and Brawlidays Events! × Brawl Stars |url=https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/community/brawliversary-and-brawlidays-events/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310133110/https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/community/brawliversary-and-brawlidays-events/ |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawl Stars |language=en}} Each player has 15 tickets they can use to play games, each game costing one. Once a player runs out of tickets they can't contribute to the pig anymore (unless they help someone else in their club win games).
• Map Maker: A mode where players can freely create maps and may apply custom modifiers to various modes in the game. Players can submit their maps into candidates of the day, allowing for a selection of random player-submitted maps to be played by other players, who can give the map a like or dislike, increasing or decreasing their chance of being selected. The map with the most likes becomes the 'winner of the day' the next day. It is featured in a second Map Maker slot available for all players to play for a day.{{cite web |title=About Map Maker |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/about-map-maker.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310131208/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/about-map-maker.html |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=Supercell Support Portal |publisher=Supercell}}

On 14 May 2020, a game update added a new reward system called the “Brawl Pass”.{{cite web |last1=Swan |first1=Eva |title=Everything you need to know about Brawl Stars' Summer of Monsters pass |url=https://dotesports.com/mobile/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-brawl-stars-summer-of-monsters-pass |website=Dot Esports |access-date=1 February 2021 |date=7 July 2020 |archive-date=6 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206161820/https://dotesports.com/mobile/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-brawl-stars-summer-of-monsters-pass |url-status=live }} The Brawl Pass is the game's version of a battle pass. When players compete in battles, they earn XP (formerly known as Tokens) to progress along the Brawl Pass and unlock tiers with various rewards. All players have the free Brawl Pass by default. Players could purchase the premium Brawl Pass with Gems, until 4 January 2024, where the pass and its newly introduced Brawl Pass Plus variant could only be bought with real money.{{Cite web |title=Incoming Changes to the Brawl Pass × Brawl Stars |url=https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/news/incoming-changes-to-the-brawl-pass/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310131040/https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/news/incoming-changes-to-the-brawl-pass/ |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=Brawl Stars |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Ahmed |first1=Wasif |title=Here's everything you need to know about Brawl Stars' new Brawl Pass |url=https://dotesports.com/mobile/news/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-brawl-stars-new-brawl-pass |website=Dot Esports |access-date=1 February 2021 |date=13 May 2020 |archive-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005071214/https://dotesports.com/mobile/news/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-brawl-stars-new-brawl-pass |url-status=live }}

In Ranked, formerly called Power League, a random 3v3 game mode and map are chosen. Winning a game increases Points, and Point thresholds increase a player's rank. As a player breaks through certain Point thresholds, 200 pro pass XP is obtained, which can give the player unique cosmetic items, Starr drops or skins. Reaching a new rank rewards the player with 200 pro pass XP. A list of the ranks as of February 2025 from lowest to highest is Bronze, Silver, Gold, Diamond, Mythic, Legendary, Masters, and Pro. 9 Brawlers at power level 11 are required to pass into Mythic from Diamond.{{Cite web |title=RANKED IS DEAD, AND RANKED IS BACK!! × Brawl Stars |url=https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/news/ranked-is-dead-and-ranked-is-back/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310130758/https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/news/ranked-is-dead-and-ranked-is-back/ |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawl Stars |language=en}}

The Pro Pass in Brawl Stars is a ranked pass that resets every 4 seasons to link with major Esports events. It offers a structured rewards system across 100 tiers, featuring both free and paid tracks. One of the most notable rewards is the Pro Skin Upgrade, which enhances an existing skin with exclusive Ranked-themed effects such as new animations, visual effects, and upgraded textures. Players earn four Pro Skin Upgrades throughout the Pro Pass at tiers 10, 30, 60, and 100, but these must be unlocked during the active season.{{Cite web |title=Ranked Pro Pass |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/ranked-pro-pass.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310133433/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/ranked-pro-pass.html |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Supercell Support Portal |language=en}}

In addition to skin upgrades, the Pro Pass provides a variety of rewards, including Hypercharge Drops , Ranked Drops, and Starr Drops . Players can also collect Gems on the free track, while the paid track offers an additional Gems, along with exclusive cosmetics like Pins, Sprays, and Player Icons. These rewards encourage Ranked Mode participation and provide players with valuable in-game items to enhance their experience.

Players can earn Pro Pass XP in Brawl Stars by participating in Ranked Mode and official events. The primary way to gain XP is by winning Ranked Matches. Additionally, Rank Promotions provide an XP bonus once per month, helping players to progress faster. XP can also be obtained from Ranked Starr Drops, and by participating in official Brawl Stars events.

Players can upgrade Brawlers' stats using Coins and Power Points. Coins are additionally used for buying Brawler-specific upgrades such as Gadgets, Star Powers and Hypercharges. Credits are used to unlock Brawlers, XP Doublers (formerly Token Doublers) are used to speed up progress through the Brawl Pass, and Bling is used to buy most cosmetics, which was added on April 2023, replacing Star Points.{{Cite web |title=IMPORTANT - Power League and Skin changes! × Brawl Stars |url=https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/news/important-power-league-and-skin-changes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310141226/https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/news/important-power-league-and-skin-changes/ |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawl Stars |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=#RumbleJungle - Patch Notes! × Brawl Stars |url=https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/release-notes/rumblejungle-patch-notes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310141402/https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/release-notes/rumblejungle-patch-notes/ |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawl Stars |language=en}}

Gems are used to top off any currency that the player does not have enough of, as well as certain cosmetics exclusively available for gems.{{cite web |title=In-Game Currencies |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/currencies.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310140031/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/currencies.html |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=Brawl Stars Support |publisher=Supercell}} Winning matches with Brawlers progresses their mastery, which can unlock Brawler cosmetics and progression items (Power Points, Coins and Credits).{{cite web |title=Mastery |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/mastery-2.html?q=1741598956 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310140232/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/mastery-2.html?q=1741598956 |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Supercell Support}}

The Starr Road was introduced as the method of unlocking Brawlers, after the removal of Boxes in December 2022.{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}} Players can select a Brawler from a selection of up to four from the same rarity (from a choice of either Rare, Super Rare, Epic, Mythic, or Legendary) to initiate the unlocking process. Progress is made through Credits, a currency obtained in the Trophy Road, Mastery paths, Starr Drops and Brawl Pass. Players can switch to a different Brawler they wish to unlock at any time, with the accumulated credits transitioning to the new selection.{{Cite web |title=The Starr Road: Unlocking Brawlers |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/the-starr-road.html?q=1741598955 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310133843/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/the-starr-road.html?q=1741598955 |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Supercell Support Portal |language=en}}

Once a Brawler is unlocked, it becomes a permanent addition to the player's collection. The Starr Road then presents a new selection of Brawlers from the next rarity tier to unlock. Alternatively, players have the option to acquire Brawlers from the Starr Road using Gems.

Until 29 February 2024, the Chromatic Shop allowed players to unlock certain Brawlers through Chroma Credits, a currency obtainable through the Brawl Pass and used exclusively for unlocking Brawlers who debuted as part of a Brawl Pass. Alternatively, Gems could be used to purchase the Chromatics.{{Cite web |title=Chroma No More and Game Changes! × Brawl Stars |url=https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/news/chroma-no-more-and-game-changes/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310134146/https://supercell.com/en/games/brawlstars/blog/news/chroma-no-more-and-game-changes/ |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Brawl Stars |language=en}}

Brawl Stars has a variety of cosmetics. Skins change a brawler's model and animations,{{cite web |title=Skins |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/skins-6.html?q=1741598956 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310134402/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/skins-6.html?q=1741598956 |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Supercell Support}} and may come with pins for in-game communication, player icons (profile pictures) and sprays.{{cite web |title=Sprays |url=https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/sprays-2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310134655/https://support.supercell.com/brawl-stars/en/articles/sprays-2.html |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Supercell Support}} Some cosmetic items are exclusive or limited edition.

Brawl Stars takes place in a fictional abandoned amusement park named Starr Park. Initially introduced in a live-action short film,{{cite web |title=The story behind Starr Park’s wild and world-building production design |url=https://www.dandad.org/annual/2021/editorial/behind-the-work-the-story-behind-starr-park-world-building-production-design |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310104748/https://www.dandad.org/annual/2021/editorial/behind-the-work-the-story-behind-starr-park-world-building-production-design |archive-date=2025-03-10}} in-game surveillance footage showed that Starr Park closed in 1995 due to magic purple gems that granted several staff and visitors in Starr Park immortality, but in the ensuing chaos, gave life to inanimate objects and mutated plant life and animals.{{cite web |title=Supercell Brawl Stars Starr Park CCTV |url=https://buck.co/work/supercell-brawl-stars-lore |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310104933/https://buck.co/work/supercell-brawl-stars-lore |archive-date=2025-03-10 |access-date=2025-03-10}}

Supercell set out to develop a team-based game similar to League of Legends and Overwatch. The team wanted to create such a game that was designed with mobile devices in mind first. According to Frank Keienburg, General Manager of Supercell, "Our focus was on retaining a lot of depth while stripping away all the fluff". Although the game contains some elements of the battle royale genre, these were implemented before the genre as a whole took off and the team did not set out to make a game with those elements.

The game is notable for its long soft launch period during which virtually every aspect of the game changed.{{cite web |last1=Webster |first1=Andrew |title=Supercell's new game mixes Fortnite and Clash Royale, and its out soon |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18093052/supercell-brawl-stars-global-launch-iphone-android |website=The Verge |date=14 November 2018 |access-date=23 December 2019 |archive-date=23 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223200800/https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/14/18093052/supercell-brawl-stars-global-launch-iphone-android |url-status=live }} Supercell officially announced the game via a livestream video on 14 June 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.androidauthority.com/supercell-new-game-brawl-stars-779929/|title=Clash of Clans developer Supercell reveals new game, Brawl Stars|last=Callaham|first=John|date=14 June 2017|website=Android Authority|language=en-US|access-date=29 August 2019|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429141404/https://www.androidauthority.com/supercell-new-game-brawl-stars-779929/|url-status=live}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}} It received an iOS soft launch in Canada the following day.{{Cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2017/06/15/brawl-stars-has-soft-launched-on-the-canadian-app-store-android-version-coming-soon/|title='Brawl Stars' Has Soft Launched on the Canadian App Store, Android Version Coming Soon?|last=Funnell|first=Rob|date=15 June 2017|website=TouchArcade|language=en-US|access-date=29 August 2019|archive-date=5 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605150853/https://toucharcade.com/2017/06/15/brawl-stars-has-soft-launched-on-the-canadian-app-store-android-version-coming-soon/|url-status=live}} The soft launch would last a total of 522 days, during which internally it was doubted whether or not the game would ever actually see a general release.{{cite web |last1=Asarch |first1=Steven |title='Brawl Stars' Game Lead Talks Lessons Learned After 522-day Soft Launch |url=https://www.newsweek.com/brawl-stars-interview-release-game-director-spike-supercell-mobile-1224546 |website=Newsweek |date=20 November 2018 |access-date=23 December 2019 |archive-date=23 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223200800/https://www.newsweek.com/brawl-stars-interview-release-game-director-spike-supercell-mobile-1224546 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Hayward |first1=Andrew |title=Supercell on Brawl Stars, a mobile action game tailor-made for tournaments |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/brawl-stars-supercell-interview-meo |website=Red Bull |date=22 January 2019 |access-date=23 December 2019 |archive-date=10 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110170146/https://www.redbull.com/us-en/brawl-stars-supercell-interview-meo |url-status=live }} Initially, the game was played in portrait mode and the movement controls were controlled by tapping on the screen. Eventually, landscape mode and joysticks were implemented. Other changes include changing the UI, changing the metagame and transitioning the game from 2D to 3D. Frank Keienburg attributes the difficult beta period to the developers working in a new genre where they "weren't sure how to interpret its success". The game soft-launched in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao and Malaysia for iOS on 19 January 2018.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

Brawl Stars was made globally and officially available on 12 December 2018, grossing over US$63 million in its first month.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/brawl-stars-63-million-debut-1203109668/|title=Supercell's 'Brawl Stars' Clears Over $63 Million in One Month|last=Vincent|first=Brittany|date=16 January 2019|work=Variety|access-date=17 January 2019|archive-date=27 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127104455/https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/brawl-stars-63-million-debut-1203109668/|url-status=live}} On 9 June 2020, Brawl Stars was released in mainland China, with the corresponding changes to accommodate to Chinese regulations by Tencent Games.{{Cite web|date=23 June 2020|title=Tencent's latest game Brawl Stars rakes in US$17.5 million in first week|url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3090093/tencent-lands-another-mobile-game-hit-brawl-stars-rakes-us175-million|access-date=14 August 2020|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809093702/https://www.scmp.com/tech/gear/article/3090093/tencent-lands-another-mobile-game-hit-brawl-stars-rakes-us175-million|url-status=live}}

The Brawl Stars Championship is an annual tournament, composed of a qualifying stage, available in-game, another Monthly Qualifier stage, a Regional Monthly Finals stage, and finally a World Finals stage, in which the best teams compete to win the Championship. The first in-game challenge is similar to other challenges: the players must win 15 matches in the in-game challenge without losing three times. After 15 wins, a regional Monthly Qualifier stage is created, giving access to the regional Monthly Finals.{{cite web |last1=Ahmed |first1=Wasif |title=Brawl Stars' Championship Challenge to happen on March 20 and 21 |url=https://dotesports.com/mobile/news/brawl-stars-championship-challenge-to-happen-on-march-20-and-21 |website=Dot Esports |access-date=28 March 2021 |date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=3 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503153838/https://dotesports.com/mobile/news/brawl-stars-championship-challenge-to-happen-on-march-20-and-21 |url-status=live }} These events lead to the World Finals.{{Cite web|date=15 December 2019|title=Brawl Stars Championship has $1 million prize pool in 2020|url=https://www.dailyesports.gg/brawl-stars-championship-has-1-million-prize-pool-in-2020/|access-date=24 July 2020|website=Daily Esports|language=en-US|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724231602/https://www.dailyesports.gg/brawl-stars-championship-has-1-million-prize-pool-in-2020/|url-status=dead}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}}{{cite web |title=Brawl Stars Championship 2021 |url=https://blog.brawlstars.com/blog/esports/brawl-stars-championship-2021.html |website=Brawl Stars |access-date=28 March 2021 |language=en |archive-date=4 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304091045/https://blog.brawlstars.com/blog/esports/brawl-stars-championship-2021.html |url-status=live }}

The first edition, known as the Brawl Stars World Championship, was held on 15 and 16 November 2019, at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center in South Korea. The first-place winner was Nova Esports with a 3{{ndash}}0 victory. Other competing participants included Animal Chanpuru, Tribe Gaming, 3Bears, Spacestation Gaming, and PSG Esports. With a $250,000 prize pool, it was the first international event for the game and had teams from North America, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea.{{Cite web |last=Castello |first=Jay |date=4 January 2020 |title=The challenges and advantages of casual approachability in Brawl Stars esports |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/the-challenges-and-advantages-of-casual-approachability-in-brawl-stars-esports |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311102909/https://www.eurogamer.net/the-challenges-and-advantages-of-casual-approachability-in-brawl-stars-esports |archive-date=11 March 2025 |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Eurogamer |language=en}}

In 2020, the World Finals were held between 21 and 22 November with a base $1,000,000 prize pool. Half of the amount was raised using the profits from an in-game championship package. Eight teams participated in the World Finals, which were originally to take place in Katowice, Poland, but were moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. PSG Esports was the winner of that year's championship with a prize of $200,000. The other monetary prizes were split between the teams which won second to eighth place.{{cite web |last1=Ahmed |first1=Wasif |title=PSG Esports win Brawl Stars World Finals 2020 |url=https://dotesports.com/mobile/news/psg-esports-win-brawl-stars-world-finals-2020 |website=Dot Esports |access-date=28 March 2021 |date=22 November 2020 |archive-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506205744/https://dotesports.com/mobile/news/psg-esports-win-brawl-stars-world-finals-2020 |url-status=live }}

In 2021, the Brawl Stars Championship started on 20 February. There are eight seasons for the championship that occur once per month, from February to September. The Championship Challenges and Monthly Qualifiers are each live for two days per season. The top eight teams from the regional Monthly Qualifiers go to the regional Monthly Finals. Sixteen teams from the Monthly Finals from all seven regions come together to participate in the World Finals, which took place in that year's edition from 26 to 28 November in-person in Bucharest, Romania. The prizes for 2021 were $600,000 in the Monthly Finals, and a minimum of $500,000 in the World Finals with opportunities to increase this amount through in-game offers.

In 2024, the World Finals were held in conjunction with the Clash Royale League World Finals and the Clash of Clans World Championship in Helsinki, Finland during Superfest, an event developed by Supercell encompassing the before mentioned tournaments.{{Cite web |title=SuperFest 2024 – Three World Champions Crowned in One Weekend |url=https://supercell.com/en/news/superfest-2024/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310142340/https://supercell.com/en/news/superfest-2024/ |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=27 January 2025 |website=Supercell |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Clash of Clans Esports |url=https://esports.clashofclans.com/news/superfest-2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310142436/https://esports.clashofclans.com/news/superfest-2024 |archive-date=10 March 2025 |access-date=27 January 2025 |website=esports.clashofclans.com |language=en-US}}{{Unreliable source?|date=March 2025}} The 2024 edition reached a peak viewership of over a million viewers with team HMBLE taking first place.{{Cite web |last=Gwynn |first=Dafydd |date=4 November 2024 |title=Brawl Stars World Finals 2024 records 1m peak viewers to become the game's most popular event |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2024/11/brawl-stars-world-finals-viewership |access-date=27 January 2025 |website=Esports Insider |language=en-GB}}

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The game was nominated for "Mobile Game" and "EE Mobile Game of the Year" at the 15th British Academy Games Awards.{{cite web |last=Fogel |first=Stefanie |date=14 March 2019 |title='God of War', 'Red Dead 2' Lead BAFTA Game Awards Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/british-academy-games-awards-2019-nominees-1203163369/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315135246/https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/british-academy-games-awards-2019-nominees-1203163369/ |archive-date=15 March 2019 |access-date=15 March 2019 |work=Variety}}

Brawl Stars received "mixed or average" reviews or 72 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic.

Pocket Gamer's Harry Slater scored the game 3 out of 5. Reviewing the game immediately after global release, he praised that game's progression. He criticized Showdown, the game's battle royale mode, for being the weakest of all the game modes that were in the game. He said that Showdown "doesn't capture the real madness of the genre, and there's a distinct lack of tension since you can pretty much see everyone on the map and what they're up to". He mentioned that something felt "missing in Brawl Stars. You'll play, you'll get new characters, you'll unlock new modes, but you're never having quite as much fun as you feel you should be doing." He continued on to say that "the action is relatively flat - in the team matches you know within the first few seconds which way the game is going." He concluded in disappointment because the game did not seem like "the huge step forward for multiplayer mobile action that a lot of us were hoping for."

148 Apps' Campbell Bird scored the game 3.5 out of 5. She started with mentioning that the game felt "like a combination of Arena of Valor and Overwatch." She praised the game's graphics and the developer's implementation of the progression system to encourage players to play again, as well as the quick matchmaking. However, she criticized the game's controls for feeling "oddly loose and muddy". the characters falling "into pretty predictable hero shooter archetypes", as well as claiming that "every mode in the game is some variation on something you’ve seen before in other, better multiplayer shooters." She also highlighted that the frequent connection issues and unbalanced teams made the experience of playing the game less enjoyable.

Eurogamer writer Christian Donlan wrote that the gameplay is easy to pick up (even for players of low skill). He also wrote that Battle Royales are all about preying on opponents and with health bars always being visible to everyone, it becomes even more crucial.{{Cite web |last=Donlan |first=Christian |date=13 December 2018 |title=Turns out there's one more Battle Royale game you need in your life |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/turns-out-theres-one-more-battle-royale-game-you-need-in-your-life |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311103214/https://www.eurogamer.net/turns-out-theres-one-more-battle-royale-game-you-need-in-your-life |archive-date=11 March 2025 |access-date=11 March 2025 |website=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}

Brawl Stars has been downloaded over 400 million times. In 2020, Brawl Stars had the second highest gross of any mobile game in Europe.{{Cite news |last1=Partleton |first1=Kayleigh |title=European consumers spent $14.8 billion on mobile apps last year |url=https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/75475/european-consumers-spent-148-billion-on-mobile-apps-last-year/ |access-date=1 February 2021 |publisher=Pocket Gamer |date=11 January 2021 |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128033642/https://www.pocketgamer.biz/news/75475/european-consumers-spent-148-billion-on-mobile-apps-last-year/ |url-status=live }} It grossed US$526 million in total in 2020, which accounted for more than half its life time revenue. It was also the fourth game by Supercell to surpass US$1 billion in lifetime revenue.{{Cite news |last1=Batchelor |first1=James |title=Brawl Stars is Supercell's fourth title to pass $1bn in lifetime revenue |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-29-brawl-stars-is-supercells-fourth-title-to-pass-usd1bn-in-lifetime-revenue |access-date=1 February 2021 |publisher=Pocket Gamer |date=29 January 2021 |archive-date=29 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129121057/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-29-brawl-stars-is-supercells-fourth-title-to-pass-usd1bn-in-lifetime-revenue |url-status=live }}

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