Squad Busters: Release date, platforms, gameplay, characters, more

Aakrit Sharma
Squad Busters gameplay

Squad Busters is Supercell’s new mobile game after five years and here’s everything we know about it, including a list of all characters, release date, gameplay, platforms, and more.

Supercell has only made five mobile games so far but all of them have been major hits, with Clash of Clans, Clash Royale, and Brawl Stars being some of the most popular games in history. The developers also keep their games alive with regular content updates and are now set to launch Squad Busters, a unique 10-player PvP game.

If you’re planning to jump into Squad Busters, here are all the relevant details about the game, including its release date, list of characters, gameplay basics, and more.

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Squad Busters global release date

Squad Busters will launch worldwide on May 29, 2024. However, it was launched in the following countries on April 23, 2024:

  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Singapore
  • Canada
  • Spain
  • Mexico
  • Sweden
  • Finland

Squad Busters pre-registration rewards

You can pre-register for Squad Busters and earn a bunch of exciting rewards across all Supercell games including Clash Royale, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Brawl Stars, and Hay Day. At the time of writing, the title has gathered over 12 million pre-registers already.

Squad Busters platforms

Squad Busters, like all Supercell games released in the past such as Brawl Stars, Clash Royale, Clash of Clans, and more, is available on iOS and Android devices. The release date for both the platforms is the same, so the entire community should be able to play together regardless of the device being used.

Squad Busters requirements & size

To run Squad Busters on Android, you’d want Android 5.0 or better and at least 1 GB of RAM. The minimum recommended resolution is 800×480.

On iOS devices such as iPhones and iPads, you’d want to have iOS 12.0 or higher.

At the time of writing, the game’s size is close to 540 MB on iOS but we’ll make sure to update this space as the storage requirements increase with more content updates.

Squad Busters gameplay: Worlds & mods explained

At its core, Squad Busters requires you to make a team out of characters from previously released Supercell titles and collect Gems throughout the game to secure a win. It’s not that simple though, as the characters you make a team with belong to different types:

  • Attacker
  • Supplier
  • Speedster
  • Defender
  • Healer
  • All-rounder

On top of this, every match will begin with some random ‘mods’ that have a huge impact on the challenges you’ll face. As of now, there are four worlds in the game.

You’ll get new mods by reaching worlds and here’s a list of all the mods you can come across based on the worlds you’ve unlocked:

Green World

  • Fusion Start – You begin a match with a Fused character.
  • Gem Overload – Everything drops Gems.
  • Spell Overload – Spells spill out everywhere.
  • Tree Giants – You’ll find gem-filled trees on the map.
  • Pinata Party – You’ll find Loot-packed Pinatas everywhere on the map.
  • Loot Goblin Rush – Loot Goblins are everywhere.
  • Double Trouble – Chest characters are doubled.

Desert World

  • Royal Haunt – Royal Ghosts haunt the map.
  • Whack-A-Mole – Mole Robots roam around the map.
  • Angry Vines – Vines grow quickly around the map.
  • Dopplegangers – Look-alikes are spawned from chests.
  • Epic Overload – You get Epic Character choices from every chest.

Royal World

  • Gift Critters – Gift-wrapped robots crawl everywhere on the map.
  • MEGA Start – Begin the match with a free MEGA unit.
  • Chest Imposters – Fake chests hide their loot.
  • Golden Boots – Turbo Boosts gained the supercharged effect.
  • Super Gem Mine – You’ll find an oversized Gem Mine.

Beach World

  • Ring Grab – You can get Gem Rings during the match.
  • Baby Battle – You’ll find Baby form characters on the match.
  • Monster Pets – Friendly monsters can be summoned from Chests.
  • Loot Surge – The map overflows with Loot.

In certain games, you’ll also find Bonus Battle mods which means that instead of one mod, many mods will now activate resulting in even more action-packed gameplay.

All Squad Busters characters

Unique characters make Squad Busters so entertaining and dynamic, and here’s a brief rundown of all the characters you can play with:

Character nameCharacter type Description
BarbarianAll-Rounder Mainly does melee attacks and can be upgraded to Elite Barbarians with higher health and damage.
GoblinSupplierDrops coins during games and you can get 15 Bonus Coins in its Super form.
GregSupplierPick him during the early stages of a match and he’ll chop down trees for Gems and Coins.
Colt AttackerHe boasts high damage output but low health and his ranged attacks get better with upgrades.
El PrimoDefenderA tanky unit who mainly uses melee attacks but with his Super ability, you can deal AoE damage.
ChickenSpeedsterDoes decent damage but the main utility is its speed boost that improves as you unlock the Super form.
MedicHealerHeals himself and other team members over time, and he gets quicker and more effective at healing in Super form.
DynamikeAttackerThis character is all about throwing explosive and dealing AoE damage to opponents.
Hog RiderSpeedsterHe is all about the speed and gets a major acceleration boost when roaming on grass.
Witch AttackerBoasts one of the highest base damage in Squad Busters and the overall damage output increases with the Skeleton Barrel spell.
Barbarian KingDefenderEasily one of the best tanks in the game with 3000 Health. He can also stun and knock enemies while increasing the melee attack speed of all other squad members. With the Super form, he can also heal himself when not attacking.
Archer QueenAttackerVery similar to the Barbarian King but she boosts the damage of ranged units instead. She also throws explosive arrows that knock back and stun enemies.
ShellyAll-RounderShelly can fire bullets through many enemies and also heal herself. Her damage increases significantly with the Super upgrade.
BoAttackerBo deals 100% more damage to monsters. This jumps to 125% with the first upgrade and in his Super form, Bo also drops a mine that is triggered by monsters.
NitaDefenderNita spawns with a bear that starts to respawn after the first upgrade. The bear gets enraged in Super form and attacks a lot quicker.
BeaAttacker Bea specializes in picking bees from different hives on the map and her bees get stronger and durable with the upgrades.
Battle HealerHealerAll characters get a 400 Health boost with Battle Healer and this amount increases to 600 in the Super form. The Classic form lets you get healing upon opening chests.
MaxSpeedsterMax grants speed boosts to all allies and extends it after defeating enemies. The requirements to charge the speed boost is decreased as she gets into the Super form.
MavisSupplierShe collects Coins from carrot patches. In the Classic form, she gets bonus Coins after clearing a patch and in the Super form, she heals all units after picking a carrot.
TraderSupplierHe grants you one Coin for every 15 Gems you collect. In the Classic form, his Gems heal your squad and in his Super form, you get two Coins for every 15 Gems collected.
WizardAttackerMainly deals splash damage to opponents. You can get random spells by adding him to your team and hold two spells together in his Classic form. Monsters have a higher chance of dropping spells when defeated.
Pam HealerPam lets you open a healing station when you open chests and it lasts for eight seconds. In Classic form, the healing station grants additional heals when destroyed and the True form adds another healing station spell to your inventory.
Royale KingDefenderRoyale King is as tanky as it gets and for attacking, it relies on the Royale Recruits and an Elite Recruit can be added through a spell with his Super form.
Mortis All-RounderMortis is arguably the best melee attacker you can have on your team who can also respawn dead monsters to fight for you. The respawned allies turn into bats when defeated and attack nearest opponents.
Heavy DefenderHeavy has amazing damage and a ton of health. His attack speed increases when not moving and at Classic, he heals when attacking with the speed boost.
PennySupplierPenny has high damage and helps you find buried Treasures on the map. The quality of loot you get from these treasures increases in her Super and Classic forms.
TankDefenderTank occupies tanks from the map that increase her health and damage. She also has access to Overdrive that increases her attack speed and in Super form, you get the status effect from beginning.

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