''The Witcher Battle Arena'' was a

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(MOBA)

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developed and published by

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. The game released for Android,

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, and

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devices in 2015, and was playable until the end of that year when the servers were closed.

Gameplay

''The Witcher Battle Arena'' was a

set within the universe of ''

The Witcher ''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are bea ...

''. The game made use of touchscreen controls. The game featured eight heroes—playable characters from the series—each with three skills. Additional content could be unlocked through

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Development and release

''The Witcher Battle Arena'' was developed by Polish video game studios

and Fuero Games using the

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. The developers opted to use a

and

system model for the game. The decision to create a MOBA spin-off was seen as an opportunity to expand ''The Witcher'' universe onto more devices. The game was first showcased at the

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. It was initially scheduled to be released in late 2014 on Android,

, and

tablet and mobile devices. Android and iOS versions launched on 22 January 2015, and later that year on Windows Phone. Servers for the game were shut down on 31 December 2015.

Reception

''The Witcher Battle Arena'' received "mixed or average" reviews from professional critics according to

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Witcher Battle Arena, The 2015 video games Android (operating system) games Free-to-play video games IOS games Multiplayer online battle arena games The Witcher (video game series) Video games developed in Poland Windows Phone games Inactive multiplayer online games CD Projekt games Products and services discontinued in 2015 Video games scored by Marcin Przybyłowicz