The Witcher Battle Arena was a multiplayer online battle arena set within the universe of The Witcher.[1] The game made use of touchscreen controls.[1] The game featured eight heroes—playable characters from the series—each with three skills.[1] Additional content could be unlocked through microtransactions.[1]
Development and release
The Witcher Battle Arena was developed by Polish video game studios CD Projekt Red and Fuero Games using the Unitygame engine.[1][2] The developers opted to use a free-to-play and microtransaction system model for the game.[1] The decision to create a MOBA spin-off was seen as an opportunity to expand The Witcher universe onto more devices.[1]
The game was first showcased at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014.[3] It was initially scheduled to be released in late 2014 on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone tablet and mobile devices.[1] Android and iOS versions launched on 22 January 2015, and later that year on Windows Phone.[4] Servers for the game were shut down on 31 December 2015.[5]
