Overview
Who made it, when it came out, and how players rate it overall and right now
Developer
Blue Mammoth Games
Publisher
Ubisoft
Released
Oct 17, 2017
Genres
Action · Indie · Free To Play
Steam store page
OpenAll-time positive
77%
Steam rating
Mostly Positive
Last 30 days
56%▼ 21 pts
English reviews
179,888
Last updated
Oct 30, 2026
Recent reviews are far more negative than usual (-21 points). Check what players are complaining about lately below.
The Good
The most praised themes, as a share of all this game's reviews
Gameplay & combat20%
“I must say this is a very fun game with addicting gameplay”
Story & characters20%
“very good game with a good ui and a wide variety of characters”
Co-op & multiplayer15%
“Very good game, Lots of fun and great to play with friends”
Price & monetization11%
“All expensive game is great 10/10”
Developers & updates9%
“Updates are good, patches are amazing, this is a must have in the library”
The Bad
The most common complaints, as a share of all this game's reviews
Price & monetization11%
“this game is getting worse, battle pass its getting worse, UI getting worse, and the microtransaction is sucks”
Story & characters10%
“no good updates,shit gameplay (all the characters basically have the same moveset), greedy fucking devs (devs are fucking money grabbers) microtransaction slop and worst playerbase”
Community9%
“Horrible playerbase, atrocious servers, braindead devs, terrible game”
Developers & updates8%
“somehow it feels like the game gets worse and worse with every update”
Gameplay & combat8%
“The matchmaking in this game is the worst, the dodging doesn't work, and some of the weapons are completly unbalanced”
Opinions over time
Percent positive each month, with the number of reviews below. The dashed line is the all-time score, and the last point covers the last 30 days.
Monthly % positiveFlagged monthAll-time score (77%)
Playtime
Percent positive by how many hours reviewers had played when they wrote their review
A low score under 2 hours often means a rough first impression, a bad launch, or performance problems.
Review Randomizer
A random review from this game's sample, which leans toward reviews other players found helpful
Fun facts about Brawlhalla:
1. Not "free smash bros" besides the fact that they're platform fighters, they couldn't be more different.
2. If you want to enjoy the game, remain playing customs with friends. Matchmaking is atrocious.
3. The absolute neanderthals that roam the ranked queues are worse than you could ever imagine.
4. In ranked, be ready for your opponent to do absolutely anything possible to win the match.
5. The TINIEST bit of internet disruption will absolutely 100% screw you over. Teleporting or seeing false images.
6. All games have their toxic side. Brawlhalla's is bad in gold and low plat. But you'll never escape it, no matter your rank.
7. Easy to learn, but most of the brain dead degenerates that play matchmaking will astonish you with how little they know.
8. This game benefits the cheekiest strategies. You will play better against people better than you and worse against worse.
I was at BCX 2018 (Brawlhalla's annual world championship) and got to meet some pros. Cool people. And this game definitely has its positives, It gets addicting, learning new combos and reads, but that excitement and addiction can get killed very quickly by the other people on this game. I have a 3 point checklist that once I complete, I can satisfyingly quit Brawlhalla and never come back.
Checklist:
1. Reach level 100 (Check)
2. Reach 1000 hours (Check)
3. Reach Diamond rank