Villains: Robot Battle Royale is officially launching across the globe on November 26 at 14:00 (UTC+9). The new PvP mobile title from Birdletter Inc. brings 4-minute, robot-fueled matches that mix battle royale pacing with MOBA-style mechanics. It will be available on both the App Store and Google Play, and will also be featured on Immutable Play.

Inside Villains: Robot Battle Royale's Core Gameplay

In Villains: Robot Battle Royale, players control criminals locked in a galactic prison called Helcatraz. Each match drops you into a real-time fight where you pick a villain, control a customizable robot, and try to outlast everyone else. Both solo and duo modes are available. Matches are short and meant for quick play sessions.

The game focuses on combining villain traits with mech loadouts to create new tactics. It also includes various unlockables, from skins and emotes to kill markers and customization options. New characters and events will be added regularly to keep the content fresh.

New Super Villain System Drops With Launch Patch

The launch also brings the game's biggest update yet. Starting Nov 26, Villains will introduce Super Villains, an upgraded form of your characters that adds new power levels and trading options. To unlock this, you'll need to link your Immutable account.

Once a villain hits level 20, you can awaken them into a Super Villain using Diamonds and Hell Points. There are 4 grades: Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Mythic. Higher grades come with better stats and more Power Stones. Mythic Super Villains also open the door to fusion, rebirth, and trading.

Players can evolve Super Villains to a higher grade by consuming others of the same tier. For example, evolving to Legendary requires 3 Epics. If you manage to reach Mythic, you can fuse or rebirth them to reset stats and Power Stone types. These high-end versions can be traded on TokenTrove.

Other than this, the update brings a batch of other changes. There's now a one-click level-up function, an updated Daily Shop, a new raid mission, and a Villain Pass that rewards players based on their notoriety level. An extra event will also grant the villain "Foxy" when linking to Immutable.

Set on the Prison Planet Helcatraz

The game takes place on Helcatraz, a prison world built to hold the galaxy's worst. There's no storyline to follow. Every round is a fight to climb the ranks and survive against other outlaws. You drop in, cause chaos, and try to walk away as the last villain alive.

Maps are small, which keeps the action tight. Since each match only lasts 4 minutes, there's not much downtime between fights. You're either chasing, escaping, or clashing with another player almost every second. 

Developed by Birdletter Inc.

Villains: Robot Battle Royale is built by Birdletter Inc., a studio that focuses on mobile games with original characters. Birdletter was started by the founders of CHALLABROS Inc., known for their work on stylized character IPs.

Their previous games include Mad For Dance, MATOKI: Space Puzzle, and GURR, though only Mad For Dance is now live on mobile stores. All their titles so far have shared a focus on distinct art styles and simplified controls for casual play.

Launching Under the MARBLEX Ecosystem

The game is part of the MARBLEX ecosystem, the blockchain platform from Netmarble. MARBLEX mixes casual mobile gameplay with digital assets, wallets, and token systems. Villains joins a growing group of titles that use the platform's web3 tools to add things like trading, tokens, and leaderboard events.

Other games live on MARBLEX include A3: STILL ALIVE, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, Meta Toy DragonZ Saga, Self-Made Billionaire, Pocket Girls: Idle RPG, and Dice Go: The Showdown.

A3 is one of the longer-running games on the platform. It's a dark MMORPG with large-scale PvP features like 100v100 fights, Soul Linker summons, and open-field battle zones. It mixes classic MMO modes with real-time combat, adding blockchain elements through item collection and token systems.

Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds blends fantasy RPG with VR themes. Players explore a kingdom as Soul Divers, completing PvE missions and joining guilds. It includes token-linked assets, which support the game's blockchain-based economy.

Meta Toy DragonZ Saga adds collectible pixel dragons, daily dungeons, and arena fights. The game has over 300 dragons and team-based raid systems. It also features leaderboard rewards through Immutable Play, similar to what Villains is expected to use.

Self-Made Billionaire shifts to real-time economic sim gameplay. Players compete to grow companies, buy and sell stock, and even take out rivals using lawsuits. It’s one of the few business-style games in the MARBLEX line-up.

Pocket Girls is a short-session idle RPG that focuses on fast progression, while Dice Go offers turn-based board combat with dice rolls and landmark battles. Dice Go recently held a leaderboard event that handed out 43,500 MBX tokens in October.

Microsoft Deal Could Expand Future Game Support

In October this year, MARBLEX signed a deal with Microsoft to support blockchain game publishing and AI-driven features. The deal includes a program called "Accelerator" and will use Microsoft's Azure and Copilot Studio to help developers build new tools.

While this won't directly affect Villains at launch, it could change how future updates or services are delivered on the platform. For now, it means more backend support and possible AI additions for the broader MARBLEX game catalog.

Live Tomorrow at 14:00 UTC+9

Villains: Robot Battle Royale goes live worldwide tomorrow on November 26. You'll be able to download it from both the App Store and Google Play. It also arrives on Immutable Play, where a leaderboard event is set to go live, possibly followed by gameplay challenges and more rewards.

For more, visit the official website or follow @playvillains on X.