Game profile
Teamfight Tactics
In this auto battler, players assemble a team from rotating champions that automatically fights against seven other players. Economic skill and clever synergies decide the winner.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Strategy / Deckbuilder, set in a fantasy world. Visually it is deliberately stylised rather than photorealistic, and the overall tone stays light and upbeat. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. There is no story to speak of, the systems carry everything. Competitive play against other people is part of the package. It runs on 2 platforms. Getting in costs nothing.
What stands out
- Auto battler strategy
- Champion synergies
- Eight player lobbies
This fits you if
- you want your skill measured against other people
- you enjoy being made to think
- cutscenes annoy you and you just want to play
- you enjoy competing against other players
- you want to try it without spending anything
- you want something light that leaves you in a good mood
Look elsewhere if
- you play mainly for narrative
- you want a game with a clear ending you can reach
- you play alone, this needs other people
- competitive lobbies stress you out
How long is Teamfight Tactics?
This one has no finish line. It is built to be played for years, in whatever rhythm suits you.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 79 out of 100, which puts it above 25 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 943 overall. That is the lower end of this database, critics were more reserved here than with most titles. The number does not tell you whether a game is exactly right for the right evening, though.
For comparison, Strategy averages 82 points across the database, so this one sits 3 points below its own genre. The figure rests on 132 collected ratings.
Released in 2019, so it has 7 years behind it. Usually cheap by now and the rough edges are long fixed.
The facts
- Release year
- 2019
- Genres
- Strategy, Deckbuilder
- Playtime
- Endless game
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- None, pure gameplay
- Play with
- Competitive
- Setting
- Fantasy
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Free-to-play
- Platforms
- PC, Mobile
- Critic rating
- 79 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teamfight Tactics | 2019 | Endless game | 79 | Free-to-play |
| Hearthstone | 2014 | Endless game | 88 | Free-to-play |
| Marvel Snap | 2022 | Endless game | 85 | Free-to-play |
| Legends of Runeterra | 2020 | Endless game | 83 | Free-to-play |
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