Pass Royale
The monthly battle pass that arrived with seasons in 2019.
The game was developed by Supercell and soft-launched in January 2016, with a global release on March 2, 2016.[1] In head-to-head matches, each player uses eight cards from a deck, spending elixir to deploy them, with the goal of destroying the opponent's towers while protecting their own.[2][3]
Geography and history
Clash Royale was designed for mobile phones, unlike Clash of Clans which was designed for larger tablet screens.[4] Supercell, the Finnish developer behind Clash of Clans (2012), Hay Day (2012), and Boom Beach (2014), created Clash Royale.[5] Initially called Wizard Arena and set in an original fantasy world, the game was later reworked by Supercell to take place within the Clash of Clans universe.[6]
What the cited sources add
Hodapp noted that the game simplifies and slows down RTS and MOBA elements enough to be easy to play while still making decisions feel important.[7] Tack also noted that the elixir gauge caps at 10, forcing action so resources are not wasted.[8] A 2025 PocketGamer.biz article reported that Clash Royale delivered its third-best month ever with $78 million in revenue, a 10x increase from early 2023.[9] Daniel Tack of Game Informer characterized the gameplay as "fun, fast" and so compelling that a short five-minute session could easily stretch into an hour.[8][10]
References
- Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brown, "Supercell soft launches card-battling Clash of Clans MOBA Clash Royale", Pocket Gamer, January 4, 2016; Fahey, "Clash Of Clans Spin-off Clash Royale Would Like To Sell You All The Cards", Kotaku, January 4, 2016; Hodapp, "'Clash Royale' Soft Launches on Android in New Zealand, Canada, and a Few Other Places", TouchArcade, February 16, 2016; Renaudin, "Stop the presses: Clash Royale, Supercell's next hit, is out worldwide", Pocket Gamer, March 2, 2016; Takahashi, Dean (March 2, 2016)."Clash Royale is already the top-grossing iOS gam en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hodapp, "'Clash Royale' Review – A Hybrid of Card Games, RTS, MOBA, and Awesome", TouchArcade, March 2, 2016; Minor, "Clash Royale (for iPhone)", PCMag UK, April 13, 2016; Hodapp, "'Clash Royale' Review – A Hybrid of Card Games, RTS, MOBA, and Awesome", TouchArcade, March 2, 2016; Paul, "The Toxic Meritocracy of Video Games: Why Gaming Culture is the Worst", University of Minnesota Press, 2018, p. 127-130; Muhammad, "Supercell releases major Clash Royale update with new game mode Merge Tactics", PocketGamer.biz, July 8, 2025; "Ranked", Sup en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Slater, "Clash Royale - Get ready to rumble, and then rumble", Pocket Gamer, March 2, 2016; Paul, "Optimizing Play: Why Theorycrafting Breaks Games and How to Fix It", MIT Press, 2024, p. 117–130; Minor, "Clash Royale (for iPhone)", PCMag UK, April 13, 2016; González, "Análisis Clash Royale - Android, iPhone", Vandal, April 3, 2016; Hodapp, "'Clash Royale' Review – A Hybrid of Card Games, RTS, MOBA, and Awesome", TouchArcade, March 2, 2016; Grannell, "App of the week: Clash Royale review", Stuff, March 12, 2016; Grannell, "App of the week: en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Supercell, "The Art of Supercell: 10th Anniversary Edition", Dark Horse Books, 2021, p. 109-112; Jordan, "From Clash of Clans to Clash Royale: How portrait mode trumped tablet-first gaming", PocketGamer.biz, March 15, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Takahashi, "Hands-on: Supercell has another big winner in Clash Royale", GamesBeat, March 4, 2016; Suckley, "Clash Royale based on a prototype developed before Clash of Clans", PocketGamer.biz, September 6, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Supercell, "The Art of Supercell: 10th Anniversary Edition", Dark Horse Books, 2021, p. 109-112 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Hodapp, "'Clash Royale' Review – A Hybrid of Card Games, RTS, MOBA, and Awesome", TouchArcade, March 2, 2016. facts only, no text reused. toucharcade.com
- Tack, "Clash Royale Review - An Epic Genre Mix Hamstrung By Timers", Game Informer, March 2, 2016. facts only, no text reused. gameinformer.com
- Jakub, "As a resurgent Clash Royale peaks, does Supercell need a radical change in strategy for new games?", PocketGamer.biz, November 11, 2025. facts only, no text reused. pocketgamer.biz
- Wikipedia, "Clash Royale" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Thrower, "Review: Clash Royale", Pocket Tactics, March 10, 2016; Hayward, "Clash Royale is even more addictive than Clash of Clans", Macworld, June 23, 2016; Slater, "Clash Royale - Get ready to rumble, and then rumble", Pocket Gamer, March 2, 2016; Tack, "Clash Royale Review - An Epic Genre Mix Hamstrung By Timers", Game Informer, March 2, 2016; Slater, "Clash Royale - Get ready to rumble, and then rumble", Pocket Gamer, March 2, 2016; Tack, "Clash Royale Review - An Epic Genre Mix Hamstrung By Timers", Game Informer, March 2, 2016 (we al en.wikipedia.org
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