ScarFall - The Royale Combat

ScarFall - The Royale Combat, is an Indian online and offline multiplayer battle royale game developed by Surat based gaming and IT service provider company XSQUADS Tech LLP.[1] The game was first released for Android on 25 October 2019 on Play Store and soon later on Apple’s iOS, and features battle royale genre along with few more game mods.

ScarFall - The Royale Combat
Developer(s)XSQUADS Tech LLP
Publisher(s)XSQUADS Tech LLP
Director(s)
  • Jemish Lakhani[1]
  • Ashish Dhameliya
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release25 October 2019
Genre(s)Battle Royale
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Depending on the mod selected, players land on abandoned and real life location maps where they need to hunt for the weapons and different supplies. They need to kill all their enemies and survive to become the last man standing. As of December 2020 ScarFall is downloaded more than 5 million times with 2 million monthly active users.[1]

Gameplay

ScarFall features a multiplayer gameplay[3] with last man standing game format. 48 players land on island or other real life location maps where they need to battle for survival. Players can choose to enter the match solo, duo OR squad.[4]

Game starts with a dedicated helicopter assigned to each player which they can fly to any direction and land on their desired location on the map. Once landed, players can search in buildings, caves and other locations for weapons, equipment, vehicles and consumables to fight and help in surviving till the end. Killed players leave death crate behind them which can be looted by anyone. During the match, playable area of the battleground shrinks to a random circle forcing the players to gather at a single point and fight for survival. Players out of the playable area attracts continuous damage ultimately resulting in an elimination from the match.[5]

Development

Game director recalls that he and his friends often went to cybercafés to play games such as Counter-Strike. At that time, He wondered why no such popular game had come out of India and that he, as an IT engineer, should do something. But post-graduation, he focused on his career and started XSQUADS in 2014. Initially XSQUADS Tech LLP served as an IT service company. Development of ScarFall started in early 2017 with a team of 4 people and expanded to 15 by October 2020, it took 2 years to convert an idea in to reality and prepare the first working build of the game.[6] Beta version for android was released on Google Play Store[7] in July 2019.[1]

Reception

In July 2020, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announced Aatma Nirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge[8] to identify made in india apps that have potential to grow globally and which are used by many people. 6940 apps were registered within 22 days of announcement[9] ScarFall stood at 2nd place[10][11][12] in the gaming category and emerged as first made in india battle royale game.[13][14] Soon after this, Indian government banned 118 Chinese apps including highly popular TikTok and PUBG mobile saying move is in the interest of India's sovereignty and integrity, defense and security.[15] This caused huge spike in downloads and daily active users of the game as Indian game streamers were looking for locally developed alternatives.[16]

References
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  4. Mahadik, Parul (7 September 2020). "આત્મનિર્ભર એપ હેકેથોનમાં સુરતનો ડંકો, મેક ઈન ઈન્ડિયાનાં આહ્વાન વચ્ચે પબજીને પછાડી સુરતનાં યુવાનોએ બનાવી સ્વદેશી ગેમિંગ એપ સ્કારફોલ (SCARFALL)". TV9. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  5. "AIR's series on Atma Nirbhar Bharat features special story on ScarFall online battle arena video game today". News On Air. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  6. Jha, Shruti (8 October 2020). "XSQUADS: A spot that uncovers the best Realistic Game Experience to every Gamer in the World". Karo Startup. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
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  8. "Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge". MyGov (Government of India).
  9. "6940 apps registered in 22 days for AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge". India times. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  10. "MyGov Announces Winners of 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge'; Encourages the Spirit of Self-Reliance & Innovation". GOV.in. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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  12. "The Apps that Shone in the India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovation Challenge". TheTechPanda. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  13. "PUBG In India Again? Korean Developer Starts Hiring People In India". Track. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  14. "PUBG Mobile Lite Alternatives: ये हैं पबजी मोबाइल लाइट के 5 अल्टरनेटिव गेम्स, देखें लिस्ट". Jansatta. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  15. Sharma, Akhilesh (3 September 2020). "PUBG Video Game App Among 118 New Chinese Apps Banned". NDTV. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  16. Brahmbhatt, Jayesh (12 August 2020). "Made in Surat સ્કારફૉલ ગેમ રમી તો જુઓ Pub G કરતા વધુ મજા આવશે". cialive. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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