Key facts
- Free Fire India launched Wednesday on Android and iOS.
- The game was banned in February 2022.
- Free Fire had 77.4 million monthly active users in India in June, compared to 20.8 million for BGMI.
- Mobile game downloads in India grew 14.2% quarter-over-quarter to 2 billion in Q2.
Garena has relaunched its popular battle royale game, Free Fire, in India with a localized version called Free Fire India, more than four years after the original game was banned by New Delhi over national security concerns. The new version, available on Android and iOS, includes India-specific content, enhanced parental controls, playtime limits, and spending caps, with user data hosted on local servers. Garena’s parent company, Sea, saw its shares tumble significantly when the game was initially banned in February 2022. Despite the ban, Garena continued to develop games for the Indian market. Free Fire India will be available alongside Free Fire MAX, allowing players to use the same accounts and participate in shared events.