# Battlerite

> Stunlock's arena brawler Battlerite sold over 440,000 copies in its first nine weeks.

- Owner: Stunlock Studios
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2016-09-20
- Peak date: 2017-11-12
- Spread Score: 36 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Underdog, Press loop

## Summary

Stunlock teased Battlerite in February 2016 and revealed it that March. Streamer LIRIK watched its trailer the day before the Sept. 20 Early Access launch, and it topped Steam's sellers. Its free-to-play launch in November 2017 brought a peak of 45,145 players.

## Timeline

- Feb 2016 — Stunlock Studios (Open web) — Stunlock Studios publicly teased the project that became Battlerite, with a dial puzzle on its Twitter account.
- 2016-03-08 — Stunlock Studios (Open web) — Stunlock updated the Battlerite website to reveal the game; PCGamesN ran the reveal trailer.
- 2016-03-08 — Reddit users (Reddit) — mxdwn reported Reddit's gaming corners were "abuzz" with the reveal.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/battlerite

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Battlerite.” Case HIS-00435. Spread Score v1.2: 36/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00435