BattleTabs: PvP Ship Battle

Name: BattleTabs: PvP Ship Battle
Rating: 4.7 (283 reviews)
Author: Gangbusters Ltd

Viking & Pirate Fleet Strategy

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

283 Ratings
Age Rating

9+
Years
Category

Strategy
Developer

Gangbusters Ltd
Language

EN
English
Size

16.3
MB

Turn-based naval strategy meets quick PVP action! BattleTabs brings Battleship-inspired gameplay with powerful tactical abilities. Easy to pick up, but only the best will master the strategies. Play intense real-time battles for quick action, or challenge friends to long battles with 24-hour turns. EPIC PVP BATTLES - Tactical Combat: Classic naval gameplay inspired by Battleship, but with powerful tactical abilities! - Ranked Play: Improve your skills and climb the Leagues to reach Diamond! - Research: Collect rewards from battle to unlock and build new ships for your fleet. CUSTOMIZE YOUR FLEET - Your Playstyle: Create a fleet that fits your unique strategy. - Power Up: Use unique attack abilities like Sonar and Reveal to find your enemies. - Choose Your Faction: Select from Vikings, Pirates, and Sea Monsters. - Stand Out: Personalize your fleet with unique ship skins. LONG BATTLES - Play at Your Pace: Challenge friends to long battles with a strategic 24 hours per turn. - Never Miss a Move: No need to idle; get notified as soon as your friend has taken their turn! COMPETE IN TOURNAMENTS - Community Events: Compete in regular tournaments on our Discord server! - Host Your Own: Use our Discord BattleBot to run your own tournaments with friends. A SMOOTH CROSS-PLAY EXPERIENCE - Optimized UI: Controls and interface are specifically tailored for a smooth PVP experience on iPhones in portrait mode, or iPads in landscape mode. - Cross-Platform: Whether on iPhones or iPads, play is seamless and responsive. JOIN OUR COMMUNITY - Discuss strategy, report bugs, and help shape the future of the game! - Discord: https://battletabs.com/discord - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BattleTabs - Latest Updates: https://battletabs.io/news --- Note: This game requires an online connection (4G, 5G, or Wi-Fi).

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Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

283 Ratings

Editors’ Choice

Avast, me hearties! Strategically arrange ships and giant squids to settle the question of whether pirates or Vikings rule.
Move over Battleship
10/31/2024
Strapples (alinssite.info)
Why bother buying BattleShip in this day and age? BattleTabs has successfully killed BattleShips IP. Battleship is aged out but BattleTabs, the new fleets give it a new dynamic. Difficulty of opponents is widely variable, there is no matching done. Total random match ups. I don’t mind that considering this was born as a result of a .io game. The expansions are massive and I’ll definitely be back for more. Probably not a good idea to stream live, put a 2-3 minute delay on your stream or longer because I think I got a stream sniper on my stream today. It’s extremely fast paced and if someone knows where your ships are they can end a round in 5 turns if their boosters are set correctly. Something I can easily invite some friends to play as well as a friends list and selected multiplayer is implemented. For a game that’s 2 weeks into general launch I am impressed at what has been developed and will be keeping an eye on further developments.

Developer Response
Appreciate the kind words! It's very encouraging for us and in the past few months I've been working on getting more content into the game, even an experimental new mode that might get into the game earlier this year! Thanks again!
Move over Battleship
10/31/2024
Strapples (alinssite.info)

Why bother buying BattleShip in this day and age? BattleTabs has successfully killed BattleShips IP. Battleship is aged out but BattleTabs, the new fleets give it a new dynamic. Difficulty of opponents is widely variable, there is no matching done. Total random match ups. I don’t mind that considering this was born as a result of a .io game. The expansions are massive and I’ll definitely be back for more. Probably not a good idea to stream live, put a 2-3 minute delay on your stream or longer because I think I got a stream sniper on my stream today. It’s extremely fast paced and if someone knows where your ships are they can end a round in 5 turns if their boosters are set correctly. Something I can easily invite some friends to play as well as a friends list and selected multiplayer is implemented. For a game that’s 2 weeks into general launch I am impressed at what has been developed and will be keeping an eye on further developments.
Developer Response Jan 2
Appreciate the kind words! It's very encouraging for us and in the past few months I've been working on getting more content into the game, even an experimental new mode that might get into the game earlier this year! Thanks again!
Great Idea, So-so execution
11/01/2024
twomsixer
Battleship was one of my favorite board games growing up, was pleasantly surprised to discover this game is basically a modern/mobile game version of it with some twists to keep it interesting. Excellent idea that I’m surprised hasn’t been done before. There are some things I don’t like that. Some that I think and hope will be fixed over time with updates, others that I’m afraid won’t. There’s some performance issues on my iPhone 15 Pro Max with iOS 18. My phone gets really hot after only a match or two, my battery drains quickly, and the game starts freezing up a lot. I can only play a match or two at a time before giving my phone a break. I hope and think this will get fixed rather quickly with a patch. More variety in maps, ability types (seems pretty limited to just different shot patterns and variations of sonar/detection for now. Lot more room for creativity in this area), ships, game modes, etc would be nice, but again, something that I imagine will come later if the game is popular. What I don’t think will improve much is how expensive everything is. The “research tree” thing looked interesting until I got a closer look at it and noticed there’s nothing that exciting to unlock here. Looks like the good stuff is in the shop, and everything is extremely overpriced even by IAP standards these days. This is backwards from most competitive games with IAPs that I’ve played. Usually the research tree, which mainly requires rewards and time to unlock, would have your actually gameplay unlockables, such as new ships and the shop, which basically requires real money to be able to afford anything, would be where you find more of the cosmetic/optional purchases.
Great Idea, So-so execution
11/01/2024
twomsixer

Battleship was one of my favorite board games growing up, was pleasantly surprised to discover this game is basically a modern/mobile game version of it with some twists to keep it interesting. Excellent idea that I’m surprised hasn’t been done before. There are some things I don’t like that. Some that I think and hope will be fixed over time with updates, others that I’m afraid won’t. There’s some performance issues on my iPhone 15 Pro Max with iOS 18. My phone gets really hot after only a match or two, my battery drains quickly, and the game starts freezing up a lot. I can only play a match or two at a time before giving my phone a break. I hope and think this will get fixed rather quickly with a patch. More variety in maps, ability types (seems pretty limited to just different shot patterns and variations of sonar/detection for now. Lot more room for creativity in this area), ships, game modes, etc would be nice, but again, something that I imagine will come later if the game is popular. What I don’t think will improve much is how expensive everything is. The “research tree” thing looked interesting until I got a closer look at it and noticed there’s nothing that exciting to unlock here. Looks like the good stuff is in the shop, and everything is extremely overpriced even by IAP standards these days. This is backwards from most competitive games with IAPs that I’ve played. Usually the research tree, which mainly requires rewards and time to unlock, would have your actually gameplay unlockables, such as new ships and the shop, which basically requires real money to be able to afford anything, would be where you find more of the cosmetic/optional purchases.
A gem of a game
11/01/2024
i love pinballs
Battletabs is a wonderful game. The strategy involved in each round makes battletabs exciting. Unliked battleship, battletabs lets your play to your strengths by letting you build your our deck with unique abilities. It is also free to play with no adds or purchases required for the whole experience. I think for anyone who likes to keep one hand free while on their phone, battletabs is an amazing game that can be played anywhere, at anytime.10/10

Developer Response
Wow thanks for the nice words! I am glad you are enjoying the game. There's an active community around the game on Discord that are constantly helping us with fresh new ideas - I am working on getting as much new content in as I can find time for!
A gem of a game
11/01/2024
i love pinballs

Battletabs is a wonderful game. The strategy involved in each round makes battletabs exciting. Unliked battleship, battletabs lets your play to your strengths by letting you build your our deck with unique abilities. It is also free to play with no adds or purchases required for the whole experience. I think for anyone who likes to keep one hand free while on their phone, battletabs is an amazing game that can be played anywhere, at anytime.10/10
Developer Response Jan 2
Wow thanks for the nice words! I am glad you are enjoying the game. There's an active community around the game on Discord that are constantly helping us with fresh new ideas - I am working on getting as much new content in as I can find time for!

- Tournaments — Compete in bracket-style tournaments with real-time spectating and weekly free entry tickets - Expeditions — New PvE mode with progressive board scaling, ship upgrades, and 14 new maps - Bounty Board — Complete daily and weekly challenges for rewards, and earn bonuses by inviting friends - Battle Drops — Earn gem drops and cosmetic rewards from daily play - Spectate Friends — Watch live battles and cheer with spectator emotes - Brazilian Portuguese language support - Colorblind Mode accessibility options - Improved iOS stability — fixed disconnection issues, deep link navigation, Game Center sign-in, and iPad scrolling - Performance and matchmaking improvements

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Seller: Gangbusters Ltd
Size: 16.3 MB
Category: Strategy
Compatibility: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

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Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 9+

9+

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Infrequent
Contests
Guns or Other Weapons

Contains
Loot Boxes
In-App Purchases: Yes

Battle Club Monthly $4.99

Starter Pack $4.99

Bag 'o Gold $4.49

Handful 'o Gold $1.99

Handful 'o Gems $9.99

Bag 'o Gems $14.99

Chest 'o Gold $19.99

Chest 'o Gems $24.99

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Events

Summer Breeze

Ratings & Reviews

Editors’ Choice

Move over Battleship

Great Idea, So-so execution

A gem of a game

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