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Skylanders Battlecast

Skylanders Battlecast was a free-to-play mobile card battle game from Beachhead Studios, spun off from Activision's Skylanders toys-to-life franchise, blending Hearthstone-style deckbuilding with augmented-reality card scanning of physical Skylanders card packs. Launched worldwide in 2016, it was shut down just over a year later, with servers going dark on September 1, 2017.

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Status
Closed — servers shut down September 1, 2017
Business model
Free to play
Genre
Mobile augmented-reality card battle game (not a persistent MMO)
Release
2016
Platforms
Android, iOS
Developer
Beachhead Studios
Publisher
Activision
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MMO DNA

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PvECombat focusPvP

PvP is the dominant recorded focus, with PvE support

SoloPlay styleGroup

Leans solo, with some group content

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

Structured, theme-park-style content is the dominant signal

TargetedCombat feelAction

Targeted, tactical combat is the dominant signal

HousingNot confirmedCraftingNot confirmedTradingNot confirmedControllerNot confirmedPvEConfirmedPvPConfirmed
Catalog note

Not a persistent MMO

  • Skylanders collectors curious about the franchise's brief foray into digital collectible card games.
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Things to consider

  • This is a 1-on-1 digital card game rather than a persistent shared-world MMO.
  • The game has been offline since September 1, 2017, with the app removed from stores and no revival.
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Research record

Last checked
2026-09-08
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Source note
Batch 466 web research — developer, publisher, platform, business model and lifecycle status independently cross-checked
No direct official link verified in the current record.
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What MMOFinder has checked

6/6documented areas
  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified

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Game history

Skylanders Battlecast timeline

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    Catalog status

    Closed

  3. 2026-08-16
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    Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.

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Skylanders Battlecast screenshots & gameplay

Two verified gameplay screenshots for a quick look at the game in action.

Phase 4 media decision: Needs Manual Review. Fresh Phase 4 research found references or possible media, but identity/source certainty was not strong enough to publish automatically.

Source: YouTube gameplay video

Gameplay, availability and research notes

Within MMOFinder's catalog, Skylanders Battlecast is classified as a Mobile augmented-reality card battle game (not a persistent MMO). Skylanders Battlecast was a free-to-play mobile card battle game from Beachhead Studios, spun off from Activision's Skylanders toys-to-life franchise, blending Hearthstone-style deckbuilding with augmented-reality card scanning of physical Skylanders card packs. Launched worldwide in 2016, it was shut down just over a year later, with servers going dark on September 1, 2017.

The current lifecycle record is Closed — servers shut down September 1, 2017. MMOFinder lists Beachhead Studios as developer and Activision as publisher. These researched fields feed profile discovery, filters and comparison tools.

This profile was checked against current sources on September 8, 2026. Continue through Similar Games, filter the MMO database, or compare profiles side by side.

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