Launch companion

Free Fire India Wiki

Launched 28 October 2026


Free Fire India is Garena's India-only edition of Free Fire: a free battle royale for Android and iPhone in which one player drops onto a remote island against 49 others and tries to stay inside the safe zone for a match of about ten minutes. It runs on servers hosted in India and arrived with a Diwali campaign and the Nine Tails Strikes collaboration already live.

Android and iOS
The standalone Free Fire app for players in India
Published on the App Store by Garena International III Private Limited.
Free Fire India store screenshot
Solara, the port city crossed by a slide track.
Solara, the port city crossed by a slide track. See all 7 maps →

At a glance

Launch date 28 October 2026
Platforms Android and iOS
Region India
Match 50 players, about 10 minutes
Price Free to play
Age rating 12+

Release history in India

  1. India blocks Free Fire together with 53 other apps.
  2. Garena announces Free Fire India for 5 September 2023 with local data storage.
  3. The 2023 launch is postponed days before release, with no new date.
  4. Garena confirms the launch for the next day on Google Play and the App Store.
  5. Free Fire India 1.134.1 goes live as a free standalone app.
Full launch timeline →

Live at launch

Diwali campaign runs until 15 November 2026

The launch campaign comes with the Tere Naal Yaari music video on the official Free Fire India channel. In matches, the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN collaboration is already active: Nine Tails can set the plane on fire before the drop, the Hidden Leaf Village is the pre-match cabin on every map, and twelve ninjutsu cards and ninja tools are in play.

The official launch video from the Free Fire India Official YouTube channel.

Build your first loadout

A loadout is one character skill, one pet skill and the guns you pick up on the island. These three records changed or matter most at launch.

Kenta character art
Character

Kenta

Tempest Raid
Reworked in the launch patch: the tempest now passes through Gloo Walls and you can teleport to it for a 5-second shield.
All 65 characters →
Kactus pet art
Pet

Kactus

Self-Sufficient
Restores 10 EP per second after you stand still for 6 seconds, up to 100 EP.
All 24 pets →
Weapon

MP40

Submachine Gun · SMG Ammo
Submachine guns gained mobility at launch but lost range; the MP40 carries 20 rounds, 32 with a level 3 magazine.
All 61 weapons →

What is different in the India edition

Servers in India

Garena says the game is hosted on servers located in India as part of its data protection changes.

Its own operator

The privacy policy names Garena Online Private Limited as operator of the game, its website and the app.

14 languages

The App Store build lists 14 languages, among them English, Hindi, Bengali and Urdu.

Local support

Account and payment help goes through the Free Fire India support portal, not the global one.

Play It Right

Players under 18 need parental consent, and playtime limits and spending caps apply.

Esports path

Garena plans grassroots, collegiate and international competition routes for Indian teams.

Free Fire India App Store screenshot

From the store listing

The App Store listing for Free Fire India shows the same island battle royale, character skills and squad play as global Free Fire. Version 1.134.1 is about 1.5 GB on iPhone and needs iOS 13.0 or later.

Compare with Free Fire MAX
Bermuda overhead map

Where you drop

Bermuda is the classic island map and the one where Nine Tails can blast Arsenals open or leave a loot crater before the match. Solara, Nexterra, Alpine, Purgatory, Kalahari and Bermuda Remastered complete the Battle Royale rotation.

Open the maps page

Sources