Human
FreeA durable front line with reliable armor scaling and steady support.
Free to play•Android•No pay-to-win
BuffBrigade
Your army grows on its own. What you do with it is the game.
Hold one fortified plateau against up to 11 rivals. Your brigade spawns on a timer, your kills pay for the upgrades, and every tier you buy re-forges the whole army at once. Last Stronghold standing wins.
- Match
- 6–10min
- Commanders
- 2–12
- Gear tiers
- T0–T10
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Human
Dwarf
Elf
Orc
Devil
What it is
A strategy game with the busywork removed
No worker economy, no build queue, no per-unit micro. What is left is the part that was always the decision: what do you spend on, and where do you send the army you already have.
Killing is how you get paid
A fighter pays a base 5 gold and 5 wood. A gate or tower pays 30g and 15w. Cracking an enemy Stronghold pays 250g. Faction bonuses can add to that baseline.
No economy to babysit
There are no workers, no gathering and no build queue. A flat +5 gold and +5 wood lands every 8.3 seconds for everyone still alive, but that trickle is a floor to keep you in the game, never a way to win it.
One tap commands the brigade
Tap any of your fighters and the whole formation is selected. Tap ground to move, tap an enemy to attack. No drag-select, no control groups, no per-unit micro.
Upgrades arm everyone instantly
There is no unit shop and no tech tree to plan around. Buy an Armory tier and every fighter you own, present and future, is upgraded the moment you pay.
The forge
Ten tiers you can see from across the map
Every Armory tier re-forges the model on the battlefield. Drag the slider, or let it run through all five factions.
T10
Human · Max tier
T0T5T10
Sword, helmet, armor, shield and boots each climb ten tiers, and every tier changes the model on the battlefield. You read an enemy's strength from their silhouette, so there are no army skins: what you see is what you fight.
The core loop
Everything runs on one 8.3 second heartbeat
Income, spawns and pressure all land on the same clock. Learn that rhythm and you know exactly when you can afford to push.
- 1
A baseline lands
+5 gold and +5 wood every 8.3s, the same for everyone alive. It keeps you in the game; it does not pay for a win.
- 2
A wave spawns
On the same clock your Stronghold adds a fighter, up to 6 per wave once Recruit Wave is maxed. You never queue a unit.
- 3
You spend
One Armory purchase upgrades every fighter you own and every one you will ever spawn. Instantly.
- 4
You fight, and get paid
This is where the money is. A fighter has a base bounty of 5g, a gate pays 30g, and an enemy Stronghold pays 250g. Faction bonuses can add to the fighter bounty.
Factions
Five armies, five Strongholds
A faction changes your roster, your fighters and your fortress, never the upgrade tree you buy from. Player colour lives in the ring on the ground, so faction identity and team colour never fight each other.
Dwarf
FreeHigh-pressure attackers built around damage spikes, speed and poison.
Elf
FreeA sustain-heavy swarm that earns an extra resource bonus from kills.
Orc
FreeThick bodies, heavy hits and the widest frontline in the current roster.
Devil
PremiumWinged infernal skirmishers that trade durability for pressure and repositioning.
3 free trial battles
The Armory
Fifteen lines. One army-wide effect.
There is no unit shop and no tech tree to plan around. Buy a tier and every fighter you own is upgraded the moment you pay, along with every one that spawns after.
Gold and wood deliberately do not convert. Gear is mostly wood-priced while skills and economy are gold-priced, so you are permanently holding a surplus of the wrong currency. That is what the Trader is for.
See the full tree
The promise
You cannot buy a win here
One currency, Diamonds, earned in every battle and spent on looks and convenience. Power is earned in the match, by everyone, the same way.
You earn Diamonds from
- Every battle, won or lost
- Daily supply and missions
- Crates and the Brigade Road
- Season Journey levels
Diamonds buy
- Profile frames and crests
- Titles and victory effects
- Menu themes and colour variants
- The Devil Legion faction
- Full Auto Commander
- The Premium Season Pass
Never for sale
- Combat stats or gear tiers
- Crates, XP boosts or faster unlocks
- Army skins that hide what an enemy is wearing
- Ladder points or rank protection
Devil Legion
The fifth faction for every unranked battle, on the same power budget as the free four. Play 3 battles free, then 60,000 Diamonds or €9.99.
Full Auto Commander
Your brigade stages and pushes on its own. 3 free battles, one more per optional ad, a 24-hour rental for 3,000 Diamonds, or 25,000 Diamonds / €3.99 to keep. Never in Ranked.
Questions
Straight answers
What kind of game is Buff Brigade?
A base-siege strategy battler. Two to 12 commanders take slots on the 96x68 Foundry Arena, each with one fortified plateau. Your income is passive, your army spawns on a timer, and you win by being the last Stronghold standing. Matches are designed for 6 to 10 minutes, but there is no normal gameplay time limit.
Is it free?
Yes. Every battle, both online and against bots, is free, and so are the four core factions. Ads are never forced, never interstitial and never shown after a match; the only ads are the optional ones you choose to watch for a reward.
Can I buy an advantage?
No. The store sells looks and convenience, never power: no combat stats, no gear tiers, no crates, no XP boosts, no ladder points. The one currency, Diamonds, is earned in every battle. The premium Devil Legion has the same power budget as the free factions and stays out of Ranked, and Full Auto is disabled in Ranked.
How does online play work?
Online matches run on a server-authoritative host, so the server, not your phone, decides every fight. Casual free-for-all seats up to 12 commanders and fills empty seats with bots, so a match starts in seconds. Ranked 1v1 opens at Brigade level 7.
Which platforms?
Android first: a signed staging build is available on the download page. Windows and Linux builds exist for testing; iOS, macOS and Steam are planned, and accounts and purchases are built to carry across.
Does it need an internet connection?
Only for online matches. Battles against bots, your saves and your Brigade progress work with no network at all.
Take a plateau
Everyone starts in T0. Where your brigade ends up is the whole game. Free on Android, online with up to 12 commanders or offline against bots.