Strikeborn
Strikeborn is a Roblox anime battlegrounds fighter from SSSStudio, free to play since September 12, 2026. Pick a complete kit — Vessel Sorcerer (Yuji) or Black Swordsman (Guts) — and fight in a vertical cliff-and-waterfall arena with wall jumps, jump pads and a deep air-combo layer most battlegrounds games never build. The v0.2.0 update added private servers, leaderboards, daily quests and the first Gon skill. 100-player servers, three-device support, randomized emotes and spins.
Codes
Last checked 2026-09-22Strikeborn went free to play on September 12, 2026, and SSSStudio posted its first official codes in the Discord announcements channel: SBUPDATE1 with the v0.2.0 update, then 15KLIKES with the September 13 balance patch. Redeem both in the in-game Shop. New codes land here within a day of any announcement.
Characters
2 complete kits · 2 unfinished slotsGuts — Black Swordsman
The complete greatsword kit with the longest M1s in the build, a named command grab (Carnage Grip), the Devastation awakening move added in v0.2.0, air variants on two skill slots, and the look-down kick tech — the reason the cliff screenshots look like a real game.
Complete kit · S-tier · Vessel SorcererYuji — Vessel Sorcerer
The complete fist kit and the default way to learn Strikeborn's air game — quicker M1s than the greatsword, a kick that doubles as a counter, and air follow-ups that turn one mistake into a full juggle.
Unfinished slot · GonGon — the unfinished slot
The Gon slot is the fourth portrait on the select screen and still not a complete kit — but it is moving: the v0.2.0 update added his first real base move, Janken Scissors, with 3 variants. One skill does not make a character, so the slot stays unranked and unreviewed for now.
Unfinished slot · JinchurikiJinchuriki — the Naruto slot
The Jinchuriki slot on the character select screen is a portrait you can click, not a kit you can main. It still plays as an M1-only dummy with no skill bar, no air layer and no ultimate — the v0.2.0 update added a skill to Gon but nothing for this slot.
Why Strikeborn feels different
The air-combo layer most battlegrounds games never buildFour-hit M1 strings where hit three launches and hit four slams — the opposite of every TSB clone. Learn the shared layer once, then main Yuji (fast) or Guts (range).
Tier List
Early access · two S-tier kitsYuji is the smoother teacher on mobile; Guts rewards PC shift-lock spacing. The Jinchuriki and Gon slots stay unranked — unfinished files are not D-tier characters.
Guides
4 guides · early-access editionStrikeborn Getting Started Guide
Your first Strikeborn session: free to play since September 2026. The waterfall map, the HUD, Yuji vs Guts, and the practice order that works.
Updated 2026-09-15 CombatStrikeborn Combat: Air Combos & M1s
Strikeborn combat explained: the reversed M1 string (hit 3 uppers, hit 4 slams), uppercut converts, air variants, counters and edge guards on the waterfall map.
Updated 2026-08-30 ControlsStrikeborn Controls — All Platforms
Strikeborn controls for PC, mobile and controller: M1 strings, skill slots, dashes, shift lock, wall jumps and pads. Community-compiled, labeled as such.
Updated 2026-08-30 Free to PlayIs Strikeborn Free to Play? Age Gate
Strikeborn went free to play on September 12, 2026 — the Robux buy-in is gone. What changed, the reported 16+ age gate, and fixes for join failures.
Updated 2026-09-15Latest Updates
Launch to v0.2.0 & the free open releaseBalance patch + restart (code 15KLIKES)
Servers restart after a bug-fix and balance update, announced with a second official code, 15KLIKES (reward not stated in the announcement). Snaliel's patch notes: combo damage falloff adjusted so really long combos do way less damage; Gon skills are now holdable on controller and mobile; plus fixes for a softlock bug, Pulverize bugging on dummies, the Repeater (bomb) hitbox sometimes missing, and a death bug. Balance changes: Ironclad Thrust damage decreased on both variants, Ironclad Thrust (slam) ragdoll duration decreased, Super Downslam ragdoll adjusted, Repeater (knife throw) cooldown increased, and the Ground Splitter second hit is now blockable on the ground variant.
Free open release + Update Log v0.2.0 (code SBUPDATE1)
After a maintenance close ("game will close for maintenance soon for the new update"), Snaliel announces "Game is open!" — Strikeborn drops its paid early-access buy-in and anyone can join for free, with the first official code SBUPDATE1 posted in the same message. The v0.2.0 update log ships alongside. Additions: a new Guts awakening move (Devastation) plus a backdash variant for Ironclad Thrust; a new Gon base move (Janken Scissors) with 3 variants; player-created private servers with public/private listings, short join codes, host names and free private-server commands (no cooldowns, dummy spawning, teleporting players, giving awakening) plus a paid PS+ tier with extra commands — Snaliel later clarifies private servers are created from the menu's UI panel; Top Kills (all-time) and Monthly Kills leaderboards; 8 new emotes (Blue Ring, Menacing Run, Lost in Paradise, Pure Rage, Slick, Orderly Bow, Democratic Salute, Miku Static); 8 new accessories (Flame Scarf, Shoulder Armor, Steampunk Gauntlet, and five Glitcher variants — Aqua, Cosmic, Mayhem, Graceful, Flame); daily and weekly quests claimable at quest boards; and Sell Extras in the inventory, turning duplicate emotes and accessories into coins. Changes: the Shop gains code redeeming and a giftable Gamepasses page, block is now only bound to F, Lock-On gets its own mobile/controller settings, the emote wheel is redesigned with a style setting, rain is shortened (5 min, Heavy Rain 3 min) and daytime lengthened to 45 minutes, mobile gains Lock-On, and extra emote pages can be purchased three times for up to 32 slots. Balancing: long combo damage penalty reduced from 75% to 50%, awakening gain up 25%, awakened players now deal 70% damage to other awakened players, perfect dodge and perfect block nerfed, Super Downslam made evadable, plus Guts, Gon and Yuji move adjustments. Bug fixes cover combat (Ironclad Thrust knockback inputs, Repeater duplicate hits, Fire Arrow double explosions, Onslaught wall clipping), rewards (Guts level 25 rewards, blocked coin purchases, some early-access purchases failing to grant), and world stability. A v0.2.1 hotfix later the same day fixes mobile private servers.
Fire ability sneak — a new fighter kit takes shape
Developer Snaliel posts three Studio clips in the official Discord #sneaks channel: a white-haired fighter wearing black-and-red mechanical shoulder armor unleashes fire-based attacks against training dummies — flame dashes, fiery ring bursts, a wide arcing flame sweep and burning ground effects. No name, kit details or release date were given. If this is the next complete fighter, it is the one standing between the game and its stated free-to-play condition of three finished characters.