VGA Planets: Skyfire
Guides
Skyfire is a free real-time card battler with real starships. These pages explain what that means, how it compares with the games you already play, and how to win your first battle.
| Skyfire at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Full name | VGA Planets: Skyfire |
| Genre | Real-time card battler (strategy, deck building) |
| Made by | planets.nu, the home of VGA Planets |
| Price | Free. Optional in-app purchases; no advertising and no loot boxes for sale |
| Platforms | Web browser (no download), Android, iPhone and iPad |
| Modes | Ranked 1v1, 2v2 with a friend, friendly challenges, practice against the computer |
| Deck | 7 cards from one race, plus a starbase that is always in play |
| Match length | 3 minutes, plus up to 2 minutes of sudden-death overtime |
| Races | 12, each with its own ships and its own rule |
| Ships | Over 120 hulls |
| Ranks | 27, from Ensign to Space King |
| Chat | None: no text chat, voice chat or emotes |
| Play | skyfire.planets.nu/play |
Skyfire and the games you already know
Side-by-side comparisons, written to be fair to both.
A Clash Royale alternative, if what you liked was the battleThe same three-minute tension, with a fleet instead of a deck of knights.Games like Clash Royale, sorted by what you liked about itNine games, sorted by the thing you actually liked about Clash Royale.Skyfire vs Clash RoyaleDeck, board, factions, platforms and economy, in one table.A game like Clash Royale you can play on PC, in a browserA real-time card battler that opens in a browser tab. No emulator.Games like Clash Royale that aren't pay-to-win: what to checkFive things to check in any card battler, and a plain account of our own shop.Games like Warcraft Rumble, for players who came for the PvPThe same lane-battle idea, built around player-versus-player.Games like Rush Royale, if you want to attack as well as defendQuick PvP and a small deck, with attack as well as defence.Games like Marvel Snap, if you want the three minutes to be real-timeSmall decks and three-minute matches, played in real time.For VGA Planets players: what Skyfire is, and what it is notThe same ships, races and weapons, in a five-minute real-time battle.
Find the kind of game you are looking for
What the genre words mean, and where Skyfire sits.
What is a real-time card battler?The five parts every game in the genre shares, and the skills it rewards.Deck-building strategy games: the three kinds, and which one Skyfire isThe three things "deck-building game" can mean, and which one this is.A space strategy card game where the cards are starshipsCloaks, carriers, torpedoes and minefields: space combat that plays like space combat.A free browser strategy game you can finish a match of in five minutesReal-time PvP in a tab: no download, no account to start, no build timers.A 2v2 card battle game you and a friend can start in a minuteTwo decks, two starbases, one shared homeworld. Invite a friend.Quick PvP games: how much strategy fits into three minutesWhat happens in each minute of a three-minute battle.
Learn to play
From your first battle to a deck of your own.
How to play SkyfireThe board, energy, freighters and how a battle is won, in five minutes.The twelve races of SkyfireAll twelve, with each one's rule, how its fleet fights and who it suits.Skyfire deck-building guideThe six questions every seven-card fleet has to answer.Skyfire: frequently asked questionsWhat it is, where to play, what it costs and how progress works.