Rainbow Six Siege is getting a mobile version for Android and iOS

Ubisoft has gotten the tactical-shooter action down to a halt Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six SiegeMobile devices can be loaded with the appropriately titled Rainbow Six Mobile. The Android and iOS title’s developers describe their new game as “like the full-fat version of Rainbow Six Siege that everyone knows and loves,” but tailored for touchscreen devices.

Ubisoft Montreal Developers say Rainbow Six Mobile, which does not have a release date, will feature the same attackers-versus-defenders gameplay of SiegeWith Operator teams with different specialties.

“While the core gameplay, characters, and maps may share similarities with Siege, we’ve rebuilt everything from the ground up with mobile usability in mind,” the developers said in an official announcement. “We have put a lot of work under the hood to adapt the Siege experience for mobile devices. This includes an entirely new gameplay control system developed specifically for mobile and extensive optimization of the UI and in-game visual presentation.”

Ubisoft Devs stated that the goal is with Rainbow Six Mobile is “not to have you stop playing on PC or console and switch to mobile,” but a chance to “play the game you love in short, accessible bursts, while also enabling millions of new players to get the R6 experience.” And while the game looks a heck of a lot like SiegeIt’s just as pretty. Mobile will “evolve very much into its own thing,” creative director Justin Swan said in an interview. Swan explains in more detail how Mobile SiegeThis interview will discuss the differences between them and their gameplay.

Rainbow Six Mobile will be free-to-play, and Swan says that players will “mostly” spend currency purchasing cosmetics, and that Operators will be unlockable and players can “one-off try Operators that you don’t yet own.”

“If you look at collectible card games, you want to collect all the cards so you can build the coolest deck, and that’s kind of how we’re looking at our Operators,” Swan explained. “You want to get all of their loadouts, you want to get all of their different attachments. Every operator will be able to equip 3 perks. You’re going to want to collect all these things, and take part in live events where new ones are coming out.”

The Rainbow Six MobileSite and trailer confirm that there are at least 10 Operators for this mobile game.

Original Rainbow Six SiegeThe original release was December 2015. It has now grown to more that 70 million registered users. Ubisoft has also created a spinoff. Rainbow Six ExtraIn January, the game received mixed reviews. In Polygon’s assessment of the game, we said ExtractingKeep it a secret Siege’s solid gameplay foundation but was hampered by “an endless list of RPG side quests that feel destined to lead to something better but never actually do.”