Smite Rivals

Smite Rivals is a free-to-play collectible card game designed for mobile (with PC support) that mixes short deckbuilding with real-time, lane-based battles. Players bring compact 8-card decks into a three-lane arena, cycling hands through continuous reshuffles while spending mana to deploy minions, structures, spells, and a single God card.

Publisher: Hi-Rez Studios
Type: CCG
Release Date: Unreleased
Shut Down Date: March 15, 2017
Pros: +Small 8-card decks built for quick, real-time matches. +Three-lane board that keeps positioning and timing important. +Cross-platform play between PC and mobile.
Cons: -Public details were sparse. -Work on the project was paused.

Overview

Smite Rivals Overview

Smite Rivals takes the gods and iconography of SMITE and reimagines them as a fast, real-time card battler played on a three-lane map. Instead of long-form deck construction, you enter matches with an 8-card list made up of four card categories, spells, structures, minions, plus one God card that defines your core power. With such a tight deck size, matches revolve around quick decisions, frequent reshuffles, and learning how to sequence your plays as the battlefield evolves in real time.

Gameplay is built around 1v1 combat where cards are summoned by paying mana from a pool that refills on its own. The objective is familiar to anyone who has played lane-based games, push forward, break towers, and ultimately destroy the enemy base. The lane layout gives the game a tactical feel compared to more static CCG boards, since placement and timing matter as much as what you play.

Beyond standard battles, the game advertises multiple modes (including the Colosseum and Battlegrounds) that aim to provide different pacing and reward tracks. Progression is tied to achievements and loot earned through chests, giving players reasons to keep experimenting with gods and deck configurations. Cross-platform support also means you can move between PC and mobile without friction, a useful feature for a game built around short sessions.

Smite Rivals Key Features:

  • Real-Time Arena Combat – matches play out live on a three-lane battlefield where reactions and tempo matter.
  • Craft Unique Decks – build compact 8-card decks using spells, minions, structures, plus a single god card.
  • Gods from SMITE – expand your collection with SMITE gods, each offering distinct abilities that influence strategy.
  • Game Modes – queue for different modes with their own goals and rewards, including Battlegrounds and the Colosseum.
  • Cross-Platform – continue play across PC and mobile devices.

Smite Rivals Screenshots

Smite Rivals Featured Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=73W0QbYK4eU

Full Review

Smite Rivals Review

A full review is not currently available. The game was listed as unreleased and later had development halted, which limits how much can be assessed in a traditional hands-on review format. Based on the available information, Smite Rivals aimed to sit between a lane-pusher and a CCG, using short decks and constant reshuffles to keep matches brisk, while the three-lane map added spatial decision-making that most card games do not emphasize.

If you are interested in the concept, the most notable design hook is the 8-card deck constraint. That kind of limitation typically increases consistency and puts more weight on timing, matchup knowledge, and resource management rather than on drawing into a large toolbox. The cross-platform angle also suggests the experience was meant to be approachable for quick mobile play without cutting off PC players.

Links

Smite Rivals Links

Smite Rivals Official Site
Smite Rivals Google Play [Not Yet Available]
Smite Rivals iTunes App Store [Not Yet Available]
Smite Rivals Steam Page [Not Yet Available]

System Requirements

Smite Rivals System Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

Operating System: Android 4.4 and up / iOS 9.0 or later.

Music

Smite Rivals Music & Soundtrack

Soundtrack information has not been published here yet.

Additional Info

Smite Rivals Additional Information

Developer(s): Hi-Rez Studios
Publisher(s): Hi-Rez Studios

Platform(s): iOS, Android, PC

Language(s): English

Shut Down Date: March 15, 2017

Development History / Background:

Smite Rivals was a free-to-play mobile CCG developed and published by Hi-Rez Studios, a company based in Alpharetta, Georgia, best known for the MOBA SMITE. The project used the SMITE universe, but shifted it into an arena-style card format intended for both mobile devices and PC. On March 15, 2017, Hi-Rez Studios president Stew Chisam stated that development on Smite Rivals had been stopped for an indefinite period while the team prioritized work on Smite Tactics. Development on Smite Rivals was suspended on March 15, 2017.