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Very Positive — 88% positive (69 reviews) · 10 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
BATTLEPOPES is a multiplayer online 2D MOBA in a sidescrolling arena, featuring cooldown-based combat. Stuck in hell forever, as punishment for their wicked lives, ancient Popes and Antipopes fight in the eternal inferno. Come rot.
Action, Free To Play · 2023 · More free games
Explore the eternal inferno as you command ancient Popes or Antipopes in cooldown-based combat. Join the multiplayer arena action in this 2D MOBA from unclenomics, released in 2023.
About this game
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The Gameplay:
It's online multiplayer popes beating the *&$# out of each other. It's not that complicated. Battlepopes is an action packed 2D Sidescrolling MOBA, with cooldown-based abilities.Prepare to choose your divine champion from an array of illustrious Popes and Antipopes, each armed with their own unique abilities and divine powers. From nimble nimbus jumps to righteous smiting strikes, unleash an arsenal of devastating attacks upon your adversaries. Engage in lightning-fast team-based clashes, where tactical positioning and lightning reflexes are the keys to victory.
SELECT YOUR POPE
DEAL DAMAGE!
Pope Urban VI

- Base Health: 300hp
- Basic Attack: MELEE Base Damage 10hp
- Block: Block all damage for 2 frames. Cost: 50 Force of God.
- Passive: "The Elected"After using POMPOUS, Urban does 2x melee damage for 1.5s.
Ability 1 - MONK'S PRAYER
- Heal, base 12hp, 5s cooldown
Ability 2 - POMPOUS
Shoots a deadly flaming Skull at his opponents, exploding into a firey rage of arrogant energy.
- base dmg 70hp
- base fire 8 dmg (DPS).
- 9s cooldown
- Fire Lifespan: 5s
Artists
The Original, The Great Armando (contact me if you find this!)@kalengophiri
@kayaur
@unclecellphone
@sventhole
@toymaster
Game brought to you by, and made using unclenomics:

System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: i3 or better
- Graphics: onboard video
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Yes, you should have sound.
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: i7
- Graphics: NVidia 780 or better
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Yes, you should have sound.
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
BATTLEPOPES v0.6.172.mas
build v0.6.172.mas - (update) Netcode improvements - (update) New Minion Art (skeletons) - (update) added "Mr. Skelejams" on the piano - (update) Level Design changes - (update) Templar (tower) visual upgrades - (update) Phase 1 Boss art upgrade - (update) walls now are "bouncy" - (update) overall visual improvements - (update) nerf Templar "French Wine" AoE - (buff) All Pope Jump Strength (1500 -> 1600) - (bug) Fix a bug where postgame screen showed animations incorrectly - (bug) Fix a bug with Stephen AoE Passive not dealing damage to players - (bug) Fix a bug with Hippolytus AoE Passive not dealing damage to players - (nerf) Pontius Wine Damage Base 60 -> 50Read full article on Community Announcements (uncle cellphone)Patch NotesOfficial
v0.6.171.visibility
🟢 build v0.6.171.visibility live 🟢 -PATCHNOTES: - (update) fix various ultra widescreen bugs - (update) level background art tweaks for visibility - (update) tower (templar) art now less obtrusive - (update) ground fire now less obtrusive - (update) increase size of damage indicators - (update) new random colored damage indicator - (Nerf) Pope Stephen VI - Ult - Base Dmg 57->45 - (Buff) Antipope Clement - French Wine - Slow Amount (25% -> 35%)Read full article on Community Announcements (uncle cellphone)Patch NotesOfficial
Ultrawide screern support added.
Ultrawide screern support added.Read full article on Community Announcements (uncle cellphone)Patch NotesOfficial
end of season 1
Season 1 ended slight changes to leaderboardsRead full article on Community Announcements (uncle cellphone)AnnouncementsOfficial
BATTLEPOPES - LEADERBOARDS
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44315744/7b192caf607a72b64b00fadbae033bbf1768bd08.png Glory until death!Read full article on Community Announcements (uncle cellphone)






