Exclusive: TFT mobile will be available to players in Southeast Asia soon

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. It better be.

Riot Games will be taking overLeague of LegendsandTeamfight Tacticsfrom Garena starting in January 2023.

TFT mobile official splashart from 2020

After 12 years, the Singapore-based game developer and publisher will be returning the reins to Riot, who will self-publish their titles with new servers in the region.

This opens up new possibilities for players in Southeast Asia, particularly TFT enthusiasts. Other regions around the globe have been enjoying TFT mobile since 2019, but we haven’t.

Yasuo with Poro and Pengu from TFT mobile splashart

All this while, SEA players have been utilizing Garena’s League of Legends PC client to play TFT, with no option to bring it on the go. In 2023, that is likely to change.

We can’t wait to download TFT mobile from the App Store and Google Play

In an exclusive interview with ONE Esports, Alex Kraynov, Managing Director APAC, Riot Games, shared more about the future of TFT mobile in Southeast Asia.

“We do have plans to launch TFT mobile in the region. We’re working already on that,” he said. “Many teams in central are working on it. We are working on it. We have a brand manager here in Singapore who is dedicated to that, so it’s coming.”

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Players in SEA can expect to download the app from the App Store and Google Play Store on their mobile devices, and look forward to Riot-run Teamfight Tactics and League of Legends tournaments in the future.

“This is a very clear example of why TFT should be in one Riot ecosystem,” Alex added.

The account linking process for Garena users will begin on June 15, 2025. The full step-by-step account migration tutorial and FAQ can be found on Riot’sofficial Account Migration Microsite here.

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