Lilith Games Opens Global Pre-Registration for Clash of Critters, Launches May 2026

Ace Trainers is now Clash of Critters, and if you've been watching Lilith Games for something outside their usual strategy lane, this is worth your attention. The App Store listing puts the global release at May 22, 2026, and lists the game as free with in-app purchases.

FARLIGHT, headquartered in Singapore and the global publishing brand of Lilith Games, the creator of Rise of Kingdoms, AFK Arena, and several other titles, opened pre-registration for Clash of Critters on March 25. Pre-registration is now live on both Android and iOS. The creature-collecting game is already available in South Korea ahead of the worldwide release. GamingonPhone also notes that players in Indonesia can download it now alongside South Korean players.

The game's pitch is straightforward: collect over 100 unique companions, master their abilities and skills, and evolve them into the ultimate squad. In terms of gameplay, Clash of Critters offers both PvP and PvE with simple mechanics, including survivor-style combat where your Critters fight waves of zombies in strategic battles. You can also challenge other trainers or raid their camps for PvP progression. On the base-building side, you can expand, upgrade, and transform your camp into a perfect home with your Critters doing the legwork.

Then there's the feature nobody expected. The App Store listing specifically calls out the pinball machine as a core attraction alongside the zombie fights and camp building. GamingonPhone put it bluntly: "But the most expected part for me has to be the Pinball table; like what business does it have here." It's a fair question. A pinball mini-game sitting inside a Pokémon-style creature-collector is a genuinely odd design call, but apparently it works well enough to headline the store listing.

The broader positioning is clear: Clash of Critters is openly inspired by Pokémon gameplay, but it's deliberately leaning casual. GamingonPhone described it as "a fun alternative when you don't want to play grind-heavy games and just spend time with your Critters," which is exactly the gap it seems designed to fill. Visually, Lilith Games has dropped its usual style and gone with cute, colorful cartoon designs that read more cozy than competitive.

The App Store categorizes the game under Casual, rated for ages 9 and up. With eight weeks between now and the May 22 target, this soft-launch-tested build has had more runway than most mobile releases at this stage, which usually bodes well for day-one stability.