When was Free Fire banned in India? When will Free Fire be available in the country?

Free Fire has acquired ubiquity since it was restricted in India. Free Fire turned into a hotly debated issue in the Esports news for them beyond a couple of days and it is additionally unavoidable. As Free Fire has stayed on the rundown of top battle royale games played in the country for most of the time. One more justification for its tremendous fan base around the nation is that developers were reliable with new updates and elements in the Free Fire game consistently.

The free fire community got stunned when India’s Ministry of Electronics and IT incorporated the Garena Free Fire: Illuminate in the ban list. While the game was eliminated from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store a day before the game got recorded by the Government in the ban list.

When was Free Fire banned in India? 

Free Fire was eliminated from both App stores which upset free-fire players a ton for some time. Afterward, their dread became reality and the Indian Government delivered a rundown of 54 applications including Free Fire which were restricted because of safety reasons on 14 February 2022.

The enthusiasts of the battle royale game got awestruck and still searching for the reasons for the inclusion of the game in the ban list. Along with the Garena Free Fire, many other games were also banned by the Government of India. Isoland 2 and the Rise of Kingdoms were among the other games that made it to the ban list. 

The same thing happened back in 2020 when more than 200 apps were banned by the Indian Government including the famous PUBG Mobile Game.

When will Free Fire be available in the country?

There is not any news looming around for the revoking of the Free Fire Game. The game will be available only if the Government of India decides to withdraw the ban from the game. There is a very small chance of games availability again in India. However, Garena has officially stated the issue that occurred. They have stated that they are working on the addressed issue. 

Meanwhile, Players can download the Free Fire Max, which is a virtually enhanced version of the original Free Fire game. The Free Fire Game is still unrestricted due to its exclusion from the ban list. Gamers can play the Max version with the same Free Fire account that they were using in the previous game. However, The Free Fire Max is similar to the original one (which was banned), thus no one can much say about its availability for long in near future.

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