Questions, answered plainly.
What is Batata?
Batata is a mobile and web gaming platform where small games appear in a vertical feed. Each game starts instantly, without a download, and a typical run lasts under a minute. Players swipe between games the way they swipe between short videos.
Is Batata free?
Yes. Batata is free to play on the web and in the app. There are no paid games, no in-game purchases, and no ads inside games.
Where can I play Batata?
Batata runs in any modern browser at batata.world, and as an Android app. An iOS app is in progress.
Who makes the games on Batata?
Batata makes every game on the platform in-house. There is no user-uploaded content. Each game is reviewed for quality, loads in seconds, and is designed to be understood in under five seconds.
Do I need an account?
No account is needed to play. An account is needed to keep scores across devices, follow other players, message friends, and appear on leaderboards. Sign-in is an emailed code or a Google account. There are no passwords.
How do challenges work?
A player sends a challenge link for a specific game. The link opens that game directly, shows the challenger’s score during play, and reports back whether it was beaten. Challenges work between friends on the platform and through shared links outside it.
How do leaderboards work on Batata?
Every game on Batata has its own leaderboard with two scopes: Global, ranking all players, and Friends, ranking only people you mutually follow. The top three places show numbered gold, silver and bronze medals. Scores are verified on Batata’s servers before they count.
Can I talk to other players on Batata?
Yes. Batata has comments on every game, direct messages and group chats between friends, message reactions, and voice notes. Messaging is friends-only: two players can chat once they follow each other.
What kinds of games are on Batata?
Batata’s catalogue includes arcade, puzzle, timing and card games, such as Hot Potato, Spud Crush, Mash Stack, Fry Rush and Wild Spuds. Every game is played in portrait with one thumb, lasts under a minute per run, and is made in-house by Batata.
What does “Batata” mean?
Batata means potato in Arabic and several other languages. The company is named after it because it is short, warm, and impossible to say seriously.