Originally released on June 26, 2019, the Teamfight Tactics (TFT) game is part of League of Legends. Developed and distributed by Riot Games, it is a highly strategic autobattler game derived from League of Legends and inspired by Dota Auto Chess, pitting multiple players online against seven other opponents by building a team until he only one remains. But can this game be played separately from League of Legends? This article explains if there is a way to achieve this and how to launch the game.
Is it possible to download only TFT?
Unfortunately, being a League of Legends spin-off, TFT is not a standalone game and can only be accessed on the League client. For now, it requires League of Legends to be available on the device first, in order to launch. Once League of Legends is installed, all you need to do is log in and select Teamfight Tactics.
How to open the TFT game?
- Install the game:
Like League of Legends, TFT is free. This is already incorporated into the main League of Legends client. After installing the launcher and registering a user account, you can start setting TFT as your game mode by pressing the start button.
- Grow your team while keeping your deck safe to become the last player standing.
Basic information to get started with the game
Here are the essential points about the TFT game:
Gameplay
Teamfight Tactics is a round-based PvP that lets you form a team that fights for you. You can easily play it, even if you've never played an autobattler before, because TFT borrows many concepts you know and love from other games, like resource pooling, team building, economic management and positioning.
To play, you must have the best team of champions from a common pool, equip them with powerful items, manage your gold income to buy out the competition, and position your team in winning battle formations. The victory strategies are limitless, you just have to adopt the one that best allows you to be ready to face all game situations and emerge victorious.
Games
Each game of TFT is set within the Convergence, and focuses on a particular topic and story called a game. TFT regularly introduces (every few months) a new world containing more champions, features, and characters playable, in order to offer you a different way to play the game and to provide a new experience for each adventure. For example, TFT's recently released game is Teamfight Tactics: Dragonlands. The latter takes place in a context of the ancient world of the era of dragons, which it introduces, obviously introducing new characters.
