It’s difficult to pin Brawl Stars to a specific genre, but it’s a mix of MOBA and quick-action hero shooter, with a dash of battle royale for good measure (it’s 2018, after all).

For a while there, it seemed like Brawl Stars wasn’t going to make it. Supercell’s free-to-play mobile shooter soft-launched in Canada in June 2017 and then reached a few more countries this ...