Is BattleBips a version of Barcode Battler?

No. It is a different game, built from scratch, that shares the idea of turning barcodes into creatures that battle. It has no connection with Epoch or Barcode Battler.

Is there a game like Barcode Battler for phones?

BattleBips follows that idea: you scan the barcodes of things at home with your phone’s camera and each one gives you a creature to battle with. It is free and plays in the browser.

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In the early 90s there was a handheld that did something that felt like magic: you swiped a barcode through a slot and out came a warrior. BattleBips grew from that idea.

What Barcode Battler was

Barcode Battler was a handheld from the Japanese company Epoch, released in 1991. It came with barcode cards, but the fun part was swiping the codes on anything at home, from a box of biscuits to a book, to see which warrior or item they hid. Battles were numbers on a small screen, and still many people remember it fondly for that curiosity about what was inside every code.

What BattleBips keeps from that idea

Any barcode works: the tin in the cupboard, the shampoo, a book. Each one hides a creature, a bip.
The same code gives the same thing to everyone: if someone finds a legendary in a product, anyone who scans it finds that species.
The fun is in the search: rarities, elements and archetypes you only discover by scanning.

And what is new

You play on your phone, with the camera: no device needed and no slot to swipe codes through.
Teams of three with elements, archetypes, synergies and items.
Animated battles against the tower, other players and in duels with friends.
Your bips level up and evolve, and there are missions every day.
It is free and there is nothing to install.

To see what comes out of each code, start with which bip is in my barcode, or go straight to how to play. There is also a short history of barcode games.

Scan my first barcode

Frequently asked questions

Is BattleBips a version of Barcode Battler?: No. It is a different game, built from scratch, that shares the idea of turning barcodes into creatures that battle. It has no connection with Epoch or Barcode Battler.
Is there a game like Barcode Battler for phones?: BattleBips follows that idea: you scan the barcodes of things at home with your phone’s camera and each one gives you a creature to battle with. It is free and plays in the browser.

Barcode Battler is a trademark of its respective owners. BattleBips is an independent project with no connection to Epoch or Barcode Battler.