Rainbow Six Mobile finally goes global after long-running soft launch

After what feels like a full siege cycle of testing, tweaking and tactical retreats, Rainbow Six Mobile officially launched for mobile worldwide on February 23, 2026.

Ubisoft’s competitive PvP spin on its long-running tactical shooter first entered soft launch back in August 2023. Since then, it has gone through beta tests, territory expansions, a brief hiatus, and a major overhaul before finally reaching global release.

At launch, the mobile shooter arrives with seven maps, including returning favourites like Clubhouse and Villa, alongside mobile-only additions Restaurant and Summit.

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More than 20 Operators are now playable, up from 16 during the early soft launch period. Players can jump into five-versus-five matches across Bomb, Bomb Rush and Team Deathmatch modes, with ranked play, private lobbies and quick matches all available from day one.

A soft launch that stretched into years

Rainbow Six Mobile’s road to global release has been unusually long even by live-service standards. Two beta tests ran in June and July 2023 before a soft launch kicked off in Canada that August, later expanding to territories including Mexico and Colombia.

In March 2024, Ubisoft paused major updates and placed the game into hiatus. The aim was to address gameplay issues, adjust graphics settings, fix bugs and rethink progression and the in-game economy. For most of that year, new content slowed to a halt, though some servers remained active.

Things shifted in November 2024 when Ubisoft rolled out a substantial update that overhauled game modes, progression systems and monetisation. The publisher also laid out a three-phase roadmap toward global launch: technical testing, engagement testing and finally commissioning to global release.

Now the real test begins

In December 2025, Ubisoft confirmed February 23, 2026 as the global launch date, bringing the lengthy trial period to a close.

And now that Rainbow Six Mobile is available worldwide, the question is less about fixes and roadmaps and more about whether it can carve out space in an already crowded mobile shooter market. With a recognisable brand, established operators and competitive modes built for shorter sessions, Ubisoft is betting that tactical, methodical play still has a place on touchscreens.

After nearly three years of testing, that bet officially goes live today. Will you be playing it? Let us know in the comments section below.