Multiplayer

Games in our Multiplayer category are multiplayer online games that share some but not all mechanics in common with traditional MMORPGs. Generally, their “massive” nature is contested. They frequently include OARPGs, online shooters, online strategy games, mobile MMOs, and other pseudo-MMOs that optionally provide single-player, offline, or custom-server support. We formerly categorized Multiplayer titles as “Not So Massively” games. You may also be interested in our MOBA category for PvP-centric arena battlers. [Follow the Multiplayer Online Games category’s RSS feed]

Hell is Others is a top-down online multiplayer survival horror shooter launching October 20

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What if you lived in a city that was full of shadowy monsters and you had to roam into its streets every night to...

DECEIVE INC is a new ’70s-spy-themed multiplayer shooter from Tripwire

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Our use of the term "deceive-em-ups" to characterize stealthy multiplayer mystery titles just got a little more confusing with the reveal of a new...

Sci-fi FPS survival title Dysterra begins an open beta testing round on Steam

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We've been following the development track of Kakao Games' Dysterra for some time now, from its alpha beginnings in March 2021 to its closed...

Valheim’s latest patch squashes the world-resetting bug that’s been plaguing the game

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There are few things more frustrating to experience in a survivalbox than seeing your progress get wiped out, especially if it's not your fault....

Choose My Adventure: Chimeraland lets its freak flag fly one last time

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You remember how I wrote last week that Chimeraland was becoming comfortable and routine? That its weirdness had sort of become kind of expected...
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Fortnite sees another dance lawsuit dismissed by the court

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Fortnite and lawsuits over appropriated dance steps go together like, well, Fortnite and fourth-graders stealing their parents' credit cards. Unfortunately for people suing Epic...

Rift Sweepers is a co-op third-person shooter headed to early access September 8

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It's time once again for the multiplayer shooter sub-genre to get a fresh early access addition. This time we're taking a look at Rift...
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Red Dead Online has an in-game equestrian group that’s over 1,600 players strong

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Most of the time riding a horse in Red Dead Online will result in getting where you need to go at best and finding...

Marauders is a first-person looter shooter that lets players be scavenging space pirates

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If you're looking for tactical first-person shooting and looting set in an alternate 1990's future when Earth has almost no resources left and space-based...

Mad World opens up applications for its upcoming September 15 closed beta test

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While grimdark horror multiplayer ARPG Mad World will apparently launch as a permanent open beta, there's going to be at least one closed beta...

Dual Universe discusses launch, server reset, and what to expect for both

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As the launch of sci-fi building sandbox Dual Universe nears its September 27th date, the devs at Novaquark are helping players get ready for...

Microsoft admits that Activision-Blizzard acquisition is primarily driven by a desire to get into mobile gaming

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Those who were questioning the motives and reasons for Microsoft's big juicy buyout offer of Activision-Blizzard need not wonder any longer. An interview with...

The Secret World’s tabletop RPG sourcebook heads to Kickstarter in October

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Last November we caught wind of the creation of a tabletop RPG game based on the long-neglected MMO The Secret World, which got the...

V Rising’s latest patch finally lets players move the castle heart more easily

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Designing an MMO house can be a finicky beast. You set up a room or a section of your claim, place down furnishings, and...

The Stream Team: Playing around with different weapons in Monster Hunter Rise

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It's said that variety is the spice of life, and if you've been watching the Monster Hunter Rise streams out of MOP's Chris to...

Dauntless introduces a new quest type to ease the weapon experience grinding curve

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Toeing the line between comfortable grind and oppressive grind is a hard thing to do, which in turn requires adjustments to be made. Such...

Fortnite brings back Martin Luther King Jr. ‘I have a dream’ tour after last year’s disruptions

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With August 28th marking the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I have a dream" speech, Fortnite is once again attempting to hold...

Fallout 76 on console has a high-end item scamming problem, and players are using private worlds to solve it

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Players at the top end of Fallout 76 on console have been running into a problem: They want to get certain high-level items and...

Warframe’s Veilbreaker update offers missions, customization, and a freebie 50th ‘Frame

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The latest developer livestream from Warframe was once again loaded with reveals for players of the action shooter, primarily ones revolving around the game's...

Diablo II Resurrected brings the farming-focused Terror Zones feature to PTR

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Hitting the level cap of 99 in Diablo II: Resurrected can feel like a milestone achievement the first time through, but perhaps you're the...

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