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]

Diablo IV runs a charity promotion that sends millions of maggots to feed recovering birds

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We appreciate that the idea of maggots paired with our "warm fuzzies" tag might seem at odds, but there's a really good reason why...
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Nightingale confirms crafting and quality-of-life improvements with next patch

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While Victorian-era survivalbox Nightingale has mostly been focused on fixing things and adjusting features, the devs at Inflexion Games appear to be ready to...

Path of Exile’s Steam account is temporarily compromised, sends out scam invites to POE 2 early access

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If you saw a message on the official Path of Exile Steam page inviting you to click a link for Path of Exile 2...

MMOARG Orna celebrates Earth Day with Terra’s Day event

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While other MMOARG companies might be disappointing us with this year's handling of Earth Day events, Orna's Northern Forge is giving us a great reminder of...

Torchlight Infinite skyrockets to its best numbers in over a year thanks to its Whispering Mist season

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It may prove to be a momentary blip in the scheme of things, but a resurgence of interest in Torchlight Infinite has returned this...
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Whatever happened to Wildcard’s pirate-themed sandbox MMO Atlas?

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It might be by design that we've collectively forgotten about Atlas, the piratical survival sandbox MMO by Wildcard substudio Grapeshot Games that was at...

Space exploration sandbox Starship Simulator successfully funds at over $497K

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Getting to command, tinker, fix, explore, decorate, and control your own detailed virtual spaceship looks even more promising with the recent news that FleetYard...

The Stream Team: A first foray into Planet Crafter multiplayer

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Massively OP's MJ definitely loves sandbox games where she can terraform the land somewhat. But what about when the entire premise of a game...

Warframe’s time-bending Protea Prime lands on all platforms May 1 as it readies its next devstream

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The prime access Frame that's on offer in Warframe is about to cycle once again: The time-manipulating, gadget-flinging character Protea is confirmed to be...
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Zenith is now on the PSVR2 store with both Zenith Infinite Realms and Zenith The Last City

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If you are still waiting on a non-VR PC port of Zenith The Last City (something studio RamenVR did promise Kickstarter backers many moons...

Planet Crafter is a new multiplayer survival sandbox where you geo-engineer an entire planet

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Last week, multiplayer survival sandbox were treated to yet another entry in the field: Planet Crafter, a game I've had on my own wishlist...

Overwatch 2 ties its mythic skin shop to monetization as it focuses on the impact of ‘unapproved peripherals’

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When Overwatch 2 launched its 10th season, one of the big ticket features was a mythic skin shop, but it decided not to divulge...

Fallout 76 begins the first phase of public testing for its Skyline Valley update

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What does a nuclear apocalypse do to a place like Shenandoah National Park? Fallout 76 players are now able to find out -- at...

Star Citizen pushes back alpha 3.23’s new hangars and cargo missions, adds in water physics instead

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For the past several weeks, Star Citizen has been talking up the features of its upcoming alpha 3.23, often calling it one of the...

Sea of Thieves marks 40 million players to date as it preps its PlayStation 5 launch

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Many live service games would give anything to see success numbered in the tens of millions, which makes Sea of Thieves' current accomplishment that...

V Rising demos its new Dracula-themed endgame zone, Ruins of Mortium

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Vampire survival sandbox V Rising continues its efforts to drum up hype as it seems certain to lap Valheim when it fully releases on...
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Skull & Bones is already on 50% discount two months after launch

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After being delayed approximately four thousand times, to the point that we were even making jokes about it to the date it released, how...

Post-layoffs, Palia is celebrating its alpha anniversary with a new buyable bundle

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We've all been figuratively holding our breaths to see what would happen with Palia after the last month of mess, and now the game...
Meness and Ausrine, sittin' in a tree...

Not So Massively: Godsworn made me break my ‘no early access’ rule

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I'm pretty blasé about most monetization in games, but there are a few things that I don't like, and charging for early access is...

Heroes of the Storm is getting its biggest post-maintenance mode patch yet

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After causing a stir with some small patches late last year and earlier in 2024, Blizzard's MOBA Heroes of the Storm is back again...

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