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]

V Rising details gameplay waiting in the Ruins of Mortium, Valheim continues its Ashlands test

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This is either a tale of two games that start with the letter V, two games that are working on new zones, or two...
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Fallout 76’s population spikes to one million players in one day thanks to the TV series

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The Fallout franchise really is taking the world by storm this month, largely thanks to the super-successful Amazon Prime series (which already has been...

The Stream Team: Indoctrination via Party Animals weaponry

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Last time, Massively OP's Larry managed to wiggle his way out of his second Party Animals showing (unintentionally, he insists!). MJ and Chris won't...

Former Fortnite lead dev talks about how live events were sacrificed to build a multi-game metaverse

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As most people have now noticed, Fortnite has made some pretty sweeping changes, from a survival shooter to battle royale to a place where...

Sea of Thieves previews April updates, elaborates on PS5 server woes, and confirms the return of six ship servers

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The new and the next are once more available to Sea of Thieves fans in moving pictures form, as the sandbox's latest news digest...

Game devs are concerned about the sustainability of live-service titles

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It certainly feels like live service is being tacked on to many recent game releases (whether it makes sense or not), which of course...

The Stream Team: Map clearing and exploration with a friend in Cat Quest II

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MOP's Chris and his best friend are once again coming together for some more Cat Quest II adventuring! When we last left our cat...

Mad World adds new dungeons and refines gear enhancement to mark it first anniversary April 25

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Mad World's upcoming April 25th patch is bringing a lot to its table, not the least of which being a first anniversary celebration along...

Multiplayer survival shooter Vigor announces plans for a Steam early access launch in May

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Do you remember Vigor? It's a multiplayer shooter from Bohemia Interactive set in a post-war 1991 Norway where players have to scrounge, survive, and......

Palia’s spring-themed update adds new friendship quests, decor, seeds, and ammo pouches today

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Palia's first beta update since its confusing Steam launch and the layoff of more than a third of its team is here today, complete...

Skull and Bones tweaks the UI, fixes mission bugs, and makes multiplayer calls for help louder

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Nothing feels worse in a multiplayer game than asking other people around you for help and getting silence. Hopefully that situation will improve for...

Destiny 2’s new Final Shape teaser video showcases The Pale Heart, Nathan Fillion narration

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We're barreling on toward the June 4th launch of Destiny 2's reoriented The Final Shape expansion, which means Bungie is continuing to build up...

Bellwright brings its brutal medieval world of multiplayer survival to Steam early access

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Will the second verse be different different from the first for developer Donkey Crew -- and more importantly for those who buy in to...
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Nightingale’s 0.2 update goes live this afternoon with new weapons and crafting QOL

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It's patch day for Nightingale: Tencent-owned Inflexion's early access multiplayer survivalbox is rolling into Update 0.2 at noon EDT today following maintenance. While full patch...

Astroneer challenges players to plant 10M in-game trees in order to save real trees (and wildlife)

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Planting trees is always a good thing, whether it's in the real world or in the sci-fi survivalbox Astroneer, but now those two benefits...

Palworld CEO addresses Tencent-backed ‘clone game’ Auroria and similar Chinese mobile titles

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Pocket Pair CEO Takuro Mizobe is seeing what having the shoe on the other foot feels like, as he has apparently taken notice of...

Sony shuts down LittleBigPlanet 3 for good, along with all its online player-created levels

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The only thing worse than your favorite online game getting a sunset is seeing it abruptly shut down with no warning while taking everything...

Valheim brings the Ashlands update to its public test server, confirms the game’s nearly full release

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After three years in early access and over a year since the update was first announced, the Viking costumed survival sandbox Valheim is finally...

Star Citizen says alpha 3.23’s personal hangars would have made the game ‘literally unplayable’

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This past weekend, we reported on the news that Star Citizen had to delay the addition of personal hangars and other related gameplay elements...

Embracer Group announces plans to split itself into ‘three standalone publicly listed entities’

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That's right, friends, Embracer Group is back in the business headlines again. Following the stated end of restructuring efforts, corporate leadership has now decided...

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