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]

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

2
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

9
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

7
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

0
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’

10
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’

23
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...

Destiny 2 moves group finder out of beta and confirms Into the Light’s permanent content

0
The weekly Destiny 2 newsletter is once again about the future of the online FPS, specifically offering some advanced looks and important dates for...

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

4
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...
yo

Nightingale confirms crafting and quality-of-life improvements with next patch

2
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

1
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

1
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

1
It may prove to be a momentary blip in the scheme of things, but a resurgence of interest in Torchlight Infinite has returned this...
yarr

Whatever happened to Wildcard’s pirate-themed sandbox MMO Atlas?

4
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

8
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

0
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

1
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...
Zeroes.

Zenith is now on the PSVR2 store with both Zenith Infinite Realms and Zenith The Last City

0
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

2
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’

6
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

9
What does a nuclear apocalypse do to a place like Shenandoah National Park? Fallout 76 players are now able to find out -- at...

ADVERTISEMENT