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]

Warframe 1999 preps for December launch, Soulframe plans open pre-alpha in 2025

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This week was another info-filled livestream from the developers of Warframe and Soulframe, as Digital Extremes once again provided important dates and details for...

Overwatch 2 tests format changes to 5v5 and 6v6 modes

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Your game has producer's letters? Good for you, but Overwatch 2 has director's takes! Which are... kind of the same thing, but they sound...

Massively on the Go: Hands-on with Super Mario Party Jamboree’s online modes

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If you were somebody who thought Super Mario Party Jamboree's new modes might be Fall Guys-esque, I'm sorry to report that it isn't the...

Skull and Bones adds spooky new ship fights in its latest Halloween-themed event

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If you're trying to merge piratical adventure with Halloween, one of the best (and arguably most used) ways to do it is to add...

Mistfall Hunter is a PvPvE extraction ARPG for Steam and Xbox set in a world ruined by Ragnarok

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The multiplayer extraction sub-genre is once more getting another entry, only this time we're headed for a world that persists after the annihilation of...
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Rabbit and Steel adds Steam modding support and French translation with its newest patch

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Voulez-vous jouer Rabbit and Steel en Francais? If you answered that sentence with "oui, j'aimerais ca!" then you will enjoy the fact that the...

The Stream Team: Seasonal farming sturdysquash in Astroneer

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'Tis the season for sturdysquash! It simply wouldn't be Halloween without collecting some massive pumpkins, and Astroneer has Massively OP's MJ covered. She's zipping...

The Stream Team: Boogie oogie oogie-ing in Headbangers Rhythm Royale’s Battle of the Dancers

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Last time in Headbangers: Rhythm Royale, Massively OP's MJ touched on the new Battle of the Dancers. Tonight, she wants to delve in deeper and...

Legacy Steel & Sorcery explains its overall mechanics and debuts a new gameplay trailer

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Earlier this month, we caught wind of Legacy: Steel & Sorcery, an in-development PvPvE extraction RPG from Notorious Studios, which is made up of...

Monster Hunter Wilds unveils new region and new monsters ahead of open beta October 31

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This week saw Capcom debut another showcase video for the multiplayer RPG Monster Hunter Wilds, which not only highlighted a new area and three...

Trine studio Frozenbyte is still working on 2021 sci-fi sandbox Starbase

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The public testing of features for sci-fi building sandbox Starbase that first started in July and picked back up in September has continued to...

MMO Business Roundup: Lockboxes, SAG-AFTRA, child safety, and another ABK union rally

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! It's a bit of good news and bad news this time around, so...

Conan Exiles disables its brand-new living settlements following disappearing thrall bug

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The great Conan's muscles giveth, and the great Conan's muscles taketh away... at least until the thralls at Funcom can get their act together...

Rumor: Guild Wars 2-themed digital CCG is called Lion’s Arch Guild Wars Arena – and it’s coming to Steam

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Those sneaky sleuthy Redditors appear to have uncovered something that ArenaNet and NCsoft appear to be preparing to unveil. A SteamDB update shared by...

Sea of Thieves outlines plans to temporarily remove features and address bugs plaguing Season 14

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The season of Making Mischief in Sea of Thieves has instead resulted in making headaches for Rare Ltd. and making players grumpy, as the...

Destiny Rising talks down fears of a stamina mechanic after a UI screenshot makes the rounds

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Earlier this month, NetEase officially confirmed the existence of Destiny: Rising, a mobile version of the looter shooter that was initially leaked by Bungie...
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Vague Patch Notes: The MMO world you don’t control

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Last week in Vague Patch Notes, I attempted to lay out my thesis for what it means when we say MMOs require other people....
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Zenith shuts down legacy shards for PS VR 1 and Quest 1 on November 6

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It's bad enough that Zenith fans have had to deal with the game hitting maintenance mode just a couple of months ago, but it...

My Time at Evershine’s Kickstarter ends successfully with nearly $3M raised from gamers

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The appetite for the multiplayer RPG My Time at Evershine was already pretty apparent when its Kickstarter campaign met its goal within 30 minutes,...
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Fallout 76 previews its upcoming four-person Gleaming Depths raid and playable ghouls

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First and foremost, it is important to note that no matter how much you might want to, you will not automatically be as insanely...