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]

Fortnite introduces more skins and items from Naruto and the ability to fight against Darth Vader

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Murgrammeth, the Ever-Ravening Ur Beast, Subsumer of Pop Culture - otherwise known in this reality as Fortnite - is once again tossing as many...

Team-based building block FPS Block N Load announces a sequel, opens closed beta sign-ups

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We haven't seen the team-based FPS Block N Load cross our news desk too often, but this shooter is most certainly still a thing,...

Grim Dawn’s latest patch crushes bugs and applies several long lists of balance adjustments

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We've noted before that the patch notes for multiplayer ARPG Grim Dawn can get pretty beefy, and the latest update available is definitely no...

Seaborne survival title Raft adds new destinations, items, and story in its exit from early access

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The multiplayer post-apoc sea sailing survival title Raft has been floating along for a while now. Entering early access back in May 2018, developer...

The $25 Rift Simulator lets you roll the dice on a Diablo Immortal five-star gem without spending a dime

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We reported earlier this week about how one Diablo Immortal player lit $16K on fire in order to get a five-star gem to drop...
Bash and shoot and smash.

Outriders is free-to-play on Steam until June 23

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Do you remember Outriders? No, maybe not, very few people remember - wait, we already made that joke. And it's not even totally accurate,...
May foulness attend thee.

US Senator Ted Cruz and Asmongold could have a meeting over gaming microtransaction legislation

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It's said that politics makes for strange bedfellows, and there appears to be no better illustration of that axiom than the potential meeting between...

Valheim fixes Steam saves, patches in fragrant flower crowns

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A particularly nasty bug that was causing Valheim players to lose progress while playing through Steam has been solved, according to the developers. " fixes...

Conan Exiles announces Age of Sorcery, replacing DLC with battle passes

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Thanks to teases and leaks, we already had a pretty clear idea what was coming to Conan Exiles later this year, but as of...

Diablo Immortal snagged only 10M players out of its 30M registrations

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Blizzard dropped an infographic last night for Diablo Immortal showing... well, some numbers, though probably not the numbers you're most interested in. Most notably,...
Less than heroic.

12-year-old MOBA Heroes of Newerth has officially sunsetted

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After 12 years of operation, one of League of Legends' direct competitors has called it quits. Heroes of Newerth, which launched back in 2010, closed...
A whole lot of flashing lights at each other!

Path of Exile answers community questions on fine mechanical interactions between skills

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We're going to put something out there for everyone to chew on for a moment: Path of Exile has a lot of skills. Amazing...

Osiris New Dawn introduces multiplayer crossplay between Steam and EGS, teases its next major update

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While the silly tribalism between Steam users and EGS users continues to be an unfortunate thing, the sci-fi survival sandbox of Osiris: New Dawn...

Grab a World of Warships gift key from Wargaming – for both newbies and vets

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World of Warships is in the midst of a major patch - it just added the Faroe Islands last week - and a major...

MechWarrior Online brings the Crusader chassis and the promised new Vitric Station map tomorrow

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It always feels good when a game dev nails its promised release target, and developer Piranha Games has done just that with regards to...

Tree of Savior is letting players dress up like bird superheroes in its latest big event

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Admittedly, it's probably going to be hard for the painterly multiplayer ARPG Tree of Savior to top adding a literal Luchador class, but we...

Funcom’s early access Dune Spice Wars 4X RTS just got multiplayer in its latest update

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No, it's not Funcom's survival sandbox, but Dune Spice Wars is a Funcom-published strategy title that hit early access this past spring - and...

Destiny 2 tentatively scores $13.5M in settlement with makers of cheat software

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Bungie has seen yet another court case it leveraged against the makers of some cheat software for Destiny 2 wrap up. The studio brought...

Nightingale strives to sell its realm-building card mechanic even while admitting the system isn’t finished

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While we will show up for Nightingale's Victorian steampunk aesthetic, the upcoming crafting survivalbox has to convince us to stay for its unique realm...

Star Citizen QA tester is out of a job after pushing back against the company’s return-to-office policy [Updated]

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"Today, I lost my job at Cloud Imperium Games for standing up for my fellow coworkers," opens a LinkedIn post by a former employee...

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