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]

Fallout 76 celebrates six years of failure, triumph, and bobbleheads

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Happy sixth anniversary to Fallout 76, which released on November 14th, 2018! When it originally came out six years ago, Fallout 76 went from being...
Teamwork, yes.

Retro RPG Sea of Stars adds couch co-op with its newest patch

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If you've played Sea of Stars before now, you know that the game is definitely built in no small part on reminding you about...
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The Daily Grind: What optional multiplayer games do you actually *prefer* to play in multiplayer?

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There are a lot of games that can be played alone or in a group. Some of them really are single-player games that have...

New Blizzard job posting reignites hopes for a potential StarCraft open-world shooter

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Out of all of the IPs that Blizzard owns, few of them seem more underused than StarCraft, which is a shame because the game's...

Diablo 4 will let players trial the overpowered Spiritborn class for a limited time

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It's clear that Diablo IV's Spiritborn class that was added in the Vessel of Hatred expansion is the flavor of the month, but if...

The Stream Team: Astroneer Glitchwalkers is live!

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Astroneer's first expansion Glitchwalkers is live! But once Massively OP's MJ travels to this whole system of planets, will she be? Survival is certainly...
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Betawatch: Aloft and Pantheon both eye their early access dates

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Early access approaches for both Aloft and Pantheon, although on different dates. Pantheon is hitting early access (and Steam, incidentally) on December 13th, while...

The Stream Team: Ready to Rodent Rumble

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When is Massively OP's MJ eager for PvP? When it involves fluffy squirrels! After the fun and frenzy of her first Rodent Rumble playtest,...

Sci-fi vehicle battler Sand reports a 200K playtest, promises backend improvements

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Despite boasting over 200,000 gamers checking out its demo during last month's Steam Next Fest, vehicle battler Sand acknowledged that it's got plenty of...

Giveaway: Grab a Game of Sky starter bundle worth $200 in loot for the mobile strategy MMO

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Here's a new one to our pages: Earlier this fall, Singapore-based IGG released a mobile strategy MMO called Game of Sky, driving hard into...

The Stream Team: Coping with a lack of Monster Hunter Wilds by playing Monster Hunter World

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MOP's Chris has got a deep-seated hunger for Monster Hunter Wilds, which is a problem considering that the game won't be releasing until February....

Phoenix Labs is introducing transparent lockboxes to Dauntless

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Last week, Dauntless promised that it would summarize the features of its revamp-filled Awakening update in a follow-up to its recent progress report. That...

MMO Business Roundup: Embracer Q2 2024, Steam toxicity, and GOG’s game preservation program

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business! Embracer Embracer - the failson megacorp we keep an eye on because...

Skull & Bones Season 4 brings new threats, a new ship, and a parrot November 19

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For all of the pirate-y things that the multiplayer world of Skull & Bones offers, the one thing that's been missing all this time...
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Nexon vows to add jiggle physics to The First Descendant, preps S2 for December

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Once upon a time, there was a hero shooter that was legendary for the horny art it received. When the sequel came out, the...

Warcraft Rumble Season 10 adds its first ‘split leader’ mini Sylvanas Windrunner

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No, Sylvanas Windrunner being called a "split leader" in the mobile battler Warcraft Rumble isn't a reference to the fact that her story appears...

Rumor: Job posting suggests another new multiplayer title in the Horizon Zero Dawn universe

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How do you feel about the open world maps of the single-player Horizon: Zero Dawn series? Have you thought how those maps just weren't...

Fight or Kite: Age of Empires Mobile is a gacha-encrusted, overmonetized monstrosity

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I’ve always been a bit of a fan of the Age of Empires IP despite not being MOP’s resident RTS gamer. That’s an honor...
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Path of Exile apologizes for botched account update that took the game offline yesterday

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Earlier this week, Path of Exile studio Grinding Gear Games announced that it was planning a fresh patch with important changes to account management...

Astroneer’s first-ever DLC, Glitchwalkers, has arrived with a freaky new planet in tow

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Astroneer is a beloved multiplayer sandbox around here, but even we were surprised back in September when System Era Softworks announced Glitchwalkers - its...