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]

Dungeonborne adds a 3v3 PvP mode, new class skill, and a new gear tier in latest update

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The updates keep on a-comin' for the free-to-play PvPvE extraction RPG Dungeonborne, which has a new patch out this week that introduces some new...

Skull and Bones’ Into the Dragon’s Wake kicks off a new season on August 22

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Just when you finally got your pirate vessel fully insured, along comes a new ship and cannons to blow up your deductible. Yet look...

The Stream Team: Nixing Nibbles in V Rising

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Good afternoon. Have you met Mr. Nibbles yet? No? Well, neither has Massively OP's MJ. But Today's V Rising plan is to accomplish just...

Survival sandbox Enshrouded racks up three million players this year so far

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It turns out that a whole lot of people like pick-axing their way to success, if survival sandbox Enshrouded's history this year is any...

Genshin Impact 5.0 brings a new nation, new characters, and new traversal forms August 28

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There's a big beefy update headed to Genshin Impact on Wednesday, August 28th. One that's opening up the sixth nation on the game's world...

Destiny 2 readies an 8v8 PvP test, plans adjustments to Xur’s wares, accidentally garbles player names

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If that headline wasn't already a clue, the news coming out of Destiny 2 is a little bit of a cornucopia. A potpourri. A...

Nightingale previews Realms Rebuilt’s story progression and revamped main campaign

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Last week, Tencent's Inflexion Games took the wraps off a major inbound update for Nightingale dubbed Realms Rebuilt. The update, which is essentially the...

Conan Exiles’ Age of Heroes companions and living settlements will breathe more life into the sandbox

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If there's one thing that many survival games lack, it's life. To me, one of the drawbacks of the survival genre compared to MMORPGs...

Greek myth-themed survivalbox Dawn of Defiance begins its early access

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That's right, we've got another multiplayer survival sandbox on our hands, only this one is wearing a mythological Greek costume: It's Dawn of Defiance,...

Once Human brings new gameplay, account-wide cosmetics, server invites, and season updates

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Over the past few weeks, Once Human has been talking up the various features headed to the survival shooter in August. Well now the...

Overwatch 2 dates Season 12 for August 20, Warcraft Rumble previews content coming in Season 8

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The seasons continue to roll through Overwatch 2 and Warcraft Rumble, with both games readying their next respective seasons that bring new characters and...

Diablo IV’s latest cosmetics crossover with World of Warcraft, but they’re going to cost you

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How badly do you want your Rogue in Diablo IV to look like Sylvanas Windrunner? Would you be willing to pay around $28 for...

Snail Games reveals For The Stars, a sprawling new multiplayer sci-fi survival sandbox

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Snail Games has just unveiled a brand-new AAA MMO, not that it's calling it an MMO: For The Stars is being billed by Snail...

The Stream Team: Communing with the flame in Enshrouded… whatever that means

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After lasting through the first night in Enshrouded, the next thing Massively OP's survivors Larry and MJ must do is commune with the flame,...
Chicks dig me.

Mecha Break counts more than 50,000 concurrent players (and more in China) during open beta

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Flying around in a giant mech blowing up other players in giant mechs? Who wants to do that? According to the Mecha Break stats...
Juicy.

Beetlejuice gets a gameplay trailer for his upcoming MultiVersus appearance

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Look, folks, we are going to level with you. You can see the name of the character in the headline, but if you've seen...
Sure, fine, whatever, this'll do.

Stormgate is out in free-to-play early access now

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If you've got a hankering for some RTS gameplay, you want it to be free-to-play and still have a lot of development to go,...

Skull and Bones opens its season 3 test server on Friday – without the 5v5 PvP mode

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If you've been waiting patiently for Skull and Bones' new PvP mode, get ready to wait some more because Ubisoft is delaying the rollout...

The Stream Team: Exploring the Purribean in some co-op Cat Quest III

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The time has come once again for MOP's Chris and his best friend to come together for some co-op action RPG adventure! Or should...

Necesse is a 2-D multiplayer colony building and dungeon delving RPG featuring new graphics

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Here's one that's been out for a while but hasn't crossed our desks until recently: Say hello to Necesse, a 2019 single-player and multiplayer...