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]

Not So Massively: Deep-diving ZeroSpace’s factions and final thoughts on the beta

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We've reached the third and final piece of Not So Massivey's extensive impressions from the recent open beta of multiplayer RTS ZeroSpace. In my...

Former Dauntless dev decries Awakening update as ‘blatantly not player focused’

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It's not just the veteran players who are extremely upset at the Awakening update for Dauntless; the game's former associate producer Jessie Leigh Gagnon...

Skull and Bones expands your warehouse and adds more rewards in this week’s update

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A pirate with the most loyal crew and swankiest ship might find him or herself at a loss if there's no place to put...
OH, GOOD.

Warcraft Rumble kicks off its PC beta along with its Winter Veil festivities

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If you've found yourself wishing to have Warcraft Rumble playable on your PC before now (or perhaps you've wished for something Warcraft-adjacent that's a...

SMITE 2’s last closed alpha patch of 2024 brings three more gods and a Lord of the Rings crossover event

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It's time for the last patch for the closed alpha of MOBA SMITE 2, and this one is going out with another set of...

The Stream Team: Taking another swing at the Pi-Rat King in Cat Quest III

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MOP's Chris and his best friend are once again ready to take on the challenge of the Pi-Rat King fight in Cat Quest III!...

Destiny 2’s seasonal holiday Dawning event launches with a bunch of bugs in tow

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Nobody likes to see things go wrong during the holidays, and that definitely includes the players of Destiny 2, who were diving in to...

Path of Exile 2 is scrambling to hire more support folks following its massive early access launch

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Grinding Gear Games warned Path of Exile 2 players ahead of early access that the first era of the game might be a little...

Snail Games’ survival MMO For the Stars kicks off a new dev video series

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This past summer, we got a first look at Snail Games' new multiplayer survivalbox, the AAA sci-fi sandbox For The Stars with its "ambitious...

Temtem the MMO has more Steam players than Temtem Swarm despite being in maintenance mode

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Last September saw the final content update for Crema Games' "MMO-lite" Temtem, with the game entering into maintenance mode while the studio shifted most...

Heroes of the Storm closes out 2024 with its fourth balancing and bugfixing patch of the year

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The tail end of 2023 saw something pleasantly surprising out of Blizzard (for once): A sudden series of patches for its MOBA Heroes of...

Serbian post-apoc MMOFPS Pioner is set to launch in 2025

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OK, let me stop you right there. You were about to come yell at me in the comments that I spelled "Pioneer" wrong. But...

The Stream Team: Pouncing on Path of Exile 2

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It's here! It's here! Massively OP's MJ has been eagerly awaiting the release of Path of Exile 2, and now it's finally here for...

World of Tanks’ Holiday Ops event brings festive decor, pet-styled tank cosmetics, and Jason Statham’s missions

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It's time for the Christmas season in World of Tanks, which can mean only one thing: plastering a fluffy cat face across your rumbling...

War Thunder discusses Firebirds patch adjustments, confirms upcoming use of BattleEye anti-cheat software

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The recently released Firebirds update to War Thunder could use some fixing up. That's the general message from a recent dev blog by Gaijin,...

Riot’s Project K is a League of Legends physical trading card game

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Last week, Riot Games revealed one of its formerly secret projects, which ended up being a physical League of Legends trading card game. Code-named...

Marvel Rivals’ similarity to Overwatch apparently annoyed former Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra

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It's not too much of a surprise that NetEase's free-to-play superhero shooter Marvel Rivals is being compared to Blizzard's Overwatch; the DNA is clear...

Fight or Kite: IfSunSets tasks players with surviving the night on a zombie-filled island

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We are rapidly approaching the end of the year, and my game time is getting especially sporadic. This time of year things is a...

The Stream Team: Coming back to Dauntless to experience its Awakening

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It's been a very long time since MOP's Chris has returned to the world of Dauntless, both for OPTV and for his own leisure,...

Dauntless players express frustration over Awakening update’s mechanics and monetization

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The Awakening update for Dauntless has instead proven to be a nightmare, as the co-op monster slaying RPG's overhauls to weapons, armor, progression, and...