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]

Game devs are concerned about the sustainability of live-service titles

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It certainly feels like live service is being tacked on to many recent game releases (whether it makes sense or not), which of course...

The Stream Team: Map clearing and exploration with a friend in Cat Quest II

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MOP's Chris and his best friend are once again coming together for some more Cat Quest II adventuring! When we last left our cat...

Mad World adds new dungeons and refines gear enhancement to mark it first anniversary April 25

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Mad World's upcoming April 25th patch is bringing a lot to its table, not the least of which being a first anniversary celebration along...

Multiplayer survival shooter Vigor announces plans for a Steam early access launch in May

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Do you remember Vigor? It's a multiplayer shooter from Bohemia Interactive set in a post-war 1991 Norway where players have to scrounge, survive, and......

Palia’s spring-themed update adds new friendship quests, decor, seeds, and ammo pouches today

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Palia's first beta update since its confusing Steam launch and the layoff of more than a third of its team is here today, complete...

Skull and Bones tweaks the UI, fixes mission bugs, and makes multiplayer calls for help louder

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Nothing feels worse in a multiplayer game than asking other people around you for help and getting silence. Hopefully that situation will improve for...

Destiny 2’s new Final Shape teaser video showcases The Pale Heart, Nathan Fillion narration

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We're barreling on toward the June 4th launch of Destiny 2's reoriented The Final Shape expansion, which means Bungie is continuing to build up...

Bellwright brings its brutal medieval world of multiplayer survival to Steam early access

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Will the second verse be different different from the first for developer Donkey Crew -- and more importantly for those who buy in to...
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Nightingale’s 0.2 update goes live this afternoon with new weapons and crafting QOL

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It's patch day for Nightingale: Tencent-owned Inflexion's early access multiplayer survivalbox is rolling into Update 0.2 at noon EDT today following maintenance. While full patch...

Astroneer challenges players to plant 10M in-game trees in order to save real trees (and wildlife)

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Planting trees is always a good thing, whether it's in the real world or in the sci-fi survivalbox Astroneer, but now those two benefits...

Palworld CEO addresses Tencent-backed ‘clone game’ Auroria and similar Chinese mobile titles

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Pocket Pair CEO Takuro Mizobe is seeing what having the shoe on the other foot feels like, as he has apparently taken notice of...

Sony shuts down LittleBigPlanet 3 for good, along with all its online player-created levels

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The only thing worse than your favorite online game getting a sunset is seeing it abruptly shut down with no warning while taking everything...

Valheim brings the Ashlands update to its public test server, confirms the game’s nearly full release

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After three years in early access and over a year since the update was first announced, the Viking costumed survival sandbox Valheim is finally...

Star Citizen says alpha 3.23’s personal hangars would have made the game ‘literally unplayable’

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This past weekend, we reported on the news that Star Citizen had to delay the addition of personal hangars and other related gameplay elements...

Embracer Group announces plans to split itself into ‘three standalone publicly listed entities’

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That's right, friends, Embracer Group is back in the business headlines again. Following the stated end of restructuring efforts, corporate leadership has now decided...

Destiny 2 moves group finder out of beta and confirms Into the Light’s permanent content

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The weekly Destiny 2 newsletter is once again about the future of the online FPS, specifically offering some advanced looks and important dates for...

Diablo IV runs a charity promotion that sends millions of maggots to feed recovering birds

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We appreciate that the idea of maggots paired with our "warm fuzzies" tag might seem at odds, but there's a really good reason why...
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Nightingale confirms crafting and quality-of-life improvements with next patch

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While Victorian-era survivalbox Nightingale has mostly been focused on fixing things and adjusting features, the devs at Inflexion Games appear to be ready to...

Path of Exile’s Steam account is temporarily compromised, sends out scam invites to POE 2 early access

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If you saw a message on the official Path of Exile Steam page inviting you to click a link for Path of Exile 2...

MMOARG Orna celebrates Earth Day with Terra’s Day event

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While other MMOARG companies might be disappointing us with this year's handling of Earth Day events, Orna's Northern Forge is giving us a great reminder of...

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