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]

Aloft celebrates 200,000 copies sold by donating to protect rainforests in honor of Earth day

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When last we looked in on Funcom-published cozy survival sandbox Aloft, it was pushing out its first big early access update, Critters & Wonders,...

Diablo IV’s Belial’s Return tweaks party play as Blizzard collabs with BERSERK manga

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Blizzard has continued unveiling what's coming at the end of the month in Diablo IV with the debut of its Belial's Return gameplay trailer...

Choose My Adventure: A bit of realmwalking and a whole lot of house building in Nightingale

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I have the rather unique challenge this week: I'm trying to make hours' of game time in Nightingale spent building a house interesting to...

V Rising releases new Invaders of Oakveil trailer and teases a new castle decor DLC

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V Rising's Invaders of Oakveil is still on deck for April 28th, but in the interim, Stunlock Studios has released the official trailer along...

Cozy van camping game Outbound enters alpha testing following last year’s successful Kickstarter

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That overwhelming feeling to hop into a decked-out camper van and cruise into nature for a slice of serenity is hard to ignore but...

Multiplayer social hub and minigame nexus Tower Unite officially leaves early access

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Regular viewers of OPTV might be vaguely familiar with Tower Unite, primarily because our Stream Team has broadcast this game a couple of times....

Diablo IV now has a WhatsApp for some strange, unknowable reason

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Wrangling a video game's social media circus is more of a full-time job than ever before, considering all of the various options out there....

Palworld studio argues multiple prior game releases nullify Nintendo’s patent lawsuit

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The wheels of the litigation process continue to slowly turn between Nintendo and Palworld developer Pocketpair. Readers no doubt remember that Nintendo slapped Pocketpair...

RuneScape Dragonwilds sees high Steam numbers as Jagex tells its devs to touch grass

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The release week for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, the survival sandbox from Jagex that surprise launched into early access, has been an understandably busy one as...
I did not get a handle on my fixation with robots.

MechWarrior Online devs delay April patch: ‘We’re still 100% committed to supporting MWO’

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Do the steely pilots of MechWarrior Online's giant technological death machines cry real tears? It seems that the developers are trying to find out...

PvPvE extraction RPG Velev sunsetted after just six days in early access

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We support speedrunning, but we're not sure the "multiplayer game sunset any%" speedrun category needs to be a thing. But if it was, then...
I am... so high...

Grand Theft Auto Online celebrates 4/20 with extra weed rewards and a special mission

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While the name of the game is Grand Theft Auto Online, it is not exactly a surprise that the game involves players doing a...

Last Epoch’s Tombs of the Erased season brings a spike in player numbers and a buckling of servers

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This week brought the second season of stuff for OARPG Last Epoch, as the Tombs of the Erased update and all of its features...

Sea of Thieves is introducing shark hunts, mega stashes, and treasure-hoarding wild boars

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While the next season of Sea of Thieves won't be live until May 22nd, there are still plenty of things going on within the...

The Stream Team: Bringing on more biodiversity in Planet Crafter

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Now that lakes are growing even bigger on her planet, Massively OP's MJ is eager to replace the barren orange landscape with green! It's...

Mario Kart World previews gameplay as Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders return to US gamers April 24

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Mario Kart World, the flagship Nintendo Switch 2 title, has made many fans of the series curious with its new open world spin. That...

ARK: Survival Ascended debuts its Eggcellent Adventure event for Easter

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ARK: Survival Ascended is taking a brief break from dino survival to hop into something a little more seasonal. The prehistoric sandbox debuted its...

Fight or Kite: I discovered a whole new side to Myth of Empires on custom servers

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I told you all in my previous column that I was going to get to the Persian DLC in Myth of Empires or die...

Lost Skies officially enters Steam early access as Bossa teases new content on deck

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Worlds Adrift refugees can finally come home today as Bossa Games' Lost Skies officially enters early access. It's not an MMORPG as Worlds Adrift...

Overwatch 2 deep-dives the new Stadium mode arriving with Season 16 on April 22

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While there are already lots of team vs. team fights to be had in Overwatch 2, none of them is in a more structured...