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]

Dauntless’ Ramsgiving event celebrates being thankful and rams with a ram-shaped hammer skin

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Around this time in the US, we take a moment to revel in bounty and give thanks for the things we have achieved, no...

Stardew Valley’s latest update fixes multiplayer issues, drops fresh content

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If you were looking for a cozy old favorite multiplayer game to duck back into over the long weekend, Stardew Valley has offered itself...
I blew things up!

Apex Legends raises the level cap substantially but adds a lot more rewards to it

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You may or may not be at the old level cap for Apex Legends, but you are almost certainly not at the new cap....
Throngs.

Red Dead Redemption 2 arrives on Steam on December 5

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Good news, Steam fans! It turns out that Red Dead Redemption 2 (and its companion element, Red Dead Online, also known as Grand Theft...

No Man’s Sky launches significant quality-of-life improvements and new features in tomorrow’s Synthesis update

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Where the Beyond update in No Man's Sky changed the game, the upcoming Synthesis update will refine it. This new large-scale update for the...

Elder Scrolls Blades kills chest timers, adds PvP, and delays Switch release

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Major things are afoot in Elder Scrolls' mobile title. Bethesda just revealed the tentpole features of Blades Update 1.5, and none of it is...

The Stream Team: MOP’s first maps in Path of Exile

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Massively OP's MJ managed to complete Path of Exile's story before ExileCon, but there's one more thing on her pre-Conquerors of the Atlas bucket...
Big lizert

Heroes of the Storm rolls out Deathwing to its test server

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We're so sorry, Heroes of the Storm players; the arrival of Deathwing means doom and destruction. Fortunately, it seems likely that his approach will mean...

Choose My Adventure: Pushing boundaries and building a better house in Citadel Forged with Fire

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As we come to the close of our Citadel: Forged with Fire adventure, we decided to push the absolute limits of how far we...

Not So Massively: A Year of Rain is a promising RTS with a co-op focus

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A Year of Rain sounds like the title of an introspective indie movie about overcoming depression. It also sounds like an accurate description of...

A teenage CS:GO player has developed an AI that has successfully found 14,000 cheaters

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While cheaters may never prosper, they also have a tendency to proliferate if not kept in check (and even sometimes when companies do try...

Fallout 76 players have found a way to kill pacifists via radiation poisoning

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Who would have ever thought that granting players in a sandbox game access to nuclear weaponry would be used irresponsibly? Certainly not Bethesda, which...
Bye.

Battleborn is shutting down for good in January 2021

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It's been about two years since Battleborn stopped receiving any updates, but at least it's still operational and playable. But not for all that...

Survival shooter DEATHGARDEN announces its shutdown and goes free-to-play in the meantime

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All things must die. It is the way of nature and underperforming multiplayer shooters. So it is with DEATHGARDEN, the multiplayer survival shooter/battle royale...

ExileCon 2019: Summing up Path of Exile’s epic inaugural con (plus all our photos!)

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Other than the pre-con jitters of devs unsure what to expect or how things would ultimately go, you wouldn't know that ExileCon 2019 was...

The Stream Team: Living out the Pumpkin Days (and nights, too)

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It took some time and a winding road for it to happen, but Pumpkin Online has released in early access as a not-so-massively farming/dating...
ships asplode

Dual Universe shows off a community race from the Earth to the moon and back

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The thing that keeps me intrigued about sandboxes is the fact that the community can come together to create its own events, and one...

Diablo III goes on a killstreak with Season 19, now live

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With quite a ways to go until Diablo IV hits the scene, Diablo III will need to feed the insatiable hunger for loot piñatas...

The Stream Team: Survival Saturday in Citadel Forged with Fire

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The quest to explore Ignis continues as MassivelyOP's Chris delves through his continuing adventure in Citadel: Forged with Fire. Will he run afoul of...
It's kinda hot.

The Black Desert Online battle royale spinoff Shadow Arena places a premium on leveling your skills

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If there was any MMO on the market that could break into the battle royale genre in a big way, it would seem to...

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