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]

‘I have to run a sustainable business’ – Microsoft’s Phil Spencer addresses layoffs and studio shutdowns

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Some new statements out of Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer during this year's IGN Live gaming presentation can be absorbed as either admission of the...

Hands-on with V Rising: PC vs. PS5, multiplayer, and progression impressions

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You might think given the last few pieces I've written that I might have a thing for vampires. I vehemently deny this. It is...

Fallout 76 expands its game map to the south with today’s Skyline Valley update

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What's happened to Shenandoah National Park in the aftermath of nuclear war? Players of Fallout 76 get to find out as the new Skyline...

SGF 2024: Monster Hunter Wilds is a dynamic Worlds-like game

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Guys. Guys. GUYS! I am so excited about Monster Hunter Wilds. I don't own a console that can play it, and I haven't enjoyed any PC port...

Realm of the Mad God adds new items, emotes, battle pass, and event in its 15th season

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In case you were wondering whether Realm of the Mad God was still rolling along, you can be rest assured that looks to be...

Tibia dev previews guild features for its new zombie MMO Persist Online

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Persist Online, the self-described "true, old-school MMORPG – but with zombies, guns, and baseball bats instead of orcs, mages, and spells" that's totally not...

SGF 2024: Path of Exile 2 is fun and satisfying, but it’s still no cakewalk

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MJ is MOP's resident Path of Exile person, and I'm sure she'll get the core-fans some red meat once she gets her hands on...

Valheim launches to Mac players, V Rising arrives to PlayStation 5

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This week is all about proliferation of Iron Gate's and Stunlock Studios' survival sandboxes, as both Valheim and V Rising have expanded to new...

Wayfinder returns to Steam today with buy-to-play Echoes update and slick new animated feature

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Airship Syndicate is putting forth all of the stops to call attention to the return of Wayfinder, as the action RPG has now shifted...

SGF 2024: Ubisoft unveils new content for The Crew Motorfest, Skull & Bones, and The Division 2

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The final breathless gasp of this year's Summer Game Fest presentations has occurred, as multiple days' worth of gaming showcases has ended with Ubisoft...

SGF 2024: Aloft is a cozy Ghibli-inspired PvE-centric survival sandbox in the sky

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When I first heard about Aloft while planning for Summer Games Fest 2024, I figured it would just be a cute multiplayer survival game;...

SGF 2024: A quick look at Capcom’s Monster Hunter Stories Collection

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I know many people looking at will see "Monster Hunter" in the title here and wonder why it doesn't say, "Wilds," but that comes...

Progress Bar: Wayfinder is in a much better place as an offline game

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Normally we're the sort of gamers who advocate for more MMOs and multiplayer games, not less. We're also all about games being preserved. Therein...

Evercore Heroes highlights the roly-poly Beko, discusses its magic and death systems

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The upcoming retooled co-op roguelike Evercore Heroes will require players to take up one of three roles: tank, DPS, or healer. So who will...

Polaris is an upcoming four-player PvE shooter featuring fully destructible environments

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Yes, we've got another upcoming multiplayer shooter on our hands, but this one might have enough interesting wrinkles to it to raise it above...
Sure, fine, whatever, this'll do.

SGF 2024: Multiplayer RTS Stormgate debuts opening cinematic and Celestials faction

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The beginning of this year saw hungry RTS fans toss all of the money at Stormgate, an upcoming multiplayer strategy game from developer Frost...

SGF 2024: Airship sandbox Echoes of Elysium releases new trailer about the fun of sky captaincy

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Ready to take to the virtual skies in your own hand-crafted airship? After its initial reveal earlier this spring, Echoes of Elysium is making...

Stormforge is a new multiplayer survival sandbox inspired by D&D and The Stormlight Archive

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Among the new multiplayer games announced this weekend during not-E3 is a fresh "open-world fantasy survival crafting game" called Stormforge (you might have heard...

SGF 2024: Elder Scrolls Online opens free play promo, Fallout 76 prepares for this week’s Skyline Valley

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At last night's Summer Game Fest's Xbox showcase, Blizzard may have stolen the show with its launch date for World of Warcraft The War...
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SGF 2024: Mecha Break is an upcoming multiplayer mecha shooter with a beta in August

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Who wants some giant robot multiplayer shooting action? Mecha Break was announced today as part of the Summer Games Fest, and it is promising...