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]

Diablo IV boss discusses whether season 4 constitutes a whole new game

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If I had a nickel for every time a game dev or a gamer insisted that a patch to a game constituted a whole...
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PlayStation players are flooding the Sea of Thieves PS5 closed beta servers

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Sea of Thieves officially rolled into closed beta on PlayStation 5 early this morning, continuing its forked path far away from the exclusivity it...

Star Citizen releases a new launcher and talks about its ongoing Overdrive Initiative missions

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CIG is certainly not the first MMO to unleash an inordinate amount of fanfare for releasing a new game launcher, but even so, there...
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Zenith Infinite Realms rolls out its second season with Frostrealm

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Yes, that header is not lying to you; the second season of Zenith: Infinite Realms will indeed feature the aurora borealis. At this time...

V Rising teases Dracula, new difficulty modes, and its Castlevania DLC ahead of the May launch

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V Rising is barreling along toward its May 8th launch and 1.0 update with a new landing page that outlines what players can expect...

After months of retooling, Evercore Heroes comes back as a three-player co-op roguelite

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Back in October 2022, we were all first introduced to Evercore Heroes, an isometric "competitive PvE" title that tasked opposing teams with completing PvE...

Palworld unveils plans to release a PvP arena feature sometime this year

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Yes, you read that headline correctly: The PvE-minded co-operative survivalbox that is Palworld is going to be getting a PvP arena, which will let...

Co-op roguelike 33 Immortals debuts new gameplay trailer and announces May 24 closed beta

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Last June one of the Not So Massively games we highlighted was 33 Immortals, a co-op action roguelike from Canadian developer Thunder Lotus that...

Roblox walks back statements that children earning money is a ‘gift’ and not exploitation of labor

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Roblox's PR department has found itself in the unenviable position of providing cover for some dumb nonsense an executive said at GDC this year....

Fallout 76 kicks off free-play week in celebration of the Fallout TV show’s launch

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Bethsoft knows how to work some transmedia synergy: It's running a bunch of Fallout 76 promos in conjunction with the premiere of the Fallout...

Donkey Crew sets Bellwright early access for April 23 – still no update for Last Oasis

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Snail Games and Donkey Crew have announced today that they're pushing gritty co-op survival sandbox Bellwright into Steam early access on April 23rd. The...
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Overwatch 2 talks up ‘wide group’ matchmaking and new leaver penalties, Warcraft Rumble fixes bugs

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While Overwatch 2 and Warcraft Rumble don't have any overlap in terms of gameplay styles, they both have gotten some recent headlines that are...

Gigantic readies another attempt at a server fix and plans a compensation package for players

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Gigantic continues to unfortunately be caught in the throes of server-related launch problems, but Arc Games and Abstraction believe that they may have a...

Stormgate studio Frost Giant opens equity crowdfunding campaign to make players into investors

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Back in February, we covered the eyebrow-raising story that Frost Giant, the studio behind multiplayer RTS Stormgate, was planning to make a push for...

The Stream Team: Searching spooky subterranea in Content Warning

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MOP's Chris and his best friend are coming together for a spooky and silly good time, as today they're going to be playing Content...

Cozy MMO Sky Children of the Light launches F2P early access on Steam today

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Thatgamecompany's five-year-old Sky: Children of the Light officially debuts on PC today, one of the rare few multiplayer titles these days that seems to...

Gigantic’s buy-to-play relaunch is being tripped up by ongoing server connection issues

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Gigantic's return as the buy-to-play Rampage Edition has gone the way of nearly every MMO and multiplayer game's launch, which is to say poorly,...

Rumor: Bungie is (or at least was?) supposedly working on Destiny 3

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According to reporting on multiple websites this morning, Bungie wasn't just blowing hot air during yesterday's The Final Shape stream when the studio's Luke...

Battlefield 2042 confirms Season 7 is the shooter’s last as development focus shifts to the next title

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We certainly hope that players of Battlefield 2042 are enjoying last month's Season 7 launch because it's going to be the last: Dice has...

Elite Dangerous patches in a supercruise overcharge feature for its internet spaceships

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If you assume that the word "supercruise" in Elite: Dangerous means "something that makes your ship go fast," you'd be correct. But what if...

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