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]

Hero’s Song wants you to take your money back

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As Hero's Song transitions into Hero's Swan Song following this week's announcement of the game and studio shutdown, John Smedley and Pixelmage Games are...

ARK attempts to curry voting favor with a sheep

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Here's a nomination for you: Dumbest online controversy of the year. And the award goes to... ARK: Survival Evolved! What happened here is that ARK...

Diablo III psyches players up for Season 9

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On January 6th, Diablo III's Season 9 is set to roll out worldwide and invite players to enjoy a fresh journey through the game's...

The Stream Team: Here comes ARK’s Raptor Claus

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How do you celebrate Christmas Eve? Massively OP's MJ goes hunting for Raptor Claus! He's flying through ARK's sky leaving presents all around the...
ice ice baby

Osiris: New Dawn releases a trailer for Dawn of Aziel

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On one hand, the new ice world of Aziel seems kind of appropriate for the season when it gets added to Osiris: New Dawn....

Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: Best Popcorn MMO of 2016

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Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for Best Popcorn MMO of 2016, which is a brand-new award on MOP this year and was...
Yes, very good, that's a dingo.

Zul’jin joins the cast of Heroes of the Storm

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As the Horde pushed north following the destruction of Stormwind, the Alliance dogged their forces and conspired to push them back. But the Horde...
To be fair, I suppose you can't make a game with that title and then have lots of water, but.

Pick up a key for Cloud Pirates’ third closed beta and jump in right now

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Dirigibles! Explosions! Christmas! One of these things just doesn't fit in here! Yep, it's time for another round of Cloud Pirates closed beta right through the...

Four-year-old War Thunder launches out of open beta

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I know what you're thinking -- didn't War Thunder launch, like, four years ago? I know we just sang happy birthday back in October. Welcome...

Multiplayer sci-fi sandbox Hellion demos survival gameplay ahead of January early access

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Back in November, we reported on the rollout of Hellion, a PvP-centric multiplayer sci-fi survival sandbox aiming for a Jaunary early access launch. Today,...

Conan Exiles shows off its crafting and thrall systems

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What are MMO NPCs good for, really? Usually they're either part of the quest system, trainers or vendors, or targets for our sharp, pointy...
Cheers, loves, the cavalry's queer.

Overwatch introduces its first canon queer character with a holiday comic

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Everyone knows the pain of struggling desperately to get that one last gift for someone you care about. Even if you're Overwatch's super-speedster Tracer,...

EVE Valkyrie guides you through flying a support class fighter

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Why would you ever want to fly a ship in EVE Valkyrie that wasn't the strongest, toughest, or most hard-hitting? The devs make a...

The Stream Team: Getting into Path of Exile’s breaches

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You have spoken! Path of Exile leads the reader poll for best pseudo-MMO for 2016, and Massively OP's MJ can't think of a better...

Crush Online breaks out in civil war

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'Tis the season for fellowship, merriment, and out-and-out civil war. Or so says Crush Online, which has pushed out its first big update following...

Cold Iron’s Craig Zinkievich on funding, the genre, and the MMO nature of the game

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Earlier this month, we got a curious press release from a new gaming studio called Cold Iron. I might have skipped over it but...

Grab a Heavy Gear Assault early access key from Stompy Bot and MOP

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Stompy Bot's mecha shooter Heavy Gear Assault was meant to hit early access on Steam this week, but Valve has yet to usher it...

Massively OP’s Best of 2016 Awards: The Pseudo-MMO of the Year

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Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2016 awards continue today with our award for Best Pseudo-MMO of 2016, which was awarded to ARK: Survival Evolved last year. As you might surmise,...

The Stream Team: Trying to catch an ARK Kaprosuchus (before it catches you!)

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If Massively OP's MJ thought the swamp in ARK was dangerous before, what will she think of it now? There's a dino there that...

The Stream Team: Wandering into Wild Terra for the first time

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It's no secret that Massively OP's MJ loves sandboxes, so she's always interested in checking out new ones. Wild Terra went into Steam Early...