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]

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Palworld teases a collaboration with Terraria in 2025

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Palworld is a survival game in which you collect a number of not-Pokeymans, run around a map harvesting things, put those not-Pokeymans to work...

Overwatch 2 heralds a refined and updated Overwatch Champions Series returning in January

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Regular readers know that Overwatch 2 isn't done with esports; it's just done with swollen esports leagues, having replaced the cancelled Overwatch League with...

The Stream Team: Putting a new Shadow Cat through its paces in MechWarrior 5 Clans

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Last time MOP's Chris and his friend hopped into some multiplayer MechWarrior 5: Clans, he got into the chassis of one of his most...

NetEase Q3 2024: Stocks perks up in spite of revenue dip, NetEase cuts Worlds Untold loose

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Over the last couple of years, NetEase has been pumping money into a long list of western developers with big names attached to them,...

MechWarrior Online releases a new paid mech, MechWarrior 5 Clans launches the Trials of War DLC

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Last week saw another quirk-filled patch for MechWarrior Online go live, but that's not because it was full of bugs; it's because it was...

League of Legends outlines updates to seasons coming in 2025 and unveils a swiftplay feature

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If you're a seasons kind of player in League of Legends, then the next year is going to be bringing a whole lot of...

Supervive releases a roadmap through June – and a plan for temporary custom games

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We certainly didn't have "Supervive becomes the battle royale shooter of the moment" on our 2024 bingo cards, but apparently we should have as...

Choose My Adventure: Red Dead Online is a multiplayer buried treasure

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There's nothing quite as bad in gaming as wasted potential. There are no shortage of MMOs, MMORPGs, and multiplayer games that reached for the...

The Stream Team: Checking out Caliban and clearing nodes in Warframe

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There's one thing Massively OP's MJ will never say no to: a new Warframe! And last month, folks were awarded Caliban just for logging...

Warcraft III Reforged 2.0 has been another buggy mess, Warcraft I and II remaster art draws criticism

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They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression, but there was some hope held among Blizzard fans when the...

War Thunder introduces new vehicles and improved visuals in its Firebirds update

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The military vehicle battler War Thunder has gotten itself a new coat of visual spit shine thanks to the Firebirds update, which has some...

Swapmeat is a co-op roguelike shooter that tasks player teams with killing aliens and using their meat

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Look, friends, there's really no delicate way to explain this game or put a bow on it, so we're just going to come out...

Squad-based battle royale Supervive’s open beta earns positive reviews and over 47K players on Steam

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Considering overall trends in the sub-genre, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the isometric squad-based battle royale shooter Supervive would be moving into a...

Wuthering Waves is coming to PS5 and rolling out its 2.0 update on January 2nd

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How would you like your anime gacha MMO on even more platforms with even more stuff? If that's you, you're getting your very specific...

Dungeon hack-and-slasher King of Meat preps a December alpha test

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With a name like King of Meat, you can assume that this upcoming game is going to get kind of gory and weird. If...

Fight or Kite: Skygard Arena blends Final Fantasy Tactics and Into the Breach

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It’s no secret around MOP offices that I am semi-obsessed with board games as of late. It’s a problem, honestly, as my gaming budget...

MythWalker is a new multiplayer ‘geolocation fantasy RPG’ available for mobile devices

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Have you ever wanted to go on mobile RPG adventures as a valiant corgi knight? It's a hero class that very likely hasn't been...

Niantic admits to using Pokemon Go player data to train an AI-powered 3-D map tool

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If all you thought you were doing when playing Pokemon Go was enjoying a fun AR mobile title, think again. You were also helping...

Palworld delays its early access release on Mac until February 2025

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If you were hoping to get some Palworld game time on your Mac, Pocketpair has some unfortunate news for you: The game's release for...

The Stream Team: Storm chasing in Astroneer’s Glitchwalkers

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Last week, Massively OP's MJ realized she needed a bit more preparation to begin her Glitchwalkers adventures in Astroneer. And by preparation, she means...