Category: 3D

Heroes of the Storm

Heroes of the Storm is Blizzard’s colorful 3D hero brawler that pulls champions from across the company’s biggest worlds. It plays like a streamlined MOBA built around tight 5v5 team fights, fast match times, and map-specific objectives, letting you jump into an arena as icons from Starcraft, Diablo, and Warcraft.

Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Playerbase: High
Type: MOBA
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Pros: +Big roster of familiar Blizzard heroes. +Battleground objectives keep matches varied. +Approachable ruleset for newcomers.
Cons: -The simplified format can feel limiting. -Rejoining disconnected matches is slow.

Warframe

Warframe is a free-to-play, third-person sci-fi MMO shooter built around quick co-op missions and agile “space ninja” combat. You play as a Tenno, piloting powerful biomechanical suits called Warframes, mixing gunplay with melee combos and parkour movement while tackling enemy factions across the solar system.

Publisher: Digital Extremes
Playerbase: High
Type: MMORPG
PvP: Duels / Conclave (Arenas) / Solar Rail
Release Date: Mar 25, 2013 (NA/EU)
Pros: +Strong cooperative action. +Wide selection of Warframes and builds. +Impressive presentation (visuals and music).
Cons: -A heavy grind is unavoidable. -Mission flow can feel repetitive over time. -Difficulty often skews too easy. -PvP remains fairly limited.

War Thunder

War Thunder is a 3D World War II combat game that blends air and ground warfare into one online package. It supports everything from fast, approachable arcade matches to more demanding realistic and simulation rule sets, so players can decide how much authenticity they want in each battle.

Publisher: Gaijin Entertainment
Playerbase: High
Type: MMO Shooter
Release Date: November 1, 2012 (Open Beta)
PvP: Arcade / Realistic / Simulation Battles
Pros: +Huge roster of tanks and aircraft to learn. +Multiple realism settings for different skill levels. +Available across several platforms. +Excellent support for gamepads and flight sticks.
Cons: -Takes time to learn, especially in advanced modes. -Single-player campaigns are paid content. -Progress across several nations can feel sluggish.

Drakensang Online

Drakensang Online is a 3D, browser-friendly action MMORPG that leans heavily into the Diablo-style loop of clicking through swarms of enemies, hoovering up loot, and constantly tuning your build. It supports both in-browser play and a dedicated client, and it uses an isometric, top-down viewpoint that will feel immediately familiar to anyone who enjoys hack-and-slash dungeon crawlers.

Publisher: Bigpoint
Playerbase: Low
Type: MMORPG
PvP: Arenas
Release Date: August 8, 2011 (NA/EU)
Pros: +Premium currency can be earned from drops. +Plenty of quest content. +Satisfying Diablo-like loot and upgrades.
Cons: -Monetization can feel influential. -Limited options in character creation. -Progression can become repetitive and grind-heavy.

Overwatch

Overwatch is a colorful, team-focused first person shooter built around distinct heroes, quick matches, and objective play. It is easy to grasp in your first few games, but it rewards deeper mastery through smart positioning, ultimate timing, and coordinated team compositions.

Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Playerbase: High
Type: Team Shooter
Release Date: May 24, 2016
Pros: +Striking visual identity. +Wide variety of heroes. +Highly refined gunplay and abilities. +Strong selection of maps. +Arcade modes add extra variety.
Cons: -Competitive rewards feel underwhelming.

Closers

Closers Online: Dimension Conflict is a 3D, anime-styled action MMORPG built around fast instanced missions and flashy, combo-heavy combat. You step into the role of a “Closer”, a psychic-powered agent fighting back against dimensional creatures tearing through Seoul. Between its story-focused presentation and a PvP mode that borrows ideas from popular AoS games, it aims to mix arcade action with MMO progression.

Publisher: Naddic Games
Playerbase: Low
Type: Action MMORPG
PvP: MOBA mode
Release Date: November 13, 2017 (NA Early Access)
Pros: +Bold, cel-shaded anime visuals. +Extensive voice acting across scenes and quests. +Strong cutscenes with a clear focus on narrative.
Cons: -Content expects repeats across multiple difficulty tiers. -Limited options for changing your look. -Characters are locked to a specific gender.

EverQuest 2

EverQuest 2 (usually shortened to EQ2) is a 3D fantasy MMORPG that returns players to Norrath, set 500 years after the original EverQuest. Between its 20 playable races and 26 classes, the game leans hard into choice and long-term character building, offering a breadth of playstyles that few MMOs can match.

Publisher: Daybreak Game Company
Playerbase: High
Type: MMORPG
PvP: Duels / Arenas / World
Release Date: Nov 9, 2004 (NA/EU)
Pros: +Exceptional range of races and classes (20 races / 26 classes). +Large, explorable world with many zones. +Deep advancement via Alternative Advancements. +Questing content for almost any level range.
Cons: -UI and controls can feel awkward by modern standards. -The underlying visuals show their age due to an older engine.

Star Trek Online

Star Trek Online (often shortened to STO) is a 3D sci-fi MMORPG that lets you step into the Star Trek universe as both a starship captain and an away-team leader. It leans heavily into narrative missions that echo the tone of the shows and films, then backs that up with instanced space battles, ground firefights, and a steady stream of progression systems to tinker with.

Publisher: Arc Games
Playerbase: High
Type: MMORPG
PvP: Duels / Factions
Release Date: Feb 2, 2010 (NA/EU)
Pros: +Robust Foundry tools for community missions. +Strong episodic storytelling. +Deep character creator. +Rewarding reputation progression. +Huge amount of things to do.
Cons: -UI and controls can feel dated and awkward. -Cash shop power can be hard to ignore.

Team Fortress 2

Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is Valve’s long-running, class-based multiplayer shooter, known for its bold cartoon art direction, sharp silhouettes, and a sense of humor that never gets in the way of competitive play. Built on the legacy of the original Team Fortress mods for Quake and Half-Life, TF2 refines objective-focused team combat with nine distinct classes, clever map flow, and match-to-match chaos that still feels surprisingly readable once you learn the basics.

Publisher: Valve
Playerbase: High
Type: MMO
Release Date: Oct 9, 2007 (NA/EU)
Pros: +Tight class balance that rewards teamwork. +Strong map layouts built around objectives. +Distinctive, timeless art direction. +Huge amount of community content via Steam Workshop.
Cons: None. Team Fortress 2 is awesome.

Flyff Fly For Fun

Fly For Fun, usually shortened to Flyff, is a colorful 3D fantasy MMORPG set in Madrigal. You begin as a Vagrant on Flaris Island, learn the basics, complete your first job change, and before long you are riding a broom or board and navigating the world from the air, which remains the game’s signature hook.

Publisher: Gala Labs
Playerbase: Low
Type: MMORPG
PvP: Duels / Guild Siege / Arena / PvP Server
Release Date: December 25, 2005
Pros: +Playable across PC and mobile. +Runs extremely well on modest hardware. +Easy to learn and jump into. +Solid range of class paths. +Flying travel opens up early.
Cons: -Core loop becomes grind-heavy. -Questing is sparse, leveling leans on repetition. -Visuals, UI, and some systems feel dated.