Category: MMO

Call of Duty: Warzone

Call of Duty: Warzone is a free-to-play standalone 3D battle royale that adapts the signature Call of Duty feel, dropping as many as 150 players into a massive combat zone built around modern gunfights, scavenging, and last-team-standing pressure. Taking place on Verdansk, the experience blends tight urban streets and lootable interiors with open neighborhoods and long sightlines, rewarding anything from relentless pushes to careful rotations depending on squad coordination and chosen gear.

Publisher: Activision
Playerbase: High
Type: 3D Battle Royale
Release Date: March 10, 2020
Pros: +Strong visual presentation and polish. +Authentic-feeling weapons, attachments, and equipment. +Clever second-chance redeploy systems. +Contracts, cash economy, and custom loadout drops add goals mid-match. +Quick, action-forward pacing.
Cons: -Matchmaking can feel inconsistent and punishing. -Custom loadouts can be acquired too easily, reducing early-game variety. -Top-tier weapons often appear early, flattening the loot curve.

Apex Legends

Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale shooter set in the Titanfall universe. Teams of three drop into a large arena, scavenge gear, and rely on distinct character abilities to outlast every other squad and secure the final win.

Publisher: Electronic Arts
Playerbase: High
Type: Battle Royale
Release Date: February 04, 2019
Pros: +Big, colorful battleground with strong sightlines. +Plenty of guns, attachments, and loot variety. +Progression and cosmetics encourage long-term play.
Cons: -Matches can start to feel samey over time. -Limited to a single core mode/map focus. -Designed around 3-player squads only. +Max 60 players per match.

Magic: The Gathering Arena

Magic: The Gathering Arena is a free-to-play, 2D digital collectible card game that brings the long-running tabletop hit, Magic: The Gathering, into an online environment designed for fast matchmaking and simpler deck organization. Players earn cards, fine-tune strategies that match their style, and face off in turn-based duels that unfold live against other opponents.

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Playerbase: High
Type: 2D F2P CCG
Release Date: September 27, 2018
Pros: +Faithful, proven gameplay rules. +Strong visual presentation and card art. +Huge pool of cards and archetypes to pursue. +Targeting specific cards feels straightforward. +Rotating Draft-style events keep things fresh.
Cons: -A dense ruleset that takes time to learn. -Some games can run long.

Realm Royale

Realm Royale takes the battle royale formula and filters it through Hi-Rez’s Paladins-inspired fantasy lens. Up to 100 players drop into a medieval battleground, pick a class-driven playstyle, then scramble for weapons, armor, and abilities while the safe area closes in. The twist is its shard economy, scrap unwanted loot and turn it into crafted, high-rarity gear at forges, which gives each match a clear risk-reward layer beyond pure looting.

Publisher: Hi-Rez Studios
Playerbase: High
Type: Battle Royale
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Pros: +Easy to pick up. +Class identity and forging add variety. +Responsive, fluid combat.
Cons: -Occasional bugs and odd hiccups. -Balance can feel uneven.

Darwin Project

Darwin Project is a third-person Battle Royale built around compact matches, survival pressure, and a clever twist, a live “Show Director” who can meddle with the arena. Ten contestants enter a frozen wilderness, gather materials, craft tools, and try to outplay each other while the environment steadily punishes poor planning.

Publisher: Scavengers Studio
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Battle Royale
Release Date: March 9, 2018
Pros: +Standout Show Director layer that changes how matches unfold. +Controls are approachable and easy to learn. +Short, energetic rounds with little downtime. +Generally welcoming community vibe.
Cons: -Takes time to truly read fights and master the meta.

Dead Maze

Dead Maze is a free-to-play 2D cooperative zombie survival MMO that drops you into a bleak post-apocalyptic setting where teamwork matters more than twitchy PvP reflexes. You and other survivors scavenge dangerous zones, fend off swarms of undead, and turn whatever you can carry into gear through a surprisingly deep crafting loop.

Publisher: Atelier 801
Playerbase: Low
Type: Survival
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Pros: +Snappy, action-forward combat. +Accessible mechanics and onboarding. +Extensive crafting and salvaging.
Cons: -Some pay-to-win pressure. -Activities can start to feel samey over time. -No PvP options.

KurtzPel

KurtzPel is a 3D, anime-styled action MMORPG built around real-time combat, with PvP as its main draw. You create a custom character and jump between instanced PvE missions and competitive modes where timing, positioning, and combos matter more than passive stat grinding.

Publisher: KOG Games
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Fantasy PvP MMO
PvP: Multiple Modes
Release Date: April 30, 2019
Pros: +Detailed character creation and cosmetic options. +Fast, skill-based action combat. +Includes both PvE missions and PvP matchmaking. +Strong anime presentation and effects.
Cons: -Mode variety can feel narrow over time. -PvE content is relatively limited compared to PvP.

Black Squad

Black Squad is a modern military, lobby-driven tactical FPS that leans on classic round-based gunplay, then spices it up with multiple modes that go beyond simple team deathmatch, including VIP-style objective defense.

Publisher: Neowiz Games
Playerbase: Medium
Type: Tactical Shooter
Release Date: Summer, 2017 (NA Early Access)
Pros: +Fluid shooting and movement. +Punchy, satisfying audio. +Many weapons can be kept permanently.
Cons: -Smaller weapon pool than many competitors. -Limited options for personalization.

Destiny 2

Destiny 2 is Bungie’s long-running sci-fi looter shooter that blends MMO-style progression with tight first-person gunplay. As the follow-up to the original console Destiny, it continues the story one year after Rise of Iron while broadening the formula with more destinations to explore, more activities to grind, and a steady stream of seasonal changes.

Publisher: Bungie
Playerbase: High
Type: First Person Looter Shooter
PvP: Multiple PvP Options
Release Date: September 8, 2017
Pros: +High-end presentation and polish. +Flexible builds and loadouts. +Excellent moment-to-moment shooting. +Strong raid and encounter design. +Co-op is consistently rewarding.
Cons: -Big updates can be uneven in quality. -A large portion of the best content is paywalled behind expansions. -Older content is sometimes removed from the game.

ONRAID

ONRAID is a fast-paced, cartoon-styled 2D shooter built around competitive PvP. Players pick a class, load into compact battlegrounds, and rely on positioning, weapon choice, and quick reactions to outplay the other team. Between matches you can tinker with cosmetics and gear options, then jump back in to chase wins and improve your standing.

Publisher: Pragmatix Ltd
Playerbase: Low
Type: 2D Shooter
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Pros: +A solid spread of modes for PvP variety. +Nine distinct classes with different roles. +Lots of skins and craftable gadgets to pursue.
Cons: -Input can feel slightly delayed at times. -Various bugs and technical hiccups have been reported.