List of multiplayer online battle arena games explained

This is a list of multiplayer online battle arena games, sorted chronologically. Information regarding date of release, developer, platform, setting and notability is provided when available.

List

YearGameDeveloperPlatformFree-to-playStill playableNotes
1989 Herzog Zwei Herzog Zwei has been cited as an inspiration to the developers of Warcraft, StarCraft, Dune II, and Command & Conquer[1] [2] [3] and is also considered a precursor to the MOBA genre.[4] [5]
1998 is well known for inspiring MOBA games like DotA and League of Legends.[6] [7]
2003 Defense of the Ancients Windows, MacSee Notes Custom map that requires installation of or .
2008 Minions Browser
2009 Avalon Heroes Windows Discontinued Officially shut down on February 8, 2013.
2009 Demigod Windows First commercial game inspired by DotA.[8]
2009 League of Legends Windows, Mac
2010 Heroes of Newerth Discontinued Became free to play in July 2011. Servers shut down June 19, 2022.[9] Garena bought the rights of the game from S2 in May 2015 and founded Frostburn Studios to maintain it.
2010 Monday Night Combat Windows, Xbox 360
2010Realm of the Titans Ningbo Shengguang Tianyi Windows Discontinued Discontinued in all regions except China.
2011 Bloodline Champions Stunlock Studios Windows
2011 Rise of Immortals: Battle for Graxia Windows Discontinued Officially shut down since June 2013.[10]
2012 Awesomenauts Windows, Mac, Linux, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, Xbox One 2D sidescrolling MOBA game.
2012 Guardians of Middle-earth Xbox 360, PS3, Windows Game based around The Lord of the Rings film series.[11] No longer available on PlayStation Store and Steam.[12] [13]
2012 Super Monday Night Combat WindowsDiscontinued
2012 Windows Discontinued Officially shut down on March 29, 2013.[14]
2013 Dota 2 Windows, Mac, Linux[15] Sequel to Defense of the Ancients.[16]
2013 Panzar Panzar Studio Windows
2014 Cartoon NetworkBrowser Discontinued MOBA based on popular TV series, Adventure Time.[17]
2014 Dawngate Waystone GamesWindows Discontinued Officially shut down since March 2015.[18]
2014 Fates Forever Hammer and Chisel Discontinued Officially shut down since October 2015.
2014 Prime World Windows Discontinued Shut down on March 31, 2021.[19]
2014 Vainglory iOS, Android, Windows Announced in November 2014
2014 Smite Hi-Rez StudiosWindows, Xbox One, PS4 MOBA based around different cultures spiritual entities and in over-the-shoulder Third Person perspective.[20]
2015 Heroes of the Storm Windows, Mac The game brings various Blizzard characters together as playable heroes, as well as different battlegrounds based on Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, and Overwatch universes.
2015 Infinite Crisis Windows Discontinued Officially shut down as of August 14, 2015.[21]
2015 Sins of a Dark Age Windows
2015 S2 Games Windows, Mac, Linux Released May 22, 2015. Servers became inaccessible in September 2018.
2015 Arena of Fate Windows Last known state was Closed Beta in 2016. The developers were purchased by SEGA in 2017.
2015 Honor of Kings iOS, Android Released November 26, 2015. Released internationally in 2017 as Arena of Valor.
2016 Windows, PlayStation 4 MOBA in third person perspective. Servers shut down on April 26, 2018.[22]
2016 Whitebox Interactive Windows Officially shut down on March 31, 2016.
2016 iOS, Android Released July 14, 2016.
2017 iOS, Android Released January 12, 2017. In-app purchases disabled as of December 19, 2018. No longer accepting new players as of January 17, 2019, and servers were permanently shut down on March 18, 2019.[23]
2017 Arena of Valor iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch[24] Released August 10, 2017.
2017 Battlerite Stunlock Studios Windows Released November 8, 2017.
2017 Gigantic Motiga Windows, Xbox One Discontinued The game focuses on team-based action combat in a third-person perspective with heroes battling alongside a massive guardian. Officially shut down on July 31, 2018.[25]
2017 Master X Master Windows Officially shut down January 31, 2018.
2018 AirMech Carbon Games Inspired by Herzog Zwei.
2019 Marvel Super War iOS, Android Officially shut down on June 18, 2024.[26]
2020 Bleeding Edge Windows, Xbox One Team brawler video game. Ninja Theory announced that there would no longer be any content updates, but the game is still playable on Xbox and PC.[27]
2020 Eternal Return Nimble Neuron Windows MOBA with battle royale mechanics.
2020 iOS, Android, consoles Modified version of League of Legends for mobile and consoles.
2021Pokémon UniteTiMi Studio GroupiOS, Android, Nintendo SwitchPokémon themed MOBA developed in partnership with Tencent Games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clarke-Willson. Stephen. The Origin of Realtime Strategy Games on the PC. The Rise and Fall of Virgin Interactive. Above the Garage Productions. 30 January 2012. Stephen Clarke-Willson. August 18, 1998. https://web.archive.org/web/20111122065508/http://above-the-garage.com/rblts/vie16b.htm. 2011-11-22.
  2. Web site: Herzog Zwei (Genesis). October 18, 2017.
  3. The Making of... Dune II. https://archive.today/20121208185911/http://www.next-gen.biz/features/making-dune-ii. December 8, 2012. Edge. Next-Gen.biz. July 27, 2011. December 9, 2008. Herzog Zwei was a lot of fun, but I have to say the other inspiration for Dune II was the Mac software interface. The whole design/interface dynamics of mouse clicking and selecting desktop items got me thinking, 'Why not allow the same inside the game environment? Why not a context-sensitive playfield? To hell with all these hot keys, to hell with keyboard as the primary means of manipulating the game!.
  4. Greg . Lockley . June 3, 2014 . MOBA: The story so far . MCV.
  5. Web site: Andrew . Groen . March 7, 2012 . Ask GR Anything: What's a MOBA? . GamesRadar.
  6. Lopuszanski. Stefan. July 2019. It's Mods All The Way Down. 10.13140/RG.2.2.25818.08644.
  7. Web site: McCarthy. Caty. October 19, 2017. The Rise and Fall of Visceral Games. USgamer. Gamer Network. September 20, 2020.
  8. Web site: The Emergence of the Dota Genre . NeutralCreeps . October 29, 2010.
  9. Web site: Heroes Of Newerth Goes Free-To-Play . https://archive.today/20130103125400/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/07/29/heroes-of-newerth-goes-free-to-play.aspx . dead . January 3, 2013 . GameInformer . July 29, 2011.
  10. Web site: New Free to Play on Steam - Rise of Immortals . 2011 . April 29, 2011 . Valve .
  11. Web site: Usher . William . Guardians Of Middle-Earth Coming This Fall To Xbox 360, PS3 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120531210841/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/05/30/warner-announces-guardians-of-middle-earth.aspx . dead . May 31, 2012 . May 30, 2012 . Cinema Blend .
  12. Web site: Guardians of Middle-Earth . June 6, 2014 . Sony Entertainment Network .
  13. Web site: Guardians of Middle-earth on Steam . 2023-06-15 . store.steampowered.com . en.
  14. Web site: Wrath of Heroes news: A Heartbroken Farewell . Electronic Arts . March 6, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130302044619/http://wrathofheroes.warhammeronline.com/news/240 . March 2, 2013 . mdy-all .
  15. Web site: Dota 2 for Linux. dev.dota2.com. March 15, 2016.
  16. Web site: Spoils of War - FAQ. Dota2.com . Valve . June 12, 2012.
  17. Web site: Cartoon Network Free Online Games, Downloads, Competitions & Videos for Kids. https://web.archive.org/web/20140625083010/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/blog/post/play-adventure-time-battle-party?atclk_hp=hpg_community_blog_play-adventure-time-battle-party. dead. June 25, 2014. Cartoon Network. March 15, 2016.
  18. Web site: Free Games - Download & Play Free PC Games Origin Games. dawngate.com. March 15, 2016.
  19. Web site: Prime World: Important News. February 18, 2021 . store.steampowered.com. February 18, 2021.
  20. Web site: Patch Notes Version 2.2.14.1513 . November 22, 2013 . July 18, 2014 . dead . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20111215121744/http://forum.hirezstudios.com/ . December 15, 2011 . mdy-all .
  21. Web site: Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Infinite Crisis. June 2, 2015 . steamcommunity.com. March 15, 2016.
  22. News: Paragon to Close on April 26. Paragon. 2018-02-01. en-US.
  23. Web site: Acebedo . Bayani Miguel . Star Wars: Force Arena is Shutting Down . Epicstream . 9 February 2019 . 19 December 2018.
  24. Web site: Arena of Valor for Nintendo Switch.
  25. Web site: McWhertor. Michael. 2018-01-31. Gigantic gets final update, shutting down in July. 2020-06-04. Polygon. en.
  26. Web site: May 9, 2024 . Japanese . ja:『マーベル スーパーウォー』が6月18日にサービス終了へ。マーベルのスーパーヒーローを操り5vs5のチーム戦が楽しめるMOBAゲーム . Marvel Super War will end service on June 18. A MOBA game in which you control Marvel's superheroes and enjoy 5 vs 5 team battles . https://dengekionline.com/article/202405/3448 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240820221028/https://dengekionline.com/article/202405/3448 . August 20, 2024 . August 22, 2024 . Dengeki Online.
  27. Web site: Good. Owen S.. 2021-01-28. Ninja Theory shuts down development on Bleeding Edge. 2022-01-19. Polygon. en-US.

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