List of multiplayer online battle arena games

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

Year	Game	Developer	Platform	Free-to-play	Still playable	Notes
2003	Defense of the Ancients	Eul, Guinsoo, IceFrog	Windows, Mac	See Notes	Yes	Custom map that requires installation of Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos or Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
2007	Guilty Gear 2: Overture	Arc System Works	Xbox 360, Windows	No	Yes	Sequel to the Guilty Gear series of fighting games. Influenced by Herzog Zwei.[1][2]
2008	Minions	Casual Collective	Browser	Yes	Yes	The player base seems to be dwindling.[3] Free-to-play.[4]
2009	Demigod	Gas Powered Games	Windows	No	Yes	First commercial game inspired by DotA.[5]
2009	League of Legends	Riot Games	Windows, Mac	Yes	Yes	[6]
2010	Avalon Heroes	WeMade Entertainment	Windows	Yes	Discontinued	Officially shut down on February 8, 2013.
2010	Heroes of Newerth	S2 Games, Frostburn Studios	Windows, Mac, Linux	Yes	Yes	Became free to play in July 2011.[7] Garena bought the rights of the game from S2 in May 2015 and founded Frostburn Studios to maintain it.
2010	Monday Night Combat	Uber Entertainment	Windows, Xbox 360	No	Yes
2010	Realm of the Titans	Ningbo Shengguang Tianyi	Windows	Yes	Discontinued	Game developed by a Chinese developer, discontinued.[8]
2011	Bloodline Champions	Stunlock Studios	Windows	Yes	Yes
2011	Rise of Immortals: Battle for Graxia	Petroglyph Games	Windows	Yes	Discontinued	Officially shut down since June 2013.[9]
2012	Awesomenauts	Ronimo Games	Windows, Mac, Linux, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4	No	Yes	2D sidescrolling MOBA game.
2012	Guardians of Middle-earth	Monolith Productions	Xbox 360, PS3, Windows	No	Yes	Game based around The Lord of the Rings film series.[10] No longer available on PlayStation Store.[11]
2012	Super Monday Night Combat	Uber Entertainment	Windows, Xbox 360	Yes	Yes	[12]
2012	Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes	Mythic Entertainment	Windows	Yes	Discontinued	Officially shut down on March 29, 2013.[13]
2013	Dota 2	Valve Corporation	Windows, Mac, Linux[14]	Yes	Yes	Sequel to Defense of the Ancients.[15]
2013	Panzar	Panzar Studio	Windows	Yes	Yes
2014	Adventure Time: Battle Party	Cartoon Network	Browser	Yes	Yes	MOBA based on popular TV series, Adventure Time.[16]
2014	Dawngate	Waystone Games	Windows	Yes	Discontinued	Officially shut down since March 2015.[17]
2014	Fates Forever	Hammer and Chisel	iOS	Yes	Discontinued	Officially shut down since October 2015.
2014	Prime World	Nival	Windows	Yes	Yes
2014	Vainglory	Super Evil Megacorp	iOS, Android	Yes	Yes
2014	Smite	Hi-Rez Studios	Windows, Xbox One, PS4	Yes	Yes	MOBA based around different cultures spiritual entities and in Third Person perspective.[18]
2015	Infinite Crisis	Turbine, Inc.	Windows	Yes	Discontinued	Officially shut down as of August 14, 2015.[19]
2015	Heroes of the Storm	Blizzard Entertainment	Windows, Mac	Yes	Yes	The game features heroes from Blizzard's franchises including Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft, The Lost Vikings and Overwatch.
2015	Sins of a Dark Age	Ironclad Games	Windows	Yes	Discontinued
2015	Strife	S2 Games	Windows, Mac, Linux	Yes	Yes	Released May 22, 2015
2016	Battleborn	Gearbox Software	Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One	No	Yes
2016	Paragon	Epic Games	Windows, PlayStation 4	Yes	Yes	MOBA in third person perspective. Open beta is set to begin on August 16, 2016
2016	Warhammer 40,000: Dark Nexus Arena	Whitebox Interactive	Windows	Yes	Discontinued	Officially shut down on March 31, 2016.
2016	Gigantic	Motiga	Windows, Xbox One	Yes	Yes	The game focuses on team-based action combat in third person perspective with heroes battling alongside a massive guardian.
TBA	AirMech	Carbon Games	Windows, Google Chrome	Yes	Yes	Currently in open beta. Inspired by Herzog Zwei.
TBA	Arena of Fate	Crytek Black Sea	Windows	Yes	Yes	Currently in closed beta.
TBA	Battlerite	Stunlock Studios	Windows	Yes	Yes	Currently in Early Access.
TBA	Master X Master	NCSOFT	Windows	Yes	Yes	Currently in Alpha testing stage.

Notes

1. Alex Kierkegaard (January 4, 2008), "Guilty Gear 2 -Overture-", Insomnia
2. Review: Guilty Gear 2: Overture (Microsoft Xbox 360), Diehard GameFan
3. "Minions... discussion on Kongregate". kongregate.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
4. Psychotronic (November 30, 2008). "Minions". jayisgames.com. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
5. "The Emergence of the Dota Genre". NeutralCreeps. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
6. "League Of Legends Won't Cost You A Dime". Kotaku. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
7. "Heroes Of Newerth Goes Free-To-Play". GameInformer. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
8. Wu, Esther (October 29, 2010). "Tianyijue Chinese Dota Genre Trailer Released". Wirebot.com. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
9. "New Free to Play on Steam - Rise of Immortals". Valve Corporation. 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
10. Usher, William (May 30, 2012). "Guardians Of Middle-Earth Coming This Fall To Xbox 360, PS3". Cinema Blend.
11. "Guardians of Middle-Earth". Sony Entertainment Network. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
12. "Super Monday Night Combat Brings Free-to-Play MNC to PC". 1up. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
13. "Wrath of Heroes news: A Heartbroken Farewell". Electronic Arts. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
14. "Dota 2 for Linux". dev.dota2.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
15. "Spoils of War - FAQ". Dota2.com. Valve Corporation. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
16. "Cartoon Network | Free Online Games, Downloads, Competitions & Videos for Kids". cartoonnetwork.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
17. "Free Games - Download & Play Free PC Games | Origin Games". dawngate.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
18. "Patch Notes Version 2.2.14.1513". November 22, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
19. "Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Infinite Crisis™". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved March 15, 2016.