Its meteoric rise to success is unrivaled, and the Battle Royale game mode craze it started will likely show up in many games over the next 12-24 months and beyond. Like it or not, the Battle Royale game mode seems to be this year’s MMO/MOBA/Team Shooter.ĭoes this one need an introduction? Born from a mode originally made to be played in then SOE’s H1Z1, Bluehole Studio’s PUBG is arguably the most influential game of the last several years. And just like the next game on our list, Fortnite has risen to become the game on PC, consoles, and streams all over the globe. Fortnite, the PVE co-op building and defending online RPG shooter, and Fortnite: Battle Royale, the 100-player free for all PVP experience, are two sides of the same coin. The next two games on our list are really one. Its arrival on PC was met with a lot of fanfare and hype, and while it’s hard trouble keeping that level of excitement going, if anyone can mount a comeback in 2018, it’s Bungie and Activision.

With 2017’s Plains of Eidolon expansion, Warframe and Digital Extremes set off on a brand new direction for one of the most ambitious projects in gaming.īungie keeps facing off against its share of hurdles (often created by itself), but there’s little denying that Destiny 2 has been largely well received by fans and press alike.

Besides, no other game flat out lets you be a space ninja on this level. Yet, 24 million plus have played it, and it’s amassed the kind of fanfare and following that few games ever do. Warframe, many would argue, is the best MMO that no one really talks about. Note, not all of these are MMO RPG’s, but rather prime examples of the changing landscape of persistent online games. In no particular order, here are our 10 Best MMOs of 2017.

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