Designed for competitive play

Video game concept

Any games that were designed for competitive play, likely with the intention of holding tournaments or getting the game into proper cross-game esports events. Usually designed so average game lasts about 15 minutes.

games

platforms

Alternate name: Designed for esports

Heroes of Newerth

OSX 2010-03-30

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

OSX 2010-07-27

Dota 2

WIN 2013-07-09

World of Tanks

XBOX1 2015-07-10

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

WIN 2010-07-27

World of Tanks

WIN 2010-01-05

World of Tanks: Xbox 360 Edition

X360 2014-08-12

WIN 2010-03-30

LIN 2010-03-30

WIN 2012-10-31

WIN 2009-10-27

PS4 2016-01-19

See also: esports (games adopted by generic esports events)

Implied:
* Spectator mode
* Team-based multiplayer

Most obvious are games that have their own tournaments held by the developer/publisher. Games adopted by esports events might not necessarily been meant for competitive play originally.

Besides the average time of 15 minutes, these usually last from 10 to 25 minutes. Longer is possible if the game is not meant for generic esports events.

Games by year

The first Designed for competitive play video game was released on October 27, 2009.

Wargaming.net, Valve and Blizzard Entertainment published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		7
Mac OS X		5
Linux		2
Xbox One		1
X360		1
PS4		1

Most common companies

Wargaming.net	3
Valve	3
Blizzard Entertainment	2
Blizzard	2

Designed for competitive play

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