Multiplayer game modes
Video game concept
Parent group
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| Multiplayer: One-on-One | Includes any multiplaeyer mode where one player is against one player with no option of more players regardless of options, map choice, etc. | 2 games | |
| Multiplayer: Assassination | Only one player (possibly per team) is valid target, the others don't count for being defeated. The other players' duty is to protect the VIP of their own team while targeting that of the enemy team. | 2001 / 2014 | 4 games |
| Multiplayer: Assault | Includes a multiplayer mode where one team defends something and another team tries to attack it, either to destroy or capture. | 1999 / 2017 | 37 games |
| Multiplayer: Asymmetric | Includes one or more asymmetric multiplayer modes, where one team of players is equipped significantly differently than the other, that don't have a more specific tag available. | 1977 / 2017 | 37 games |
| Multiplayer: Campaign | Video games with a multiplayer campaign are games where the campaign mode is able to be played with multiple players at the same time. | 1985 / 2021 | 251 games |
| Multiplayer: Control | Includes one or more multiplayer modes where player or team wins by controlling all or most "victory points". | 2000 / 2017 | 93 games |
| Multiplayer: Cooperative | Contains any form of co-operative multiplayer where all human players work towards a common goal. (too short) | 1974 / 2024 | 1687 games |
| Multiplayer: Capture the Flag | Includes capture the flag multiplayer mode where the winner is the player or team with most flags captured within a time limit or the first to reach certain capture count. | 1977 / 2019 | 105 games |
| Multiplayer: Deathmatch | Includes a deathmatch or similar multiplayer mode where the winner is the player or team with most kills (and possibly least deaths) within a set time limit. | 1989 / 2020 | 319 games |
| Multiplayer: Escape | Includes a multiplayer mode where players or one team of players is trying to reach an exit, evacuation site or similar while AI or other player controlled team tries to prevent this. | 2001 / 2013 | 13 games |
| Multiplayer: Free for All | Includes any multiplayer mode which lacks teaming of any sort, where each player is against everyone else. | 1980 / 2021 | 75 games |
| Multiplayer: Gun Game | A multiplayer mode where scoring (e.g. killing other players) gradualy improves the player's weapon, usually by swapping it to a more powerful one. | 2000 / 2015 | 31 games |
| Multiplayer: Horde | Includes any form of survival-style multiplayer mode where players are expected to survive a series of challenges, usually in form of several waves of AI controlled enemies to win. | 2009 / 2016 | 20 games |
| Multiplayer: Infection | Includes a variant of tag where one player is selected at start of a round and they must hunt down the rest of the players. Tagged players join the hunter's side. Usually with either time limit or requirement for either team to be eliminated. | 2007 / 2012 | 11 games |
| Multiplayer: Juggernaut | Includes a multiplayer mode where one player is alone against everyone else, usually selected at random at match start. Commonly armed with some gimmick that makes them capable of outperforming the others in most 1v1 situations. | 2002 / 2014 | 11 games |
| Multiplayer: Last Man Standing | Includes a multiplayer mode where the winner is the player who is the last one alive or the team with the only surviving players. There is no respawning during a match, or it is severely limited per player or per team. | 1991 / 2017 | 127 games |
| Multiplayer: Survival | Includes a multiplayer mode where the players or one team of players tries to survive for as long as possible. No victory condition exists. | 2005 / 2014 | 43 games |
| Multplayer: Tag | Includes a multiplayer mode that resembles some variation of game of tag. (too short) | 1977 / 2016 | 7 games |
| Multiplayer: Undefined | Includes one or more multiplayer mode that is either unique or too vague for definition. (too short) | 1997 / 2018 | 64 games |
| Multiplayer: Versus | Includes any non-cooperative multiplayer mode that does NOT have any more specific tag for it. (too short) | 1974 / 2021 | 818 games |