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Player versus player

Video game concept

Multiplayer games where players can or must compete against other players instead of or in addition to artificially generated challenges.

226
games
17
platforms

Alternate name: PvP

Navy Field (Windows)
Navy Field
WIN 2002
Overwatch (Xbox One)
Overwatch
XBOX1 2016-05-24
Fallen Earth (Windows)
Fallen Earth
WIN 2009-09-22
Tibia (Linux)
Tibia
LIN 1997
Heroes of Newerth (Windows)
Heroes of Newerth
WIN 2010-03-30
Natural Selection (Windows)
Natural Selection
WIN 2002-10
Perfect World (Windows)
Perfect World
WIN 2005
Rusty Hearts (Windows)
Rusty Hearts
WIN 2011-07-31
Left 4 Dead 2 (Xbox 360)
Left 4 Dead 2
X360 2009-11-18
Stellar Impact (Windows)
Stellar Impact
WIN 2011
Star Trek Online (Windows)
Star Trek Online
WIN 2010-02-02
CrimeCraft (Windows)
CrimeCraft
WIN 2009-08-25
Contrast:
* Player versus environment

Children:
* Player versus player only - in case there's no PvE at all.

Popular tags

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Parent group

Multiplayer

Child groups

Player versus player focus, Player versus player only, Open PvP, Anti player killing

Games by year

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The first Player versus player video game was released in 1995.

Activision, Valve and Matt Makes Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 109
Linux 55
Mac OS X 19
X360 9
Internet Only 9
PS4 7
Xbox One 4
PS3 3
Ouya 2
Amiga 2
PS2 1
Flash 1
Android 1
iOS 1
BSD 1
Amiga CD32 1
MS-DOS 1

Most common companies

Activision7
Valve6
Matt Makes Games6
2K Games5
Blizzard Entertainment5
Ubisoft5
Team17 Software4
Microsoft Game Studios4
Sandbox Interactive3
Bethesda Softworks3
Tactic Studios3
Net Games Laboratory3
Mortal Moments3
Nimbly Games3
ThreeGates Studio3