Lack of "good" multiplayer games on Steam

[Brimstone]

I know its subjective but still, seems like slim pickings to me compared to other platforms.

Other platforms have more modern games like Overwatch and Apex Legends.

Steam seems to lack "good" multiplayer games these days.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

EA did say they're bringing Apex Legends to Steam, and said you won't need Origin to play the game, but we have to wait, and see if that statement holds.

What kind of multiplayer games you looking for, coop, vs, battle royale, rank match?

[Sazzouu]

It is not the lack of good games but the lack of good communities
Most people out there do not enjoy a good game anymore they just want to become "the best" which totally kills the game aspect itself and just pushes this competitive mindset

EDIT:
Games on Steam have a significant overhead on that: the social media aspect.
On Overwatch there is no need to "become the best" because there is no real way to distribute your progress / level / skill / what ever...

Steam gives a ton of ways of self-presentation which even pushes that competitive mindset even further

[Knightwolf]

Originally posted by BeatZ:

It is not the lack of good games but the lack of good communities
Most people out there do not enjoy a good game anymore they just want to become "the best" which totally kills the game aspect itself and just pushes this competitive mindset

there really is as well it's miner but i think companies could do a little better and help out like EA Command & Conquer games multiplayer is still popular but you need user patches and such to play against other people with CnCnet. would like to say it's not just steam but the groups of players are scattered

AoE 2 RTS players play on voobly
C&C RTS players play on CnCnet
Overwatch and Apex Legends on Origin

i do have to say stopping on supporting games that people mange to play 15 years later still doesn't help when people and communities still play it because they have to move to different areas to play it, so you end up like this

[nullable]

Originally posted by brimstone:

I know its subjective but still, seems like slim pickings to me compared to other platforms.

Other platforms have more modern games like Overwatch and Apex Legends.

Certain publishers are electing to keep their games solely on their platforms. CS isn't on battle.net or Origin, Overwatch isn't on GoG or Steam or Epic. Apex Legends isn't on Battle.net or Epic, etc. Not much Steam can do about that...

I mean surprise Steam is no longer the sole shop where all games are published, that hasn't been the status quo for a long time. If you want to play those multiplayer games those other clients are free to download. They're not coming to Steam so bellyaching about it is just a recipe for unhappiness.

Originally posted by brimstone:

Steam seems to lack "good" multiplayer games these days.

Good is subjective... apparently you want to play games solely available on some other launcher, nothing is stopping you....

[Aachen]

What do you mean by “more modern?”

[TheRandomGuy]

Apex is actually coming to Steam as part of EA and Valves' partnership, and won't require Origin installation as per Respawn themselves on Twitter. I have it on Origin ATM but will definitely switch my installation to Steam when they allow, as Origin has given me many issues. Definitely recommend trying it now or when it comes to Steam, it's legitimately the best Battle Royale game out there right now.

That being said, if you're looking for multiplayer games, here are a few suggestions

-CGSO (Classic Shooter)
-TF2 (Timeless Classic of a shooter)
-Destiny 2 (MMO-FPS)
-Squad (if you're into Battlefield or ARMA, this is for you)
- Hell Let Loose (Squad but in a WW2 setting)
- ARMA 3 (If Realism is your thing)

Most of the FPS games on Steam are either classics like CSGO, ARMA, or TF2, or indie-made FPS games like Squad and Hell Let Loose. Doesn't mean they're bad though.

[𝓵𝓲𝓵 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓱]

no steam has nothing but good/ok multiplayer games they lack story mode games

[𝓵𝓲𝓵 𝓶𝓾𝓼𝓱]

Originally posted by TheRandomGuy:

Apex is actually coming to Steam as part of EA and Valves' partnership, and won't require Origin installation as per Respawn themselves on Twitter. I have it on Origin ATM but will definitely switch my installation to Steam when they allow, as Origin has given me many issues. Definitely recommend trying it now or when it comes to Steam, it's legitimately the best Battle Royale game out there right now.

That being said, if you're looking for multiplayer games, here are a few suggestions

-CGSO (Classic Shooter)
-TF2 (Timeless Classic of a shooter)
-Destiny 2 (MMO-FPS)
-Squad (if you're into Battlefield or ARMA, this is for you)
- Hell Let Loose (Squad but in a WW2 setting)
- ARMA 3 (If Realism is your thing)

Most of the FPS games on Steam are either classics like CSGO, ARMA, or TF2, or indie-made FPS games like Squad and Hell Let Loose. Doesn't mean they're bad though.

nah the hunt is a better BR game apex is another cod basically

[Brimstone]

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

EA did say they're bringing Apex Legends to Steam, and said you won't need Origin to play the game, but we have to wait, and see if that statement holds.

What kind of multiplayer games you looking for, coop, vs, battle royale, rank match?

I played and enjoyed Apex Legends but it kind of got old fast without any community.

TF2 was my go to game for years but it's kind of all over the place lately with cheaters on official servers and hard to find a game on community servers at times.

[shiel]

Originally posted by 𝓚𝓲𝓭𝓢𝓴𝓻𝓽:

no steam has nothing but good/ok multiplayer games they lack story mode games

Compared to who exactly? What other service provides better solo games?

[Hollen]

You got Squad, Red Orchestra 2, Let Hell Loose, etc... they may not be new, ♥♥♥♥♥♥, brain dead trendy shooters designed to pander to a massive casual audenice, but they are better than most of the crap that is produced today.

[Arkham99]

Originally posted by BeatZ:

It is not the lack of good games but the lack of good communities

this... some of the best MP games ever made are here on Steam but unfortunately many of them have been infested by cheating and poor sportsmanship... unless it's one of vALVE's own games then VAC doesn't apply and even then cheating is still a problem... cheaters boast about their VAC bans now... non-vALVE games see Steam support passing the buck onto the other developers to deal with cheating which usually doesn't amount to much...

there are players who play within the parameters and do quite well but are quickly chastised by sore losers during in-game chat... players new to these games are swiftly turned off by the slurs and unspeakable language running rampid which is most unfortunate for some truly great games are rotted to the core beyond repair... I see it constantly where these losers go off on yet another 25 killstreak and cry like 2 year olds as soon as the streak is ended by an honest player... it's sad and likely will never get better... only worse...

there are times where I'm ashamed of being a gamer... I've seen extremely talented developers put out fantastic games only to be abused by "the community", literally on launch day, for daring to charge full price so they can see some return... "the community" is truly toxic... they expect something for nothing and show no regard for their fellow gamers and innovative developers... the "anything goes" approach on Steam is one of its charms, I suppose... but I'd recommend Origin for Multiplayer gameplay that's void of cheating (yet to see it) and poor sportsmanship (it's been awhile since I've witnessed the tripe witnessed here on Steam constantly)... they say one bad apple spoils the barrel and here on Steam there's boatloads of bad apples ruining the experience for others...:-)

[Hollen]

imagine thinking cod is still a good series in 2020

[shiel]

Originally posted by HollenHund:

imagine thinking cod is still a good series in 2020

CoD is my guilty pleasure lol. I hated BLOPS4, but played waaay too much WW2 and now MW. No shame in enjoying something.... even if you know you shouldn't. It's actually funny because normally I prefer something far more realistic.