When you read the names of these games, you don’t immediately think of MMOs. However, they still belong to this genre, at least according to their own statements. Here we present to you 7 of them.
The MMO genre is large and diverse. Nowadays, even racing games and fishing simulators call themselves “MMO.” Many gamers can only shake their heads, as they associate this term only with a specific kind of game: namely online games where masses of players gather on the screen. There must be hundreds at least! And actually, MMORPGs are the only true MMOs.
However, the MMO genre has gone through an interesting transformation: MMOs are now practically referred to as multiplayer online games that function as “Games as a Service.” That is, games that are maintained long after launch and provided with new content. We are dealing with the change in the definition of MMO here:
In this article, we want to show you a few games that many say: “That’s not an MMO?!” – The games themselves, however, say: “Yes, we are!”
The Crew 2
With The Crew, most people think at first glance of a normal action racing game and not of an MMO. However, it is an open-world car racing game where you encounter many other players. And so it happened that Ubisoft wanted to give its new franchise a unique label and established a new genre with the term “racing MMO.”
After The Crew, now The Crew 2 follows. The second part offers cool transformations that allow you to instantly switch from an airplane to a boat or other vehicles in the game. With seamless transitions between the various modes of transportation, you can jump into the water with your sports car and instantly become a speedboat. Without any annoying delays.
All locations on the map can be reached by car or by plane. For water enthusiasts, there is also a large network of rivers that takes you from the top of the map down to the very bottom.
You can expect off-road races, freestyle challenges, street races, and also professional races.
In the open world of The Crew, you race with other players over the tracks. You have a progression system that improves you over your playtime. While races are the focus here, The Crew 2 offers several MMO elements at second glance.
- Release? Estimated between April and June 2018
- Platforms? PS4, Xbox One, PC
On page 2, we head out to sea. Battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, and more await you there.
