The best multiplayer shooters with MMO elements in 2017

Warframe – Space Ninjas in the Free2Play universe

Warframe is a free-to-play shooter with MMO elements. It is playable on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

In a science fiction world, players embark on adventures as a sort of cyber ninja.

The own spaceship serves as a lobby

Warframe follows many design ideas that Destiny or The Division use in gameplay. The gameplay primarily changes because the player can take on the cyber skin of various Warframes. These come with different combat techniques: from sturdy melee fighters to agile snipers to sinister plague carriers.

Updates that regularly bring new missions and stories, along with fresh weapons and Warframes, continuously enrich and expand the title.

From a base, his spaceship, the Warframe can embark on a multitude of adventures.

Gameplay focuses on action and parkour movement

Notable in Warframe is the multitude of movement options. Warframe places importance on this. Also, the arsenal of weapons ranging from axes and staves to bows and laser guns is impressive.

The game pace is high, the world a mix of science fiction horror like in the “Alien” series and other well-known sci-fi tropes. It’s a dirty and dark sci-fi universe where survival becomes an adventure.

Warframe: Exemplary free-to-play, much praise from the community

The special thing about Warframe is that the lobby shooter practically came out of nowhere. The last option of a studio that was on the brink of financial collapse. Therefore, they have always worked closely with the player base, being transparent and open. How Warframe grew, thrived, was nurtured, cared for, and developed over the years is considered exemplary.

Warframe is also the only “free-to-play” title on our list. Warframe can be played completely free of charge.

What other multiplayer shooters with MMO elements are there?

From the previous generation of multiplayer shooters with MMO elements, Defiance should be mentioned. It was released for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. The sci-fi shooter has possibly the most pronounced MMORPG elements. The shooter is no longer fresh but definitely worth a look. Besides, it’s free.

GTA V Online can be regarded as a multiplayer shooter with MMO elements. However, the single-player mode and the tradition of the franchise as a “single-player” title are so significant that few consider it as such. The MMO elements become increasingly apparent with DLCs and expansions. In GTA V Online, it’s about fast cars, gruesome crimes, and cash, especially cash.

Military MMOs, where players control tanks, planes, or ships, are plentiful. This is its own sub-genre with titles like World of Tanks, War Thunder, Armored Warfare, or World of Warships. They are all free-to-play and can offer variety.

On the next page, we take a look ahead – What does the future hold?