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Lead a squad of ability-wielding Legends, scavenge weapons, and outfight rival teams in a fast-moving first-person battle royale.
Released 04 Nov 2020
Fight as Ability-Wielding Legends
Slide Through Firefights
Scavenge Weapons and Gear
Apex Legends is the award-winning, free-to-play Hero Shooter from Respawn Entertainment. Master an ever-growing roster of legendary characters with powerful abilities, and experience strategic squad play and innovative gameplay in the next evolution of Hero Shooter and Battle Royale.
Developed by Respawn · Published by Electronic Arts






Apex Legends is a first-person, squad-based battle royale. Players choose a Legend, each with powerful abilities, and team up to compete against rival squads in the Frontier.
Matches center on landing, searching for weapons and gear, and fighting other squads while moving to stay inside the safe area. The aim is to outlast the competition.
Legends bring different abilities to squad fights, making coordination important alongside shooting and movement. Players can practice in a firing range, play casual matches, or compete in ranked play.
Players who praise Apex Legends often point to its fluid movement and satisfying gunplay, which make fights feel fast and engaging. Some describe the battle royale matches as addictive, while others value playing and improving with friends and the teamwork that develops over time. A few say the experience is most enjoyable with friends or in lobbies that feel well matched.



| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 12 |
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| Players | 1–60 |
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| Multiplayer | Apex Legends is an online multiplayer hero-shooter battle royale focused on team-based PvP. Store metadata confirms Online PvP and Online Co-op. The provided text and reviews consistently describe 3-player squads, with reviews also mentioning duo and solo playlists, ranked and casual play, crossplay, and additional modes such as Arenas, Control, and Mixtape. A review explicitly mentions matches filling to 60 players. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No multiplayer mod support is mentioned in the provided information. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Metacritic | 88/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |