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Choose a Champion in a fantasy 5v5 shooter, customize their abilities with cards, and battle over payloads and shifting objectives.
Released 08 May 2018
Customize Champion Builds
Push the Payload
Contest Moving Objectives
Paladins is the ultimate fantasy team-based shooter experience, with over 50 customizable Champions fighting in 5v5 action across a diverse Realm of modes and maps!
Developed by Evil Mojo Games · Published by Hi-Rez Studios





Paladins is a fantasy team-based shooter where two teams of five Champions face off. Champions belong to Damage, Flank, Frontline, or Support roles, each with a different way to contribute.
Matches pit teams against one another in modes that include pushing a payload and contesting rotating objectives. Players use their Champion’s weapons and abilities to fight alongside teammates and pursue the mode’s goals.
Before a match, players customize Champion abilities with cards; during a match, they can buy items. The roster offers many different playstyles, with additional cosmetic options such as Champion skins.
In this sample, players often remember Paladins for its flexible card-based builds, distinct Champions, and lively team matches. Many describe it as a particularly enjoyable or memorable hero shooter, while also lamenting what they see as reduced support and a shrinking player base.




| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 58 |
| Age ratings |
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| Players | 1–10 |
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| Multiplayer | Paladins supports online team-based multiplayer centered on 5v5 matches. The provided text explicitly describes teams of 5, 5v5 action, and online PvP, with cross-platform multiplayer/cross-play. Reviews also indicate matches against AI are possible, including early-level bot matches and AI practice/training. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No multiplayer mod support is mentioned in the provided text. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 8 listed on Steam |
| DRM / EULA |
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| Metacritic | 83/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |