Best PvP Games on Steam
Games where players directly compete, duel, battle, or outplay each other.
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1ELDEN RING
- Players say: As a Tarnished in the Lands Between, explore a vast fantasy world, shape your fighter, and battle foes on the path to lordship. Players like: Rewarding World Exploration · Memorable Boss Battles · Flexible Character Builds
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THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
Feb 24, 2022
In this game, you can…
- discover a whole underground world layer with its own landscapes, secret bosses, and places you'd never guess existed.
- find bosses that only appear at night, turning a quiet road into a sudden unique fight with special loot.
- follow a side quest that escalates into meeting an entire eccentric family and ends with you marrying into it.
- walk away from a boss, roam somewhere else for gear and levels, then come back later and finally win.
- step out into a massive open world and immediately ride in any direction you can see.
- ride a spectral horse that can double-jump, then use mounted combat to fight huge enemies in the open field.
2Among Us
- Players say: Crewmates race to finish spaceship tasks while hidden Impostors sabotage the ship, kill in secret, and evade votes. Players like: Friend-Group Fun · Bluffing and Deduction · Easy to Learn
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An online and local party game of teamwork and betrayal for 4-15 players...in space!
Nov 16, 2018
In this game, you can…
- crawl through vents and pop out somewhere unexpected.
- kill someone, then report the body yourself and lead the investigation away from you.
- get killed or voted out and still keep doing tasks to help your team win from beyond the grave.
- find a body, report it, and instantly drag everyone into a meeting to reconstruct who was where.
- lock doors to trap someone in a room, cut off their escape, and kill them in private.
- trigger an oxygen or reactor emergency that forces everyone to sprint to fixes while you pick off someone separated from the group.
- pretend to do tasks while everyone watches the task bar for proof you're actually helping.
- watch security cameras or the admin map to spot suspicious movement without being in the room.
3Dying Light
- Players say: Trapped in zombie-stricken Harran, an agent races across rooftops, scavenges supplies, crafts weapons, and faces deadly nights. Players like: Fluid Rooftop Parkour · Tense Night Chases · Satisfying Melee Combat
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First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Jan 26, 2015
In this game, you can…
- swing across the skyline with a grappling hook that opens up entirely new routes.
- outrun night hunters, flash an ultraviolet light to buy seconds, then hide in a pipe until the chase ends.
- dropkick enemies off rooftops so they ragdoll down six-story drops.
- chain parkour into kills by vaulting a zombie and instantly drop-attacking for a finisher.
- turn the city into a weapon by luring zombies into spikes, fires, and exploding barrels.
- risk going out at night for bigger rewards, then sprint safehouse-to-safehouse when the world flips into hunt mode.
- craft melee weapons with elemental effects that set zombies on fire or shock them on hit.
- join a friend in co-op and race rooftops together, turning escapes into shared, chaotic near-misses.
4DARK SOULS™ III
- Players say: Play an Ashen One crossing a dying dark-fantasy kingdom, learning enemy patterns and battling formidable foes in action-RPG combat. Players like: Rewarding Challenge · Memorable Boss Fights · Haunting Atmosphere
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Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!
Apr 11, 2016
In this game, you can…
- unlock a door or elevator and realize the level loops back over itself to where you started.
- hit a chest that turns out to be a monster and fights back.
- get invaded by a hostile player in your world and fight them off mid-journey.
- find secret rooms by striking walls that look solid.
- use special weapon skills that change your moves and spend a magic-like meter.
- summon strangers to co-op, then beat the same bosses in both of your worlds together.
- do a full boss fight that's a puzzle, like breaking a giant's bracelets instead of dueling normally.
- gesture at the Fire Keeper and get a unique gesture response back.
5Forza Horizon 4
- Players say: Join a British car festival, collecting and tuning cars as you race, stunt, and explore a shared world transformed by four seasons. Players like: Seasonal British Scenery · Free Roaming · Wide Car Selection
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Dynamic seasons change everything at the world’s greatest automotive festival. Go it alone or team up with others to explore beautiful and historic Britain in a shared open world.
Mar 9, 2021
In this game, you can…
- watch the entire map flip seasons together each week, until winter freezes lakes solid and you can drive straight across them.
- drive the Halo Warthog in a crossover mission, then unlock a Cyberpunk car by winning a head-to-head challenge.
- drop into a car battle royale, hunt upgrades on the map, then win by beating other players in head-to-head races.
- race a train in a tiny 1959 Ford Anglia as a full set-piece event.
- slam a supercar through stone walls, trees, and fences at 250–350 kph without stopping.
- stumble onto hidden barn cars, haul them out as rusty wrecks, then restore them into pristine classics you can actually race.
- mess up a corner, rewind time, take the turn again, and keep the race alive instead of restarting.
6Titanfall® 2
- Players say: As a stranded Militia rifleman, fight through a sci-fi war with a veteran Titan, combining wall-running gunplay and mech combat. Players like: Fluid Pilot Movement · Memorable Campaign · Creative Level Design
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Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Jun 18, 2020
In this game, you can…
- swap between two timelines mid-fight to flank enemies and solve traversal puzzles in the same room.
- call down your titan from orbit, climb in, and switch from parkour gunfights to towering mech brawls.
- get chased on foot by a titan, then use movement, cloaking, and anti-mech weapons to slip away at the last second.
- dropkick an enemy, cloak, then wallrun over a gap to pick off a sniper before anyone tracks you.
- chain wallruns, slides, double jumps, and mantles fast enough that traversal becomes your main way to win fights.
- start a match as a pilot, then watch the battlefield shift when titans arrive and fights turn into mech duels across the map.
- fight named boss titans in full mech showdowns where the duel is the whole encounter, not just a bigger enemy.
- play a four-player co-op mode where you defend a harvester against waves of enemies and giant mech bots.
7Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
- Players say: Lead a party of Source-wielders through Rivellon, exploring a reactive fantasy world and winning turn-based battles with elemental tactics. Players like: Elemental Combat · Build Freedom · Companion Stories
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The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.
Sep 14, 2017
In this game, you can…
- teleport 30 corpses into a boss room, then detonate them all at once to erase the boss.
- eat body parts as an elf to gain the dead person's memories and quest-changing visions.
- rip someone's face off, then wear it to use their identity.
- throw death fog barrels at living enemies to kill them instantly, while undead allies can stand in it safely.
- turn water into an electrified stun pool, or freeze wet ground so enemies slip and get knocked down.
- teleport enemies into hazards, drag archers into melee, or fling someone far away to break an encounter.
- talk to animals and get full conversations, like a chicken insisting he's a mighty wizard.
- set up ambushes by keeping some party members out of combat while others start the fight, then spring the trap.
8Crab Game
- Players say: Compete in first-person playground-style minigames, using movement and physics to outlast up to 34 other players. Players like: Funny With Friends · Chaotic Minigames · Proximity Voice Chat
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Crab Game is a First-Person Multiplayer game where you play through several different minigames based on children's games, until only one player stands victorious.
Oct 29, 2021
In this game, you can…
- hand your friend a stick in the lobby and watch them explode immediately.
- bait someone into hiding with you on a bed, wait until the last 15 seconds, then betray them with a coordinated gun-and-katana ambush.
- get launched to your death because someone barely taps you at full speed from behind.
- pick playground-style rounds like Red Light/Green Light, Floor Is Lava, and King of the Hill, then watch one shove instantly turn it lethal.
- duel on a hilltop with sticks, trade hits at the edge, knock one attacker into the water, then 180 and send the next one flying.
- survive rounds by doing almost nothing, standing perfectly still while everyone else flings each other off the map.
- form a four-person alliance, then have all four of you immediately push each other off a cliff anyway.
- learn movement tricks and momentum hits that let you tag people and send them flying across the map.
9Stick Fight: The Game
- Players say: Up to four stick figures brawl locally or online, using loose physics, weapons, and dangerous arenas to knock rivals out. Players like: Playing with Friends · Unpredictable Physics · Easy to Pick Up
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Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.
Sep 28, 2017
In this game, you can…
- shoot guns that spit out chasing snakes that swarm whoever they find.
- fire a black hole cannon that sucks everyone in and forces the fight into the next level.
- take control of a boss and use it to wreck your friends for a round.
- get launched across the map by your own shotgun, rocket, or minigun recoil.
- shoot chains or supports to collapse platforms and drop people into pits or hazards.
- fight on stages packed with spikes, lasers, lava floors, and shifting safe ground that turns each round into a scramble.
- pull off movement tricks like diving, flipping, wall-climbing, and tossing a gun just to pick it up for an extra jump.
10Splitgate
- Players say: A multiplayer arena shooter where players use portals to flank, reposition, and fight across fast-paced matches. Players like: Portal-Based Outplays · Responsive Arena Gunplay · Smooth Movement
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Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
May 24, 2019
In this game, you can…
- play a mode where you only score by teabagging enemies after you kill them.
- fall into a floor portal, keep your momentum, and slingshot across the map into the enemy team for point-blank shotgun kills.
- set a portal on a safe side of the map and snipe through it, picking people off from an angle they can't see coming.
- portal behind someone mid-rush, kill them in the back, and watch them step into the portal thinking they're chasing you.
- open and close portals on the fly, then throw an EMP grenade to erase enemy portals and cut off their escape routes.
- stack custom modifiers like big heads, low gravity, and unlimited ammo to turn a match into a completely different game.
- run a custom lobby with friends as 5 humans vs 5 hard bots with 1-second respawns, turning every fight into nonstop chaos.
