Smite
You wouldn’t really expect a MOBA to be on a console list, yet here we are.
League of Legends is the undisputed king of the MOBA, but don’t knock Smite because of that fact. Smite is a very enjoyable MOBA with some elements that set it apart from LoL.
One of the coolest aspects of Smite is the fact that it uses actual gods from the legends of over a dozen cultures. From Loki and Thor to Osiris and Anubis, players have more than 100 gods to choose from. Sadly, no Kratos, but we at least get Sun Wukong. The Monkey King always manages to find himself as a playable character in nearly every MOBA it seems.
The game features numerous game modes to enjoy and uses a pretty cool matchmaking system. In other MOBAs, such as Arena of Valor, it’s quite easy to get tilted due to the tendency of the ELO system of the game to match high skill level players with unskilled players in solo queue. In Smite, the game primarily takes into account your performance when determining who to team you up with, and in ranked matches, the system tries to match teams with roughly equal overall ELO which makes random matches a lot more fair.
Smite also has a strong eSports scene, with an annual World Championship tournament with a $1 million prize pool.
Neverwinter
You know we had to include one MMORPG, right?
Rounding out our list is Neverwinter, a F2P MMORPG spin-off of the acclaimed Neverwinter Nights series. Three years after release, the game came to PS4 in 2016.
Just like the games in the main series, Neverwinter is an old-timey, classic RPG with a heavy Dungeons and Dragons influence. Neverwinter also differentiates itself from most other MMORPGs by being a pretty story-driven game.
I know that might not be for everyone, but trust me, I’ve seen people who never thought they’d enjoy D&D become full converts. If you’re not ready to dive into the world of pen and paper, 50-sided dice, and true role-playing, you can at least dip your toes in the water with the MMORPG version.
For fans of old-school RPGs, I would consider this a must-play, and for everyone else, I’d still recommend you give it a whirl. Who knows? You just might like it.
