multiplayer
Many participants together
Multiplayer describes games or activities designed for more than one participant, typically connected through a network: multiplayer online games, multiplayer mode.
The term emerged with video gaming but applies broadly to any shared interactive experience.
As a noun, it names the format itself: I prefer multiplayer to single-player campaigns.
Methods to achieve goals
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- calloutsHighlighted text elements
- flankingAt the sides of
- formationCreation or arrangement
positioning · combo · meta · loadout · draft · objective · spawn · respawn
One who attends tables
- pingBrief metallic tone
- latencyDelay in system response
- lagPeriod of falling behind
- connectionA joining or relation
online · matchmaking · host · dedicated · peer-to-peer · bandwidth · netcode · desync
Informal verbal exchange
- voiceSound from throat
- emoteExpress with theatricality
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- communityCollective of connected people
lobby · party · guild · clan · discord · camaraderie · friendship · interaction
Member-owned organization
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- allianceFormal union of parties
- squadSmall working group
- partyGathering for celebration
raid · synergy · collaboration · assist · support · healer · tank · roles
One who contends against
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
- rankingsOrdered list by performance
matchmaking · duel · versus · showdown · arena · ranked · elimination · head-to-head
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- calloutsHighlighted text elements
- flankingAt the sides of
formation · positioning · combo · meta · loadout · draft · objective · spawn · respawn · camping
server
One who attends tables
connection · online · matchmaking · host · dedicated · peer-to-peer · bandwidth · netcode · desync · rubberbanding
chat
Informal verbal exchange
community · lobby · party · guild · clan · discord · camaraderie · friendship · interaction · meetups
co-op
Member-owned organization
party · raid · synergy · collaboration · assist · support · healer · tank · roles · revive
opponent
One who contends against
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- leaderboardRanked list of competitors
rankings · matchmaking · duel · versus · showdown · arena · ranked · elimination · head-to-head · champion
- game typesvideo game, board game, card game, mobile game, online game
- gameplaypower-up, level cap, save point, game over, tutorial level
- arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, joystick, joysticks
- game descriptorsfun, exciting, challenging, addictive, immersive
- gaming modesco-op, versus, team deathmatch, free-for-all, ranked mode
- gaming termsbuff, debuff, boss, loot, final boss
multiplayersingle-player
For one participant only
singleplayer · solo · single player · individual · solitaire
multiplayersolo mode
Unaccompanied play setting
single-player campaign · offline · standalone · campaign mode · disconnected
- multiplayer gamesEntertainment for several people
- online multiplayerGaming via internet connection
- multiplayer modeMulti-person gaming setting