online play

Web-based gaming sessions

Online play is gaming activity conducted over the internet with other players, as opposed to local or single-player modes.

The term covers everything from cooperative missions to competitive matches: Does this game support online play?

Online play requires an internet connection and often a subscription to a platform's network service.

Related

multiplayerInvolving multiple participants
gamingInteractive electronic entertainment
battle royaleMulti-combatant elimination contest
team deathmatchGroup combat mode
serverOne who attends tables

lag · lag spike · lobby · matchmaking · quick match · co-op · versus · stream · ping · leaderboard · friend request · chat · squad · party · competitive · ranked · casual · connection

Categories

gaming techgame engine, graphics card, console, controller, GPU
gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
gaming termsbuff, debuff, boss, loot, final boss
game modeseasy mode, ranked match, deathmatch, hard mode, practice match
RPGsDungeons and Dragons, Final Fantasy, Skyrim, GM, Baldur's Gate
Wrestling GamesWWE, WWF, WWE Raw, wrestling ring, wrestlers

Opposites

network connectivity

online playoffline mode

Function without connectivity

local play · airplane mode

player proximity

online playsplit-screen

Two images shown simultaneously

hotseat · LAN party · tabletop gaming

social configuration

online playsingle-player

For one participant only

single-player campaign · story mode

Family

online, play, line, lines, lined, lining, liner, lineage, lineal

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G