7 Games Like Smite
Our list of games like Smite features other fast paced third person multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games for you to play.
With MOBA games on the rise Smite decided to change up the genre by shifting the usual isometric perspective into a third person one. This change has made it very popular as an alternative to the larger games in the genre and has helped it propel its player base to one of the largest.
Beyond the third person perspective Smite is your average MOBA game as players take control of their own heroes on a number of maps against an opposing team. Maps include a standard game, practice and several custom types to help keep gameplay varied. The heroes that you’ll be using for these battles in Smite are called Gods with inspiration drawn from the mythos of many ancient cultures.
The games like Smite that you’ll find below focus on other options with third person perspective gameplay or unique mechanics that are trying to break the mould of what is standard in the MOBA genre.
League of Legends
League of Legends (LoL) is the king of the MOBA genre, growing rapidly from a release in 2009 to become the most popular and widely known in the genre. The game stays very true to the original DotA experience but manages to be fairly new player friendly in comparison. Not only has League of Legends seen plenty of success online it has also become one of the leaders on the eSports scene where professional gamers compete for large prize pools. Before every match players will get to select one of t...[Read Review]
Heroes of the Storm
Heroes of the Storm delivers Blizzard’s attempt at the popular Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) genre supported by a wealth of characters from other Blizzard franchises to attract countless fans into the arena. With a healthy beta development period before a full release Heroes of the Storm is no exception to Blizzard’s approach to developing high quality games and opts to take the genre in new directions while still catering to the veteran crowd. Often referred to as a hero br...[Read Review]
Prime World
Prime World seeks to offer an extremely unique MOBA experience by building it’s core gameplay around high customisation of characters in the hopes of providing unmatched variety in the MOBA genre from a smaller but more versatile group of controllable heroes. While Prime World exceeds for the most part in creating a unique title and delivering on this goal it’s not without associated cons to the learning curve. The heart of Prime World stays close to the familiar MOBA style gameplay ...[Read Review]
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a realistic action based game that lets players battle each other in medieval combat. The game launched in 2012 and has proven to be a very successful multiplayer experience. The game is set in medieval times with each map featuring two warring factions. Your experience in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare will mostly be a melee orientated one but does include the standard ranged weapons of the era. Players can jump into the battlefield in either a first or third person pe...[Read Review]
Panzar
Panzar is another one of the MOBA games adopting a third person perspective rather than an isometric one. Like many in the genre it’s a free to play experience and promises plenty of depth. Panzar is set in a game world that simply exists for the lust of war. You’ll join in on this world as four ancient races (orcs, humans, elves and dwarves) to battle on behalf of dark gods within a number of grim environments (which are all beautifully presented). This beauty comes from the CryEngine 3 which b...[Read Review]
Pirates, Vikings and Knights II
Pirates, Vikings and Knights II (PVK) is a free to play action game that uses medieval style combat. The game is actually a modification for Half Life 2 and as such requires a Source game to play (see Steam for the full list of games that meet this requirement). Pirates, Vikings and Knights II focuses on multiplayer gameplay in a team based environment. As the name suggests it follows a war between three different factions, the pirates, the vikings and the knights. Each of these factions has the...[Read Review]
Guilty Gear 2: Overture
Xbox 360 users can get their taste of the action strategy genre with Guilty Gear 2: Overture, a game that belongs to the Guilty Gear series but takes a totally different direction. The games appeal is definitely tenfold for followers of the long running Guilty Gear franchise but don’t let that turn you off if you haven’t even heard of the franchise before as you’ll still enjoy what the gameplay brings. Story wise the game is set half a decade after the first game and features Sol from the origin...[Read Review]
