Champions Online

Grab your cape and defend Millennium City in this comic book-style action MMORPG! Design your hero and costume from thousands of costume pieces, face super-villains like Dr. Destroyer, and create your own unique nemesis.

Champions Online is a free to play, superhero and massively multiplayer game developed by Cryptic Studios and published by Arc Games.
Released on June 14th 2011 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 4,135 reviews of which 2,960 were positive and 1,175 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.0 out of 10. 😐

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Champions Online into these genres:

Free to Play Superhero Massively Multiplayer Character Customization RPG MMORPG Open World Multiplayer Action Third Person Co-op Adventure Comic Book Online Co-Op Sci-fi Action RPG Singleplayer Controller PvP FPS

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7
Processor: 2.5GHz Single Core or 1.8GHz Dual Core
Memory: 2GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 / ATI Radeon X700 or HD / Intel Graphics with Dual Core
DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c
Hard Drive: 10GB Free Disk Space
Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Soundcard

Reviews

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Feb. 2023

I started playing this game when it came out ages ago, then when I came back my characters were gone. So you would think combined with that and the bad monetization they have this would warrant a bad review. Well TBH the game is solid and you can make ANYTHING. Want to make X-Men, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars? You can make something very similar or damn near identical in some cases, for looks and powers. I do wish the game was thriving more. Not that you need a bunch of people to play with to have fun (even though none of my friends want anything to do with it). But, every time I play it, it feels like the last, since there's only ever around 100 people playing at once. It just needs updates and better monetization.

Feb. 2020

I have played this game off and on for around 8 years. While I've never been as invested in the game as I have with other MMOs, it has drawn me back in ways that other MMOs do not. While many MMOs are highly focused on balance and engaging endgame content with a gear grind, Champions Online focuses on being fun . If you want to be able to design a tremendously customizable superhero and beat up bad guys while looking and feeling like a badass, this is the game for you. While the game doesn't hold my interest for months on end, day in and day out, I continue to come back to try out a new character idea. I will say that playing totally F2P is much less satisfying. Purchasing a freeform archetype is where the real fun comes in allowing you to mix and match powers from any of their many sets. At at $30 one time cost that you can then use til the game servers go offline at some point in the future, I'd say that's a heck of a lot better value than a 2 month sub to any other MMO out there.

Jan. 2020

10 Years of fun and now I'm done! The character creator was therapy for me. I spent thousands of hours relaxing after work re-creating obscure Marvel, DC, Image, etc. characters (everyone loved my Super-Skrully My Vision got me in trouble!). 10 Maxed Character classes of male & female heroes, I loved fighting the good fight along with my fellow heroes of Millennium City. I even won the Halloween Costume Contest a couple years ago! Hero On!

Nov. 2018

This game deserve an other chance ! I play this since day 1 , but stopped a year there and there . Missed alot of good times , I think the game is cooler now then was when it came out ! SO much creation ! this is art ! the lack of good story telling is the weakness of that game Some people say all the cool stuff cost alot of real life money ? EVERYTHING is unlockable with in game money !!!

July 2011

The comic book, and table top inspired world of Champions is brought to life in a game full of character customization, developed story, and steady flow of new content. Although limited by the free service in some aspects- through the use of microtransactions, or the use of the subscription the customization is limited only by your imagination (and your wallet.) If you're looking for a new MMO and enjoy playing the role of superhero/heroine Champions Online is a great start, and you can take comfort in knowing it's only getting better and better.

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Free to play

7.0

2,960

1,175

Online players

110

Developer

Cryptic Studios

Publisher

Arc Games

Release 14 Jun 2011

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