Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games require both strategy, patience and brawl. You choose a hero, form a team (usually of five), and battle against another team. Let’s have a look at our list of best MOBA games today!

1. League of Legends (LoL)

speaking of best MOBA games, we simply cannot leave out LoL. This game is now the biggest game in the world, based on the number of players. The game offers a wide variety of heroes, each have their own skill set. This leads to a lot of combination in team play, and it’s up to the players to work together and utilize each hero’s strengths to crush the other team. The final goal is to destroy the enemy base, and each match can last as long as more than one hour.

The story of LoL is an interesting one, as the original game of LoL was never meant to be existed. It is one of those case where a game came back from the dead, and became a massive success. Now, LoL is popular all over the world, with professional teams, and tournaments are held regularly with prizes up to million dollars. LoL is still going strong now, and in the foreseeable future. The game is available for free on Windows and OS X.

2. DotA

Defense of the Ancients (a.k.a. DotA) is also one of the best MOBA games. It is the most played game on Steam, with more than 800,000 concurrent players at its peak. Starting from a modded map for the original Warcraft 3, DotA has since then taken the world by storm. A few years ago, Valve has developed DotA 2 separately. The best aspect of DotA 2 is that there are micro-transaction in-game, but it only affect aesthetics, not gameplay, you can play for free. It is one the prime example of free-to-play done right. The game is now available for free on Steam.

3. Heroes of the Storm

When DotA 2 break out of Warcraft 3’s shadows (it run separately without needing the original game), Blizzard was inclined to make their own MOBA game too. It as quite simple for the developer of Starcraft and Warcraft, as there are a lot of heroes in those two games together. It all leads to the creation of Heroes of the Storm. Compared to the previous games, this game gives more of a spacy and futuristic feel. The downside to the game is, you actually need to pay money to unlock every heroes of the game. This game is available on Windows and OS X.

4. Heroes of Newerth

Compared to LoL or DotA, this game obviously lacks the big gamer base. However, this game offers gorgeous gameplay and scenery, and beautiful movements as well as executions. Initially, you need to pay to access the game, but since 2012, the game has become free-to-play. New and experienced players will be categorized based on their play time as well, so newbies don’t have to be worried of being steamrolled. Like Heroes of the Storm, you also need to pay to unlock every heroes in the game. This game is available on Windows, Linux and OS X.

5. Smite

This game is not as popular as the previous games, but almost anyone who has played has given this game praise. Hi-Rez Studios, the developer, has added different game modes to make the game more interesting. The most popular is Conquest, and it plays similarly to normal MOBA. You can choose a god (or immortal), form a team, and fight the other. This game makes use of the large roster of mythological beings from ancient culture such as Greek, Roman, etc. The game is availble or free, but to unlock everything, you have to pay. One notable side is that this game is multi-platform, available on Windows, Xbox One, PS4, and OS X.

Best MOBA games: Strategy and brawl together!

Those are the best MOBA games ever. You will be able to have intense matches that require strategy, patience and skills to win. Which one is your favorite?