15 Greatest Multiplayer Video Games Of The Decade (So Far)

Rarely has there been a new game that's completely taken over the minds of its players like Overwatch. With the new franchise from Blizzard becoming a complete phenomenon earlier this year, you couldn't move without seeing new ads for the game online or hearing someone talking about it at the bus stop.

But considering how much Overwatch bucked the trends of multiplayer games that have dominated the market over the past few years, it's really no wonder why. Dropping the class-based, modern multiplayer structure popularised by the likes of Call of Duty and Battlefield, Blizzard's new release opted to focus on sheer addictive gameplay rather than gaining unlockables or levelling up.

Boasting 21 utterly different and unique playable heroes, each with their own ultimates, skills and abilities to master, the game has a genuine sense of variety that's been sorely missing from other games in the genre.

And being able to the change the tide of a match by choosing the right character at the right moment means that no one player is ever lost in the battlefield, and you're safe in the knowledge that you're always contributing to your team's victory or failure.