Action · May 8, 2018
Paladins® (2018)
Paladins is a fantasy team-based shooter set in a vibrant Realm, featuring a large cast of Champions from sharpshooting mercenaries, magic wielding scholars, supernatural entities, and even deities and monstrosities from the stars. Teams of 5 face off in a variety of modes from pushing a payload to contesting rotating objectives. Our roster of over 50 Champions is the largest in the genre, with various archetypes for players to learn and master. Between the versatile and lethal Damage class, the aggressive and elusive Flank class, the sturdy and space-making Frontline class, and the healing and buff managing Support class; there is a Champion that matches every player's expression. Each Champion allows you to customize and augment their abilities out of match & itemize in-game to play exactly how you want them to. Customization reigns supreme even beyond your gameplay, from the ability to show off your profile to unique Champion skins that alter their presentation and voices, to even effects after you eliminate opponents or fall in battle. Cosmetics explore themes from across the Realm and beyond, meaning your version of a Champion not only plays unique, but looks it too!
Action releases from 2018
175 Action titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 346.4k Steam reviews | Top 2% in Action |
| Positive rating | 85% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 55% |
| Metacritic | 83/100 | Genre average 77 — top 27% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 1.0k players | Top 10% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 77 h average | Top 4% for session depth among Action |
Peer Action titles
Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Hero Shooter · 50.4k
- Free to Play · 5.3k
- Multiplayer · 3.3k
- FPS · 3.2k
- Shooter · 2.8k
- Action · 2.3k
- Team-Based · 2.2k
- First-Person · 1.8k
- PvP · 1.8k
- MOBA · 1.7k
- Online Co-Op · 1.6k
- Fantasy · 1.2k
- Controller · 1.2k
- Strategy · 1.1k
- Co-op · 1.1k
Reception Metrics
Steam community
85%Very Positive · 346.4k reviews
294.4k positive · 52.0k negative
Metacritic
83/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
8.8k
Peak concurrent players
1.0k
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (9)
- English volume_up
- French
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Polish
- Russian
- Turkish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Japanese volume_up
Full audio (2)
- English
- Japanese
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Online PvP
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- In-App Purchases
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
77h
substantial (40–100 hours)
Median
10h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
65h
Current engagement
Achievements
58
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | May 8, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Evil Mojo Games |
| Publisher | Hi-Rez Studios |
| Base price | Free-to-play |
| DLC / Add-ons | 8 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 10M–100M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Editions & Packages
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