League of Legends is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) developed and published by Riot Games. Players control unique champions with different abilities and roles, working with teammates to destroy the opposing team’s Nexus. Matches typically revolve around lane combat, jungle objectives, champion progression, item builds and coordinated team fights. Since its 2009 launch, League of Legends has become one of the world’s most prominent competitive games and the foundation of a major esports ecosystem.
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- Regional Releases
- Worldwide
- Engine
- Proprietary Riot Games engine
- Director
- Various
- Producer
- Riot Games
- Game Designer
- Marc Merrill, Brandon Beck, Steve Feak, Tom Cadwell
- Writer / Narrative
- Riot Games
- Composer
- Riot Games Music Team, various composers
- PEGI Rating
- 12
- OpenCritic Score
- 78
- User Score (Metacritic)
- 8.5
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