Player vs. player has been a popular way of playing games from local multiplayer to the creation of online servers. While taking on the computer-generated AI may be okay for some in single-player sessions, many games now allow players to challenge one another which can help them evolve their strategies.
Strategy games are renowned for their competitive multiplayer gameplay, which allows players to test their tactical skills against one another. There are so many strategy titles that value themselves greatly for having some of the greatest players vs. player gameplay though only some of those can be deemed as being the very best.
8 Bloons TD Battles
Bloons TD is a popular tower defense strategy title that has amazed players in single-player gameplay through one of its most popular titles Bloons TD 5. Since this success, players have yearned for a tower defense game that allows them to compete against their friends or other Bloons TD players across the world. Thankfully, Bloons TD Battles fulfill that wish.
In Bloons TD Battles, the game has been designed especially for battling against others as players attempt to pop more balloons than their opponent. It's more than just tower defense as players can also sabotage their rivals by sending harder balloons for them to pop.
7 Monster Train
Strategy games have an assortment of sub-genres or methods of strategy, while some require the player to consider unit movements other strategy games have players considering when it's the best time to use a card. Monster Train is a roguelike deckbuilding game that has a strong single-player campaign as well as an incredible player vs. player mode.
Hell Rush is a multiplayer mode that sees eight players compete against one another in a chaotic real-time competition. While players may not be directly defeating one another in Monster Train, it is the quickest thinkers that will win as players attempt to defeat all the enemies before their opponents. Not to mention that players can even make challenges that they can try with friends.
6 Age of Wonders 4
Turn-based strategy titles are another genre of games that commonly favor PvP gameplay and Age of Wonders 4 is no different. In this fantasy strategy title, players can choose to play as various factions that will change as they expand their magical kingdom.
While Age of Wonders 4 has some amazing storytelling features due to the role-play elements that see random events make or break the player's empire; enjoying Age of Wonders 4 with others can make for a long and wealthy player vs. player battle as a ruler could form alliances or take overthrow their opponents.
5 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS
Besides a player's usual military strategy combat game that includes humanoid units, some players may want to spice things up with larger forces of might. The ScI-Fi strategy titlePlanetary Annihilation: TITANS is exactly the title for players that want a more extreme PvP experience that allows them to crush entire planets at the end of the battle.
Player vs. player battles is planetary for this RTS game as players can compete with up to ten other commanders as they fight across various planet surfaces. Commanding fleets while also controlling the management of resources makes Planetary Annihilation more than just a battle as players will need to plan if they hope to win.
4 Northgard
Even city-builder titles like Northgard are impressive for PvP strategy especially when players get to explore, conquer, and expand as a Viking clan looking for a new home. Besides avoiding opponents, players will need to assign their Vikings to various jobs to build more housing and find the necessary resources needed to survive the harsh winters of Northgard.
With the introduction of dedicated servers, players can grind through their Viking ranks in the hope of achieving the top level and finally becoming a Norse God. However, players should be careful as others will be out to defeat them in the hope of achieving the rank themselves.
3 Airships: Conquer The Skies
In Airships: Conquer the Skies players must first build their violent weapons of the sky before they can even begin considering how they are going to bring them into warfare with opposing players in this player vs. player strategy title. Combining certain structures to make the perfect airship can be the tool that aids a player in succeeding in combat.
Besides the brainpower needed to create these ginormous air weapons players will then need to think like a tactician and refine their strategy through the actual battles of the sky. Burning, breaking, and boarding opposing airships is the only way to gain the upper hand in these sky battles that have entertained many players.
2 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Even first-person shooters have a chance at being some of the best PvP strategy titles around and the continuous success of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive proves this to be the case. As an incredibly competitive FPS, strategy is important for a team of players that are hoping to get the win this has led to many tournaments being held that have seen the best players compete in CS: GO.
Besides tournaments, Counter-Strike is a game that can still be enjoyed by the casual strategy PvP enjoyer. Especially due to the range of maps that challenge players to compete in various objectives from saving the hostages to planting or defusing a bomb.
1 Dota 2
Arguably one of the greatest MOBA titles as well as the best PvP strategy game, Dota 2 has it all for a variety of players that are looking for a serious strategy title. With such a large player base involved in Dota 2, there will always be a game available to players no matter what the time of day is.
There is also heaps of choice in Dota 2 with a variety of heroes for players to choose from that are all readily available to the player. Learning the tactics of each hero both for the person playing it and how to counter-attack an opponent, makes Dota a game where team strategy is important.