Top 10 Best Mobile MOBA Games
Channel: Best of TOP 10
Date: 2022-07-27

A multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) is a sub-genre of strategy video games in which two teams of players compete against each other on a predetermined battlefield. Each player controls one character with a set of distinctive abilities that improve over the course of the game and contribute to the overall strategy of the team. The typical end goal of each team is to destroy the enemy's main structure located in the opposite corner of the battlefield. In some MOBA games, the goal may be to defeat every player on the enemy team. Players are assisted by computer-controlled units that periodically appear in groups and march forward along predetermined paths towards their enemy's base, which is heavily guarded by defensive structures. This type of multiplayer online video game originated as a real-time strategy subgenre, although MOBA players do not typically build buildings or units. Moreover, there are examples of MOBA games that are not considered real-time strategy games, such as Smite (2014) and Paragon. The genre is seen as a fusion of real-time strategy, role-playing and action games.

The first widespread game in the genre was Aeon of Strife (AoS), a fan-made custom map for StarCraft in which four players control one powerful unit and, with the help of weaker computer-controlled units, compete against a stronger computer. Defense of the Ancients (DotA) was created in 2003 by the Warcraft III modding community for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion The Frozen Throne with an AoS-based map. DotA was one of the first major games in its genre and the first MOBA to feature sponsored tournaments. It was followed by two spiritual successors, League of Legends (2009) and Heroes of Newerth (2010), as well as a standalone sequel to Dota 2 (2013) and many more games in the genre such as Heroes of the Storm (2015).

By the early 2010s, the genre had become a big part of the esports category. In 2018, prize pools exceeded $60 million, representing 40% of the total esports prize pools for the year. Major professional esports tournaments take place on venues that can accommodate tens of thousands of spectators and are streamed online. A strong fan base opened up opportunities for sponsorship and publicity, eventually leading the genre to become a global cultural phenomenon.

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