Champions Online
Grab your cape and defend Millennium City in this comic book-style action MMORPG! Design your hero and costume from thousands of costume pieces, face super-villains like Dr. Destroyer, and create your own unique nemesis.
- Released
- 2011
- Developer
- Cryptic Studios
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 72
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- Not stated
What is Champions Online?
Grab your cape and defend Millennium City in this comic book-style action MMORPG! Design your hero and costume from thousands of costume pieces, face super-villains like Dr. Destroyer, and create your own unique nemesis.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 13 June 2011 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Cryptic Studios |
| Publisher | Arc Games |
| Platforms | PC |
| Genres | MMORPG, Role-Playing |
| Languages | 1 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Champions Online received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Games like Champions Online
24 games overlap with Champions Online on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Star Trek Online, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Neverwinter.
Common questions about Champions Online
What platforms is Champions Online on?
Champions Online is available on PC. It first released in 2011.
Is Champions Online free?
Yes. Champions Online is free to download on Steam.
Do players recommend Champions Online?
71% of 4,378 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Champions Online?
72 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Champions Online work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Champions Online as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
Who made Champions Online?
Champions Online was developed by Cryptic Studios and published by Arc Games.