League of Legends
League of Legends is a fast-paced, competitive online game that blends the speed and intensity of an RTS with RPG elements. Two teams of powerful champions, each with a unique design and playstyle, battle…
League of Legends is a moba developed by Riot Games, released 27 October 2009 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 14,451.9 hrs to finish.
What League of Legends is
League of Legends is a moba game developed by Riot Games and released in 2009. It was published by GOA Games Services Ltd.. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Custom C++ Backend. It carries an ESRB T age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game takes place on Runeterra, a planet shaped by the remnants of an ancient conflict between cosmic forces. Originally, players were cast as "Summoners" commanding champions on the Fields of Justice, but in 2014 the lore was rebooted, removing summoners entirely and establishing Runeterra as a standalone world. The setting spans diverse regions, from the technologically advanced city of Piltover to the oppressed underground of Zaun, and encompasses genres ranging from Lovecraftian horror to traditional sword and sorcery. While the game itself has no linear campaign, its expanding universe of champions, factions, and conflicts forms the foundation for spin-off media including the…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 10 players online. Available modes: Co-operative and Multiplayer.
Where it sits in the League of Legends series
League of Legends is the first of 13 entries we hold in the League of Legends series. The next entry was Teamfight Tactics in 2019. Its critic score of 84 is almost exactly the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story at 90.
How it was received
League of Legends holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 1,026 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 14,451.9 hrs.
What it launched against
League of Legends launched on 27 October 2009, within three weeks of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins and Left 4 Dead 2. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for League of Legends yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Quick answers
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