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Game data
Metacritic 80- Released
- 2019-02-04
- User rating
- 3.63 / 5
- Genres
- Shooter, Action
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, macOS
- ESRB
- Teen
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
Conquer with character in Apex Legends, a free-to-play Hero shooter where legendary characters with powerful abilities team up to battle for fame & fortune on the fringes of the Frontier. Master an ever-growing roster of diverse Legends, deep tactical squad play and bold new innovations that go beyond the Battle Royale experience—all within a rugged world where anything goes. Welcome to the next evolution of Hero Shooter.
- Released
- 2019
- Genres
- Shooter, Tactical
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Game modes
- Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
- Engine
- Source
- Developer
- Respawn Entertainment
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
Key facts
- Developer
- Respawn Entertainment
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Director
- Steven Ferreira
- Producer
- Ben Brinkman
- Designer
- Jason McCord
- Artists
- Robert Taube Kaelan De Niese Ryan Lastimosa Benjamin Bisson Jung Park
- Writer
- Mohammad Alavi
- Composer
- Stephen Barton
- Series
- Titanfall
- Engine
- Source Unreal Engine 4 ( mobile )
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 PlayStation 5 Xbox Series X/S Android iOS
- Release
- PS4, Windows, Xbox One February 4, 2019 Nintendo Switch March 9, 2021 PS5 , Xbox Series X/S March 29, 2022 Android, iOS May 17, 2022 Nintendo Switch 2 August 5, 2025
- Genres
- Battle royale , first-person hero shooter
- Mode
- Multiplayer
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Apex Legends is a 2019 battle royale-hero shooter video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, set in the same science fiction universe as Respawn's Titanfall series. It is offered free-to-play and is continuously updated under the games as a service model; the game was originally released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in February 2019 and was followed by versions for Nintendo Switch in 2021 and both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in 2022, and Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025. All versions support cross-platform multiplayer. A mobile version designed for touchscreens was briefly available until its discontinuation in 2023.
Before the match, players form into 1 to 4-player squads and select from pre-designed characters with distinct abilities, known as "Legends". The game has multiple gameplay modes - with a range of team sizes. The battle royale mode hosts up to 20 three-person squads or 15 two-person duos. In "Arenas", players form into three-player squads and fight against another squad in a 3v3 team deathmatch over a series of rounds to determine the winner of the match. Teams win when their team has at least 3 points and is 2 points ahead.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Apex Legends” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.