Updated September 2026
This is the ranking of the best MOBA Games, sorted by NextGameLike Score: a 0-100 metric blending Steam reviews, IGDB ratings (community and critic), Metacritic, OpenCritic and the NextGameLike community votes into a single number. Unlike opinion-based editorial lists, this order is computed from real data and applies a Bayesian shrinkage adjustment so games with few reviews can't inflate the top of the chart. Dota 2, League of Legends and SPACECOM lead the chart — the highest-rated titles in the genre according to our data. The top-25 average NextGameLike Score is 63/100, out of 22 games catalogued. The ranking updates continuously as new reviews and votes come in.
Top 3
Top of “The 20 Best MOBA Games (2026)”: Dota 2 (84.5/100). Close behind: League of Legends and SPACECOM.
Ranked by NextGameLike Score · 22 games catalogued
Dota 2 is more loved by critics than by the average player. It is the most reviewed of the 20: 2,711,283 Steam reviews. That is why it tops the ranking.
League of Legends is one of the few MOBA Games where players and critics say the same thing. It is the oldest game in the ranking (2009) and still here. That puts it at number 2.
SPACECOM is one of the few MOBA Games where players and critics say the same thing. Enough for the podium: number 3.
Awesomenauts is one of the few MOBA Games where players and critics say the same thing. Number 4, inside the top 10.
Players and critics agree on Heroes of the Storm, which is rarer than it sounds in MOBA Games. Number 5, inside the top 10.
No argument here: Monday Night Combat wins over players and critics alike. Number 6, inside the top 10.
Bloodline Champions is one of the few MOBA Games where players and critics say the same thing. That gets it into the top 10, at number 7.
Gigantic is one of the few MOBA Games where players and critics say the same thing. Number 8, inside the top 10.
Players and critics agree on Battlerite, which is rarer than it sounds in MOBA Games. Number 9, inside the top 10.
Players and critics agree on GoD Factory: Wingmen, which is rarer than it sounds in MOBA Games. That gets it into the top 10, at number 10.
Brawl Stars has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. It is the newest on the list (2018), and has already earned its place. It lands at 11 of 20.
No argument here: Block N Load wins over players and critics alike. It sits at 12 of 20.
NS2: Combat has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. It lands at 13 of 20.
No argument here: Minimum wins over players and critics alike. It lands at 14 of 20.
No argument here: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III wins over players and critics alike. It lands at 15 of 20.
No argument here: Stellar Impact wins over players and critics alike. It lands at 16 of 20.
No argument here: AirMech Strike wins over players and critics alike. It lands at 17 of 20.
ArcheBlade is one of the few MOBA Games where players and critics say the same thing. It sits at 18 of 20.
Secret Ponchos is one of the few MOBA Games where players and critics say the same thing. It sits at 19 of 20.
Heavy Metal Machines is one of the few MOBA Games where players and critics say the same thing. It lands at 20 of 20.