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Paladins®

Free-to-play fantasy hero shooter with customizable champions and team objectives

Evil Mojo Games · Published by Hi-Rez Studios · Released May 8, 2018

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerStrategyFree To Play

Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 381K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
82% of 234 in 30 days
Players
644
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Feb 3, 2025
Minimum PC
8800 GT
4 GB RAM · 30 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 83/100 (critic reviews)

What is Paladins®?

A first-person fantasy hero shooter built around five-versus-five online matches. Players choose champions with damage, flank, frontline, or support roles, customize their abilities, buy items during matches, and compete over payloads and rotating objectives.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy team-based hero shooters with flexible character builds
  • +you want objective modes built around coordinated five-player teams
  • +you prefer fantasy characters with distinct combat roles

Not for you if...

  • −you want a solo or story-focused shooter
  • −you dislike depending on teammates in objective-based matches

What players say

85% of 380,725 reviews are positive · 82% of 234 in the last 30 days

Players praise the varied champions, flexible builds, and team dynamics. The most common complaints are halted development, a shrinking active community, quitters and bots replacing players, cheating, and persistent bugs or crashes.

Players over time

▼ -25% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 1,104 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 1, 2026673
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Oct 25, 2026903
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Oct 14, 2026769
Oct 13, 2026839
Oct 12, 2026986
Oct 11, 2026955
Oct 10, 2026791
Oct 9, 2026799
Oct 8, 2026709
Oct 7, 2026760
Oct 6, 2026804
Oct 5, 2026937
Oct 4, 2026917
Oct 3, 2026841
Oct 2, 2026819
Oct 1, 2026884
Sep 30, 2026905
Sep 29, 2026868
Sep 28, 20261,044
Sep 27, 20261,056
Sep 26, 2026478
Sep 25, 2026858
Sep 24, 2026834
Sep 23, 2026402
Sep 23, 2026904
Sep 22, 2026869
Sep 21, 20261,104

Screenshots and trailer

Paladins® screenshot 1

Paladins® system requirements

Minimum: 8800 GT, 4 GB RAM, 30 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64-bit or newer
Processor
Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 8/10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
Processor
Intel Core i5-750, 2.67 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or ATI Radeon HD 7950
Memory
6 GB RAM
Storage
30 GB available space

Does Paladins® have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. There is no single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Paladins® run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Unsupported on Steam Deck because of its anti-cheat

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
58
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards, In-app purchases
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese.

Does Paladins® use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

8 DLC available.

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