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Paladins

Join 25+ million players in Paladins, the free-to-play fantasy team-based shooter sensation. Wield guns and magic as a legendary Champion of the Realm, customizing your core set of abilities to play exactly…

79 2 May 2017 Free to play

Paladins is a shooter developed by Evil Mojo Games, released 2 May 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Mac. It is free to play.

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What Paladins is

Paladins is a shooter game developed by Evil Mojo Games and released in 2017. It was published by Hi-Rez Studios. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Havok.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Paladins: Champions of the Realm is a 2018 free-to-play online hero shooter video game by Hi-Rez Studios. The game was developed by Evil Mojo, an internal studio of Hi-Rez and was released on May 8, 2018, for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, followed by a Nintendo Switch version released on June 12, 2018.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 10 players online. Available modes: Co-operative and Multiplayer. There are 58 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Paladins holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 67% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 8 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 75, across 290 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 362.7 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz, 4 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Paladins launched on 2 May 2017, within three weeks of Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and What Remains of Edith Finch. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Prey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, What Remains of Edith Finch.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Paladins — frequently asked questions

When did Paladins come out?
Paladins was released on 2 May 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Is Paladins free?
Yes — Paladins is free to play.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Paladins?
At minimum, Paladins needs Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Athlon X2 2.7 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT graphics, 30 GB available space of storage.
Does Paladins have multiplayer?
Yes. Paladins supports multiplayer for up to 10 players online.
How many GB is Paladins?
The PC version needs about 30 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("30 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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