PlanetSide

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PlanetSide drops you into a massive war between three factions battling for control of Auraxis. Choose your path as a frontline soldier, stealth agent, or support specialist and engage in first-person or third-person combat. The game's focus is on capturing strategic locations, with fights often involving hundreds of players at once. Your actions directly shape the battlefield and faction dominance across the planet's ten regions. Released in 2003, PlanetSide pioneered large-scale shooter-RPG hybrids with its open-world battles and persistent world design. It gained a reputation for chaotic, unpredictable conflicts where no two engagements felt the same. The game transitioned to free-to-play in 2014 before shutting down permanently in 2016. Despite its closure, it left a mark on the genre and helped lay the groundwork for its sequel, PlanetSide 2. Players still praise its sheer scale and the way every battle felt like a living, evolving conflict.