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League Of Legends is getting a Vampire Survivors-like PVE modeArriving later this year

Arriving later this year

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Image credit:Riot Games

Promo art for League Of Legends' Vladimir, a blood elf-looking baddie who controls an orb of blood.

AhhhLeague Of Legends, a MOBA that occupied my university years. While I’d argue climbing the ranked ladder with my housemates were some of the best game moments I’ve ever had, I’d also argue giving up League was necessary. I became too involved, too close to the toxicity. But now League’s threatening to drag me back in with something I hadn’t seen coming - aVampire Survivors-like PVE mode. No! Imustresist (I will be on it immediately when it arrives).

Arena, Lee Sin & PvE Mode First-Look | Dev Update - League of LegendsWatch on YouTube

Arena, Lee Sin & PvE Mode First-Look | Dev Update - League of Legends

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While there aren’t any more details to share, Cortejoso goes on to say it’ll be coming out alongside their “mid-year event” this year. They then showed off a screenshot of the mode in early development which I’ve popped down below.

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A work-in-progress shot of League Of Legends' upcoming PVE mode, showing Jinx surrounded by minions.

Yep, it sure looks like a Vampire Survivors-like: A colossal mess of minions on screen, with Jinx at its centre. I think League’s enormous roster of champions and the universe they’re built upon make for a very strong ‘bullet heaven’ on paper. Each champion’s base attack would be whatever they started off with, you’d earn EXP from the minions to level, and perhaps select items from a list every time you dinged. I’m envisaging a mode that encourages and fast tracks you to fun, experimental builds away from the stakes of a traditional League game.