League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Announced in October 2008, it was released for Microsoft Windows in Europe and North America as a free-to-play title on October 27, 2009, after six months of beta testing. The game has since been ported to macOS and localized for markets worldwide; by 2012 it was the most played game in the world. [1] League of Legends is often considered to be the biggest esport globally, [2] [3] [4] with the 2020 League of Legends World Championship final peaking at 45.9 million concurrent viewers. [5]
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the game, Riot debuted several pieces of spin-off games, including a version for mobiles and consoles, a digital collectible card game named Legends of Runeterra, and a standalone mobile release of the auto battler game mode Teamfight Tactics. [6] Later the same year, Riot announced Riot Forge, a publishing label for video games set in the League of Legends universe developed by third-party developers. [7] After previously releasing the tabletop game Mechs vs. Minions in 2016, Riot made public a tabletop division in early 2020 along with its first title, which was released in September that year. [8]
In addition to these games, many other forms of League of Legends media have been produced, such as books, music videos and short stories. [9] Several soundtrack albums have been released for digital download and streaming, as well as two LP records. Bands composed of characters from the game have also released music, including the girl group K/DA, whose songs have topped Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart. [10] [11] After releasing multiple one-shot comics on its website, Riot partnered with Marvel Comics in 2018 to create series of comics. The first – Ashe: Warmother – debuted that December, and was followed by Lux and Zed in 2019. Riot has also produced documentary films about the development and history of League of Legends, and is set to premiere the animated television series Arcane on Netflix in fall 2021. [12]
All games are developed and published by Riot Games, except where noted.
Title | Details |
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Original release dates: [13] |
Release years by system: 2009 – Microsoft Windows [13] 2013 – macOS [16] |
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Original release dates: [23] |
Release years by system: 2019 – macOS, Microsoft Windows [23] 2020 – Android, iOS [24] |
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Original release date: [25]
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Release years by system: 2020 – Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows [25] |
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Original release dates: [c] |
Release years by system: 2020 – Android, iOS (open beta) [29] TBA – Consoles [6] |
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Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2021 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [33] |
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Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2021 – Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch [34] |
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League of Legends Esports Manager
[e] Original release date: [35]
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Release years by system: 2022 – Android, iOS |
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Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2023 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [36] |
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Original release date(s):
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Release years by system: 2023 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [37] |
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Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story Original release date(s): [38]
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Release years by system: 2023 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch 2024 – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
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Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story Original release date(s): [39]
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Release years by system: 2024 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch |
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Title | Details |
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2XKO Proposed release date(s):
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Proposed system release: 2025 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S [40] |
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Project F Proposed release date(s): TBA |
Proposed system release: TBA |
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Untitled MMORPG Proposed release date(s): TBA |
Proposed system release: TBA |
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Title | Details |
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League of Legends: Turret Defence Original release dates: |
Release years by system: 2009 – iOS [43] |
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Cho'Gath Eats the World Original release date:
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Release years by system: 2013 – Browser [46] |
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Pixel Poro Original release date: |
Release years by system: 2014 – Browser [51] |
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Blitzcrank's Poro Roundup Original release date:
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Release years by system: 2015 – Android, Browser, iOS [54] |
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Thunderdome games Original release dates: |
Release years by system: 2017 – Microsoft Windows [56] 2018 – Microsoft Windows [55] |
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Title | Details |
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October 13, 2016 – Tabletop game [57] |
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September 16, 2020 – Tabletop game [58] |
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Title | Details |
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League+ Original release date: February 24, 2016 [60] |
Release years by system: 2016 – Android, iOS [60] |
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League Displays Original release date: December 4, 2017 [62] |
Release years by system: 2017 – macOS, Microsoft Windows [62] |
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Title | Release date | Length | Label |
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The Music of League of Legends Vol. 1 | January 27, 2015 [64] | 51:24 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 1 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 28:28 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 2 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 1:09:43 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 3 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 48:30 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 4 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 1:18:31 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 5 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 1:09:38 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 6 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 1:28:57 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 7 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 2:08:03 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 8 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 1:28:52 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 9 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 55:18 | Riot Games |
League of Legends: Wild Rift (Original Soundtrack) | March 30, 2021 [66] | 26:01 | Riot Games |
Title | Release date | Length | Label |
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League of Legends: Selected Orchestral Works | October 16, 2019 [67] | 1:23:22 | Riot Games/ iam8bit |
Notes: | |||
DJ Sona: Ultimate Concert | December 5, 2019 [69] | 37:12 | Riot Games/iam8bit |
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Title | Release date | Length | Label |
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Warsongs | January 14, 2016 [70] | 46:53 | Riot Games |
Notes:
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Albums and EPs released by virtual bands composed of League of Legends champions.
Title | Release date | Length | Label |
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Smite and Ignite | June 3, 2014 [71] | 30:27 | Riot Games |
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II: Grasp of the Undying | August 3, 2017 [73] | 45:56 | Riot Games |
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All Out | November 6, 2020 [11] | 16:16 | Riot Games |
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III: Lost Chapter | September 8, 2021 [76] | 46:05 | Riot Games |
Notes:
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Title | Release date | Publisher |
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The Art of League of Legends: Volume I | September 2, 2016 [77] | Riot Games |
Notes:
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Realms of Runeterra | November 5, 2019 [79] | Voracious |
Notes:
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Garen: First Shield | December 8, 2020 [80] | Riot Games |
Notes:
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Ruination: A League of Legends Novel | September 6, 2022 [81] | Orbit Books |
Notes:
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Title | Release dates | Publisher |
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Ashe: Warmother | December 19, 2018 [82] – March 20, 2019 [83] | Marvel Comics |
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Lux | May 8 [85] – September 11, 2019 [86] | Marvel Comics |
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Zed | November 20, 2019 [88] – April 15, 2020 [89] | Marvel Comics |
Notes: | ||
K/DA: Harmonies | September 5 [91] – October 3, 2020 [92] | Riot Games |
Notes: |
One-shot comics published on the League of Legends Universe website. [94]
Title | Release date | Publisher |
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Darius: Blood of Noxus | August 18, 2017 [95] | Riot Games |
Nami: Into the Abyss | September 1, 2017 [96] | Riot Games |
Ziggs & Jinx: Paint the Town | September 15, 2017 [97] | Riot Games |
Miss Fortune: Fortune Smiles | September 29, 2017 [98] | Riot Games |
Varus: Heartlight | November 30, 2017 [99] | Riot Games |
Varus: Retribution | November 30, 2017 [99] | Riot Games |
Ryze: The Burning Lands | July 25, 2018 [100] | Riot Games |
Title | Release date(s) | Original network |
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Frequencies – The Music of League of Legends | January 28, 2015 [101] | YouTube |
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League of Legends Origins | October 15, 2019 [103] | Netflix |
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Tales of Runeterra | April 6, 2020 [104] – January 8, 2021 [105] | YouTube |
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Arcane | Fall 2021 [107] | Netflix |
Notes:
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The massive success of the game has led it to be the biggest esport in the world …
… so too has the biggest esport on the planet.
… or it could be just part of a new trend for the world's biggest esport.
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League of Legends is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Announced in October 2008, it was released for Microsoft Windows in Europe and North America as a free-to-play title on October 27, 2009, after six months of beta testing. The game has since been ported to macOS and localized for markets worldwide; by 2012 it was the most played game in the world. [1] League of Legends is often considered to be the biggest esport globally, [2] [3] [4] with the 2020 League of Legends World Championship final peaking at 45.9 million concurrent viewers. [5]
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the game, Riot debuted several pieces of spin-off games, including a version for mobiles and consoles, a digital collectible card game named Legends of Runeterra, and a standalone mobile release of the auto battler game mode Teamfight Tactics. [6] Later the same year, Riot announced Riot Forge, a publishing label for video games set in the League of Legends universe developed by third-party developers. [7] After previously releasing the tabletop game Mechs vs. Minions in 2016, Riot made public a tabletop division in early 2020 along with its first title, which was released in September that year. [8]
In addition to these games, many other forms of League of Legends media have been produced, such as books, music videos and short stories. [9] Several soundtrack albums have been released for digital download and streaming, as well as two LP records. Bands composed of characters from the game have also released music, including the girl group K/DA, whose songs have topped Billboard's World Digital Song Sales chart. [10] [11] After releasing multiple one-shot comics on its website, Riot partnered with Marvel Comics in 2018 to create series of comics. The first – Ashe: Warmother – debuted that December, and was followed by Lux and Zed in 2019. Riot has also produced documentary films about the development and history of League of Legends, and is set to premiere the animated television series Arcane on Netflix in fall 2021. [12]
All games are developed and published by Riot Games, except where noted.
Title | Details |
---|---|
Original release dates: [13] |
Release years by system: 2009 – Microsoft Windows [13] 2013 – macOS [16] |
Notes:
| |
Original release dates: [23] |
Release years by system: 2019 – macOS, Microsoft Windows [23] 2020 – Android, iOS [24] |
Notes:
| |
Original release date: [25]
|
Release years by system: 2020 – Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows [25] |
Notes:
| |
Original release dates: [c] |
Release years by system: 2020 – Android, iOS (open beta) [29] TBA – Consoles [6] |
Notes: | |
Original release date(s):
|
Release years by system: 2021 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [33] |
Notes:
| |
Original release date(s):
|
Release years by system: 2021 – Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch [34] |
Notes:
| |
League of Legends Esports Manager
[e] Original release date: [35]
|
Release years by system: 2022 – Android, iOS |
Notes:
| |
Original release date(s):
|
Release years by system: 2023 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [36] |
Notes:
| |
Original release date(s):
|
Release years by system: 2023 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S [37] |
Notes:
| |
Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story Original release date(s): [38]
|
Release years by system: 2023 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch 2024 – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S |
Notes:
| |
Bandle Tale: A League of Legends Story Original release date(s): [39]
|
Release years by system: 2024 – Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch |
Notes:
|
Title | Details |
---|---|
2XKO Proposed release date(s):
|
Proposed system release: 2025 – Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S [40] |
Notes:
| |
Project F Proposed release date(s): TBA |
Proposed system release: TBA |
Notes:
| |
Untitled MMORPG Proposed release date(s): TBA |
Proposed system release: TBA |
Notes:
|
Title | Details |
---|---|
League of Legends: Turret Defence Original release dates: |
Release years by system: 2009 – iOS [43] |
Notes:
| |
Cho'Gath Eats the World Original release date:
|
Release years by system: 2013 – Browser [46] |
Notes:
| |
Pixel Poro Original release date: |
Release years by system: 2014 – Browser [51] |
Notes: | |
Blitzcrank's Poro Roundup Original release date:
|
Release years by system: 2015 – Android, Browser, iOS [54] |
Notes:
| |
Thunderdome games Original release dates: |
Release years by system: 2017 – Microsoft Windows [56] 2018 – Microsoft Windows [55] |
Notes:
|
Title | Details |
---|---|
October 13, 2016 – Tabletop game [57] |
Notes:
|
September 16, 2020 – Tabletop game [58] |
Notes: |
Title | Details |
---|---|
League+ Original release date: February 24, 2016 [60] |
Release years by system: 2016 – Android, iOS [60] |
Notes: | |
League Displays Original release date: December 4, 2017 [62] |
Release years by system: 2017 – macOS, Microsoft Windows [62] |
Notes:
|
Title | Release date | Length | Label |
---|---|---|---|
The Music of League of Legends Vol. 1 | January 27, 2015 [64] | 51:24 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 1 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 28:28 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 2 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 1:09:43 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 3 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 48:30 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 4 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 1:18:31 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 5 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 1:09:38 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 6 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 1:28:57 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 7 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 2:08:03 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 8 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 1:28:52 | Riot Games |
The Music of League of Legends: Season 9 | October 15, 2019 [65] | 55:18 | Riot Games |
League of Legends: Wild Rift (Original Soundtrack) | March 30, 2021 [66] | 26:01 | Riot Games |
Title | Release date | Length | Label |
---|---|---|---|
League of Legends: Selected Orchestral Works | October 16, 2019 [67] | 1:23:22 | Riot Games/ iam8bit |
Notes: | |||
DJ Sona: Ultimate Concert | December 5, 2019 [69] | 37:12 | Riot Games/iam8bit |
Notes:
|
Title | Release date | Length | Label |
---|---|---|---|
Warsongs | January 14, 2016 [70] | 46:53 | Riot Games |
Notes:
|
Albums and EPs released by virtual bands composed of League of Legends champions.
Title | Release date | Length | Label |
---|---|---|---|
Smite and Ignite | June 3, 2014 [71] | 30:27 | Riot Games |
Notes:
| |||
II: Grasp of the Undying | August 3, 2017 [73] | 45:56 | Riot Games |
Notes:
| |||
All Out | November 6, 2020 [11] | 16:16 | Riot Games |
Notes:
| |||
III: Lost Chapter | September 8, 2021 [76] | 46:05 | Riot Games |
Notes:
|
Title | Release date | Publisher |
---|---|---|
The Art of League of Legends: Volume I | September 2, 2016 [77] | Riot Games |
Notes:
| ||
Realms of Runeterra | November 5, 2019 [79] | Voracious |
Notes:
| ||
Garen: First Shield | December 8, 2020 [80] | Riot Games |
Notes:
| ||
Ruination: A League of Legends Novel | September 6, 2022 [81] | Orbit Books |
Notes:
|
Title | Release dates | Publisher |
---|---|---|
Ashe: Warmother | December 19, 2018 [82] – March 20, 2019 [83] | Marvel Comics |
Notes:
| ||
Lux | May 8 [85] – September 11, 2019 [86] | Marvel Comics |
Notes:
| ||
Zed | November 20, 2019 [88] – April 15, 2020 [89] | Marvel Comics |
Notes: | ||
K/DA: Harmonies | September 5 [91] – October 3, 2020 [92] | Riot Games |
Notes: |
One-shot comics published on the League of Legends Universe website. [94]
Title | Release date | Publisher |
---|---|---|
Darius: Blood of Noxus | August 18, 2017 [95] | Riot Games |
Nami: Into the Abyss | September 1, 2017 [96] | Riot Games |
Ziggs & Jinx: Paint the Town | September 15, 2017 [97] | Riot Games |
Miss Fortune: Fortune Smiles | September 29, 2017 [98] | Riot Games |
Varus: Heartlight | November 30, 2017 [99] | Riot Games |
Varus: Retribution | November 30, 2017 [99] | Riot Games |
Ryze: The Burning Lands | July 25, 2018 [100] | Riot Games |
Title | Release date(s) | Original network |
---|---|---|
Frequencies – The Music of League of Legends | January 28, 2015 [101] | YouTube |
Notes: | ||
League of Legends Origins | October 15, 2019 [103] | Netflix |
Notes:
| ||
Tales of Runeterra | April 6, 2020 [104] – January 8, 2021 [105] | YouTube |
Notes:
| ||
Arcane | Fall 2021 [107] | Netflix |
Notes:
|
The massive success of the game has led it to be the biggest esport in the world …
… so too has the biggest esport on the planet.
… or it could be just part of a new trend for the world's biggest esport.
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