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Apex Legends

Apex Legends is a free-to-play battle royale game, developed by Respawn Entertainment, available on PC and consoles.

Available on:

Android

EA App

IOS

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch 2

PS4

PS5

XBOX ONE

Xbox Series S

Xbox Series X

In Apex Legends, players in squads of two or three select a character with pre-set abilities, referred to as a Legend, and battle against other players (60 players total) to be the last squad standing.

The standard competitive mode is 3v3 last squad standing.

Specifications

Typical game length

15-25

mins

Players

Genre

Battle Royale

FPS

Hero Shooter

Price

Free

To play

The game contains microstransactions, with players able to purchase things like skins

Publisher

Developer

Respawn Entertainment

Noteable Tournaments

Esports World Cup

Apex Legends Global Series

Website

Visit now

Launched

Feb

2019

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