Diep.io
Diep.io | ||
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Designer(s) Matheus Valadares | | |
Platform(s) | Browser iOS Android | |
Release | Browser April 16, 2016 iOS July 8, 2016 Android July 7, 2016 | |
Genre(s) | Shooter game | |
Mode(s) | Multi-player |
Diep.io (stylized as diep.io) is a multiplayer browser game created by Brazilian developer Matheus Valadares in 2016. It is also the inspiration for Arras.io. Miniclip first published the mobile version. In Diep.io, players control tanks in a two-dimensional arena. They earn experience points and upgrades by destroying shapes and other tanks.
Valadares created the similar
Background and development
Brazilian developer Matheus Valadares created Agar.io in April 2016. It is a simple browser game where cells attempt to grow larger by eating agar and other cells. Agar.io's unexpected viral success, supported by its popularity on platforms such as YouTube, led to millions of daily players and it becoming the most popular video game of 2015. A mobile port was released by Swiss publisher Miniclip.[2][3][4]
Agar.io's rapid rise inspired the similar, snake-themed Slither.io and later an entire genre of simple multiplayer browser games called ".io games", many of which were shooters.[2] Valadares released a shooter ".io game" called Diep.io in mid-2016,[5] and Miniclip soon released a mobile version for iOS and Android.[6]
In 2021,
Gameplay
Like other .io games, Diep.io features simple gameplay and graphics consisting of basic shapes.
Reception
Reviews praised Diep.io as one of the best .io games alongside Agar.io and Slither.io, noting that the more in-depth tank upgrade system offered more
References
- ^ "diep.io - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ a b Takahashi, Dean (11 February 2017). "The surprising momentum behind games like Agar.io". VentureBeat. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Burgess, Matt (12 April 2016). "How addictive simplicity made Agar.io a global hit". Wired UK. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Makuch, Eddie (16 December 2015). "2015's Top Trending US Games on Google Revealed, Number 1 May Surprise You". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Hodapp, Eli (21 July 2016). "'Diep.io' Hits the App Store From the Creator of 'Agar.io'". TouchArcade. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Miniclip releases its popular tank shooter, diep.io, to the Google Play Store". Android Authority. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b Orr, Aaron (16 September 2021). "Addicting Games acquires 2D tank arena game Diep.io". PocketGamer.biz. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Lennox, Jesse (25 November 2020). "The Best IO Games". Digital Trends. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ a b Reed, Simon (29 July 2016). "diep.io Review: Tanks for the Idea". Gamezebo. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d Vas, Christian (April 2023). "The best io games 2023". PCGamesN. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Reed, Simon (28 July 2016). "diep.io Tips, Cheats and Strategies". Gamezebo. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Cohen, Maddy (22 February 2019). "10 Best .IO Games Worth Wasting Your Time On". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- Tom's Guide. Archivedfrom the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Diep.io on Google Play
- Diep.io on the App Store
- Official wiki