
Reviewers disagreed on the game's degree of accessibility to newcomers, which was part of the reason why it received mixed reviews.

Critics praised the game's graphics, characters, and level design, but criticized its lack of team communication features. Vainglory received generally favorable reviews. Super Evil Megacorp attempted to make a game that would entertain players for hours and encourage in-person multiplayer experiences similar to that of a LAN party. The game was unveiled at Apple's September 2014 iPhone 6 announcement event to demonstrate the platform's Metal graphics API. The game's development started in 2012 upon the forming of Super Evil Megacorp. Through cross-platform play, players on all four platforms can play together simultaneously. A Mac and Microsoft Windows version of the game was released in July 2018. The game was released for iOS on November 16, 2014, after being soft-launched for over half a year, with the Android version being released on July 2, 2015. Off the path, players battle for control points that provide resources.

The game is a version of the MOBA wherein two opposing teams of three or five players fight to destroy the enemy by controlling the path between the bases, which is lined by turrets and guarded by AI-controlled enemy creatures called minions. Vainglory is a free-to-play video game with in-game purchases, developed and published by Super Evil Megacorp for iOS, Android and PC. IOS, Android, Microsoft Windows, ChromeOS, macOS
