Developer: Riot Games
Publisher: Riot Games
Released: October 27, 2009
Last reviewed: March 2026
A multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) where two teams of five champions battle to destroy the opposing Nexus.
Based on 12 content categories
Hanafi / Shafi'i standard โ toggleable categories at half weight
Several female champions have revealing/sexualised designs. Some skins more explicit. No nudity.
Hextech chests are loot boxes purchasable with premium currency. Random cosmetic rewards.
Lore includes pantheon of gods (Targonian Aspects), player characters embody divine beings in some cases.
No dating or romance simulation mechanics.
Gragas champion is thematically a brewer/drunkard but no consumption mechanics.
Many champions use dark sorcery, shadow magic, void corruption as core abilities.
Some skins with gender-bending aesthetics. Not forced on player.
Void creatures, undead, shadow isles horror lore. Some champions are explicitly horrific.
Champions kill each other repeatedly. Stylised but includes blood effects and death animations.
Fantasy magic is the core of the game โ every champion has magical abilities.
Extensive polytheistic lore with Targonian gods, Darkin, and divine entities throughout the narrative.
Extensive original music including full band K/DA and other virtual groups. Music integral to brand.