Monday Night Combat is a class-based, third-person shooter that blends intense combat with gameshow-like challenges and rewards. It places players in the role of professional combatants in a televised future sport where cash, fame, and endorsements are the ultimate prizes.The game offers two primary multiplayer modes: co-op Blitz, where up to four players defend a Money Ball against waves of robots and can build defenses or trigger environmental hazards, and competitive Crossfire, which pits teams against each other, each supported by AI-controlled robot armies. Players customize characters with unique skills and upgradeable abilities, with persistent stats tracking Lifetime Earnings that unlock over 370 ProTags and custom classes. Monday Night Combat utilizes dedicated servers for its multiplayer matches.