eSports Legend casts the player as the manager of an amateur esports club with ambitions of becoming world-famous over several seasons. The central challenge is to build a team and guide it through league competition: a strong position in the standings is needed to reach the World Tournament. That gives the game a longer managerial arc, with reputation and competitive progress tied to the club’s rise.
Recruitment draws on a pool of members with different personalities and skills, while scheduling, training, sponsorship and strategy give the club’s development several dimensions. Matches add a deliberate draft element: after each team bans two heroes, its members choose their own, producing different lineups and effects. Alongside four major leagues, the game offers dozens of cups, so the competitive calendar reaches beyond league play and its tournament qualification goal.
The listed format is single-player, placing the emphasis on managing this club-led campaign rather than competing directly against other players in multiplayer.