LogFAQs > #976148230

There is a difference between characters being asymmetrical and an entire game being asymmetrical. There has to be a notable difference in mechanics and/or goals. So, Dead by Daylight has one team trying to survive and another player trying to kill them (I think? Haven't played it). Both sides are having a completely different experience. Or on the strategy game side, Root qualifies because each faction has entirely unique mechanics; one player will be playing a three-actions-per-turn game while another will be playing a programming game while another will be playing a shop-keeping game.

So, in Starcraft, the goal on either side is to build an army and destroy the other player, right? There's definitely differences in how the factions work, but I do not think to the extremity that you could argue it feels like you are playing a different game than your opponent.

Or, in other words, most good multiplayer games have asymmetry, but an 'asymmetrical game' is specifically referring to the concept where the two sides are essentially playing two different games. The player count does not matter, as there are plenty of 1v1 games where one player plays offense and the other defense.