5 Best Online Games to Play With Friends For Fun
Regardless matter how physically close you are to your pals, playing games with them is a lot of fun. And having a good time isn’t only for kids. Adults who play online games have been shown to benefit from everything from stress relief to improved overall well-being, which is something we all need during these trying times.
“The appropriate games can bring families and friends together in a really wonderful way during this time,” explains Jessica Rovello, CEO and co-founder of Arkadium. Adults can keep their brains sharp by playing an online word game or relax by getting lost in a hidden object game, she says. Teenagers separated from friends are probably already connecting in games like Fortnite, while younger kids can collaborate on Minecraft and Roblox, and adults can keep their brains sharp by playing an online word game or relax by getting lost in a hidden object game. If you want some friendly rivalry, Rovello says you don’t even have to play a difficult online multiplayer game: “Just play on your own, text your pals a screenshot of your score, and dare them to go better!”
Here are some of the greatest online games for friends to play that are sure to get you and your pals together for some fun.
Best Online Games
1. Words with Friends 2
“Words, with, buddies” tells it all in the game’s title. Gather your mother, father, aunt, distant cousin, coworker, employer, or neighbor and challenge them to a game of scrambling to make words out of the letters you’ve been given. Whoever scores the most points is the winner. Your intellect will also get a workout since, let’s face it, there are only so many words that the letter Z can fit into. Don’t you dread that when you’re playing Scrabble and you have to draw that letter?
2. Best Fiends Stars
Best Fiends Stars is a puzzle game in which you must “match and blast your way” through a series of “explosive” puzzles while collecting cute characters and collaborating with your friends. Challenge your buddies to a race to gather fallen treasures and stars before a team of slimy slugs snatches them.
3. Fortnite
Millions of daily active users continue to flock to Epic’s family-friendly battle royale game. While some players are focused on winning their next Victory Royale, the game also provides a plethora of difficulties for players to face and overcome. “Because the game is constantly evolving and the map is changing, the present game world will not be the same at the end of an eight-week self-quarantine,” says Chris Erb, gaming specialist and founder of Tripleclix. “But be mindful that you do use guns to shoot other players in the game,” he says, noting that the cartoon designs appeal to gamers of all ages. Fortnite is available for free on Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and mobile devices.
4. Jackbox Games
New account creations for the platform have been soaring since more and more people realized that its famous trivia game You Don’t Know Jack can now be played with others, so this may be the official game of the lockdown. A recent instruction on how to do so was posted by the company here. Everyone will be on their toes as the game throws pop culture trivia questions at you as fast as you can answer them. Cookie Masterson, the host, will lead you through the exercise, with the occasional celebrity guest appearance.
5. Minecraft
Erb calls this “the ultimate cooperation,” noting that the popular online game experienced a comeback last year and continues to expand with each new generation of gamers. Up to eight pals can play an online game on separate computers and create whatever they want in creative mode, or they can play survival mode to see how long they can stay. “And if parents have a small child who has never tasted it,” Erb says, “being stuck at home would be the ideal opportunity to introduce them.” Minecraft’s building mechanisms have a tendency to convert kids into wannabe engineers. Minecraft is available for $20 on Xbox One, PC, Switch, PS4, and mobile devices, and it’s free on Xbox Game Pass.
