It is now clear: the Coronavirus emergency is very serious and the only thing we civilians can do is stay home. Goodbye (at least for a while) at D & d sessions and evenings dedicated to board games. But this emergency must not preclude us from socializing ... at least from a distance! In this article we propose the best games to play in multiplayer / coop on the pc during the quarantine, as well as the hugely popular World of Warcraft, Rocket League and League of Legends.
Timeless RTS
Real-time strategy video game campaigns are extremely entertaining and can last for hours depending on the skill of the players. Timeless Age of Empires (I, II, III), with its beautiful multiplayer mode, a thousand possibilities and scenarios available depending on the title: the first is linked to ancient civilizations, the second (Age of Kings) from the Middle Ages to the age of the castles, the third (Age of Discovery) from the age of discovery to the imperial age.
Among the "historical" ones we remember Europa Univeralis IV (set in the time span that goes from explorations of the new world to the Napoleonic wars), while futuristic-themed is Starcraft remastered, which will transport us to 2500.
Horror e survival
The feeling of adrenaline that only horror and survival games cause will make us forget how bad it is not to be able to leave the house to have fun. A wonderful survival in co-op mode is Don't Starve Together, the multiplayer version of the beautiful title of Clay Entertainment: we will be able to choose from a variety of characters with extravagant and eccentric personalities, trying to resist the Winter.
In Dead by Daylight, considered an asymmetrical "multiplayer", players will have to survive against a killer which will have a first person view, versus the third person of the survivors. Despite the imperfect graphics and cumbersome movements, the title offers many hours of gameplay and exciting experiences in one fight survivors / killer, in which they will all be able to interact with the objects in the scenario (generators, crates, lockers, hooks, pallets).
While Desolate is set during the Soviet era in Russia, specifically in the 1938 on the island of Granichny, in an open world that allows a co-op mode for up to four players, in a beautiful post-apocalyptic scenario.
A multimedia "hunt"
Monster Hunter World offers us a vast open world, a map full of details and hyper realistic. The difficulty increases in multiplayer mode but it does not depend on the number of players participating in the game. You can create matches via matchmaking or organize private sessions by creating a team.
Evolve Stage 2 is a shooter that is based on both the competitiveness and cooperation: on the one hand, the hunters will have to look for the monster, which, always managed by a player, will have to feed and evolve to prepare for the fight. Evolve delivers three monster possibilities (Goliath, Ghost, Kraken) which evolve into three levels, against four players led by a trapper, able to identify the monster more easily.
Dauntless offers the possibility of cross-play, that is to play this title free-to-play on every available platform. This action Capcom RPG uses mechanics similar to Monster Hunter in one post-apocalyptic scenario after a catastrophic disaster called upheaval. This cataclysm destroyed the earth and generated islands that float in the sky thanks to elemental energy Aether. A much simpler and more intuitive combat system than MHW, with five weapons: sword, chain blade, war spear, pistols and ax.
Video games of the future
With a futuristic theme we offer Deep Rock Galactic, a first-person shooter with co-op modes up to four players e four classes to choose from: Gunner to eliminate enemies, Explorer to explore the caves, Trivellator to facilitate movement and open passages in the rocks, theEngineer to build defensive structures. The scenario is fully editable, in a network of caves that is generated as you advance.
Astroneer is set in the XNUMXth century during a new one era of intergalactic discoveries. Also in this title it scenario will be fully explorable and editable, in a planetary system of ben 7 planets, each with a different structure and biome.
Always based on the exploration of a planet (generated from time to time) but with more complex mechanics and with a huge inventory, No Man's sky with its update Beyond allows you to play up to 32 players (16 in Space Anomaly).
An exceptional extra
Honorable mention to Divinity Original Sins II, prequel of Divine Divinity with which it shares the turn-based combat system, it's a CRPG which allows the creation and customization of a character who will live one storyline not editable but with many possibilities of evolution. An improved technical sector, new elements and classes, and a great freedom of action, especially for the Game Master Mode.
We stay home and have fun
It's time to recover movies, TV series, single or multiplayer video games that our stressful and hectic lives have made us relegate to an endless list. We can only do this in such a delicate moment.
Many platforms such as Discord, Zoom, Skype, allow you to make calls and video calls for free, even with many users. What if you are looking for a team with which to organize sessions, you can use Find a player. Have a good fun!
