10 Best Online Games To Play With Friends Right Now
25.09.2023 - 20:05
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While gaming has been known to be a solo experience for some, for others, it's a great way to connect with friends via complex narrative-driven titles like or visceral FPS games like. In fact, for those who live far from each other, gaming is a convenient way to reconnect and spend time with friends they wouldn't otherwise see in person. With the popularization of VoIP programs like Discord, talking to friends while playing games has never been easier.
However, because of all the great titles out there, it's sometimes hard to narrow down the choices and finally settle on a game. After all, everyone has their own gaming preferences, and some friends won't find certain games fun. Luckily, with all the options available through a myriad of gaming platforms and crossplay enabled on many titles, figuring out which game to play with friends has never been easier.
Though has been around since 2013, the game has continually improved over its multi-year stint as an early-access game on PC via Steam. Today, the game developed by Facepunch Studios is now in its full release with a console version playable on the PlayStation and Xbox platforms.
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is a first-person survival game where players wake up completely stripped of everything (including clothes). Starting with a simple rock, characters gather resources, build structures, and loot other people to get better equipment. Playing with friends makes things exponentially easier, and while «zerging» may be frowned upon, playing with a large group of friends is a definite way to have a blast in the game.
For those seeking a solid fighting game experience and who would rather beat down their friends than play alongside them, is the perfect game to pick up. Developed and released in 2023 by NetherRealm Studios, it is the highly-anticipated followup to 2019's, which saw Liu Kang ascend to a Fire God.
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, in many ways, is a reboot of the franchise, though it does mostly follow the continuity established in the modern games. In the game's narrative, time is rebooted, giving way to a re-introduction of classic characters from previous games. can be played in offline local mode or private online lobbies.
is a cooperative multiplayer first-person shooter where a team of space-trotting dwarf miners. With different missions in procedurally generated caves with varying hazards and creatures, can sometimes be a true challenge. Originally released on Xbox and PC in 2020, has since evolved via the developers Ghost Ship Games, with close attention to the title over the years. Now available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox X/S, and PC, is a game that any group