A long time ago, playing games with friends meant inviting them over and crowding onto a sofa–now, most multiplayer gaming is online, connecting us with both friends and strangers around the world from our desk or living area. However, with thousands of online games to choose from, how do you decide which to play? Don’t fret, because we have listed 10 of the best games for you to play games with friends online.
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10 Best Online Games to Play with Friends
1. Red Dead Redemption 2
We know that Red Dead Redemption 2 is a masterpiece. And its multiplayer portion, Red Dead Online, is just as good. Want to play games with friends online? You need this game. You can do everything you can in the single-player version, such as hunting, holding up stagecoaches, and getting a shave in the back of a saloon, but multiplayer brings with it different activities. There’s a fully-fledged story to play through, pop-up events, races, and team-based competitive showdowns. Round up some friends and gallop in. Available to play on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia.
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2. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
There’s a reason Counter-Strike has been around for as long as it has. A fast and hyper-lethal portrayal of modern military activity, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (or CS: GO for short) is all about being quick on the draw and a very quick thinker. Tactics and teamwork will win you the game here, as you go forward to eliminate other players or engage in more objective-focused modes such as disarming a bomb. Available to play on PC, Xbox One Xbox 360 and PS3.
3. GTA Online
Technically a mode in GTA 5, rather than an individual game itself, but GTA Online deserves to be recognized as its own masterpiece. It’s an illicit playground for you to live out your fantasy of being a badass criminal. In real life, you might be seen as a mild-mannered accountant, teacher, fast food worker, or doctor, but GTA Online lets you live out dangerous heists, illegal operations, and expensive (and ill-gotten) luxuries. Basically, all of the things that would land you in jail in the real world. Available to play on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
4. Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a legendary game. It takes old levels and characters and makes them feel brand new again, with snappy graphics and visuals that look better than ever. Online, you can create a private room with your friends and settle decades-long debates about whose the best Smash player, or test your skills against strangers, building your Global Smash Power (what an awesome name) and taking on all comers. It’s the most polished version of Smash you can play, and with more than 70 characters to choose from, there’s a hero for every play style. Available to play on Nintendo Switch.
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Is it the best Mario Kart game ever? Anyone who grew up on Mario Kart 64 might not think so, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, an enhanced edition of the Wii U racing game, is certainly the best online Mario Kart to date. Connecting you with up to 11 friends or internet strangers, you can play the Grand Prix, VS Race, and Battle modes over WiFi. If you’re looking to play games with friends online and feel as though you’re in the same room, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe certainly has that power. Available to play on Nintendo Switch.
6. Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn
Do you and your friends want to be supreme monster slayers? Want to spend all your time gathering, mining, or fishing? Final Fantasy’s hugely successful online game, A Realm Reborn, is the perfect way to escape to a fantasy realm for a little while. Since it’s an MMO, you can build whole communities and relationships (you can even get married in the game!) as you level up and adventure through the story. Close the world out and take a trip to Eorzea, you won’t regret it! Available to play on PC, PS4, PS3, OS X, and Xbox One.
7. Sea of Thieves
Instead of sailing around on a lonely boat by yourself, this game is infinitely better to play with friends. It offers you a glorious co-op dynamic where everyone has a role, all with the same noble cause of finding buried treasure. With its cartoonish and endearing characters, you can set sail for adventure for days on end. Available to play on PC and Xbox One.
8. Kingdom Hearts 3
Kingdom Hearts 3 offers what everyone wants and needs during the Coronavirus pandemic: being able to visit the cheerful and myriad worlds of Disney. From Tangled to Frozen, you can pretend the world isn’t crazy outside and relax in the safe, comforting arms of Disney. Available to play on PS4 and Xbox One.
9. Animal Crossing New Horizons
A bit of a change from our war-torn or crime-filled beloveds, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is absolutely a game that will drag your entire family or friendship group into its adorable little world and not let you out until this is all over. Available to play on Nintendo Switch. If you’re looking for popular Nintendo Switch games to start playing on your own or with friends, check out our guide here.
10. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
If you ever wondered what it would be like to be a part of a hostage rescue infiltration team, then Rainbow Six: Siege will scratch that itch for you. You have a bunch of different classes to pick from that have different perks and abilities and a massive range of weaponry to bring down on your enemy. Rainbow Six Siege is available to play on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
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