Hi everyone, I have a group of friends (we are 5 in total) and we’re looking for some new games.
We got tired of LOL, OW, Csgo, Rocket league (we played private match), skribble
Any type of game goes, we are pretty open on that.
We are going to try minecraft and tabletop simulator this weekend. Do you have some other suggestions?
Lethal Company has a mod that enables more people in a lobby and Project Zomboid is a blast if you can get past the graphics.
If you want a Mario Party like, Pummel Party is very fun imo
Stardew Valley can be modded to support 8-player sessions but the upcoming 1.6 update will include it natively.
@azezeB Some suggestions
- Dead By Daylight. 5 people with one being the Killer so you can rotate that if desired.
- Halo Infinite multiplayer can do 12 person parties for the “Big” map modes.
- I believe Lego Fortnite also lets you have up to 8. It’s more Minecraft and not a Battle Royale at all.
- Lethal company modded can support more than 4. That could be lots of fun.
- Retro FPS like Quake from various years. Just as a small distraction
Risk of Rain 2 is a blast with a group
If you want to avoid the hassle that it takes to set up a Microsoft account you may try Minetest instead of Minecraft.
It’s an free and Open Source reimplementation that needs no Java, and the game mode “Mineclone” is very close to the original.Regardings RTS I can recommend Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
I you want to try out a business simulation you may look at OpenTTD which is free (and free of ads) over Steam.
And don’t forget Among Us.
Another Sup Com fan.
Sup Com had a steep learning curve and a significant time commitment but it’s a LOT of fun.
TTT in GMod is GOAT
It’s only 4 players but Baldur’s Gate 3 is so much fun to play coop.
Agreed, and with this mod, you can actually have up to 8 players. I’ve been using it for a group of 5. Issues are infrequent and minor (e.g., one person not having a chest at camp, one player’s stats/inventory getting cut off on the overview page, etc.).
You mentioned LoL. Dota 2 is really fun if you guys haven’t tried it, highly recommend. Biggest thing to get used to compared to LoL is the movement (most heroes have a turn speed)
This was always my issue with Dota. It just feels so sluggish to have to turn around to run away instead of instantly changing direction like in LoL. That being said I love Dota! Now whenever my friends drag me into League I constantly find myself wishing I had a courier.
There are still MMOs. They can be a blast with a group of friends who consistently play together. Or Ark? Or Rust?
Ones I’ve played, in no particular order
- Rust
- Civilization
- Valheim
- Project Cars
- Battlebit
- Stolen Realm
- Hell Let Loose
Barotrauma should be able to take up to 16 players and if you as a group can get into this game then you will have a good laugh for a good amount of time.
Golf With Your Friends - up to 12 p. Simple game but getting hit by your friends ball right before scoring the hole kinda never gets old.
Any grand strategy will be able to host many players Civ, HoI, HoMaM, AoE, RoN, Stellaris, …
Ps. Check out DEFCON/ICBM
No Civilization on your strategy game list? Civ V and VI are both great picks.
Also, Factorio is a ton of fun and will literally let you play with hundreds of players in the same game if you so choose. The cap is 255.
And I just started diving into loot games with Titan Quest. Allegedly that game supports up to 6 players.
I forgot about Civ! Definitely added.
You want to ONLY play with your group or are you also wanting to play with others? Or both/either?
Either one is fine
MMORPGs like World of Warcraft or Guild Wars 2 are a great way to play together. With 5 players you can exactly fill a party in both games.
RTS games like Starcraft 2 (which is free now) or Age of Empires could also be fun, but 5 players is a bit awkward because it’s too many for a single team and uneven so you can’t play like a 3v3. But at least in SC2 there’s a 2v2 and a 3v3 ladder so you could always split into two teams or play a free for all. There are also a bunch of cool custom games in the arcade like Ice Baneling Escape or Zealot Hockey you could try.
Very different, but Trackmania is also fun with friends. Not the right choice if you enjoy ramming your friends off the road, but there are probably other games for that too. To set up and play in a club/server you’d need club access which costs like $20 a year, but you can try the game for free first to see if you like it. You can compete for records on a map, play an RPG together (a map style where the focus is on finding the right way instead of just racing) or build tracks for each other.
You could try an ARPG, unfortunately most of them (Diablo, Grim Dawn, Last Epoch) seem to limit parties to 4 players, but Path of Exile allows up to six. And if you’re not serious about the end game you’ll never need to spend any money (if you are it’s like $40 for stash tabs one time and you’re set forever).
Muck can be a pretty hilarious time with a bunch of friends. Practically any Halo game has some kind of game mode that a bunch of friends can enjoy.
