6 Games to Socialize While Self-Isolating

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, we all have to stay at home all the time, whenever it's possible. But this doesn't mean that you have to spend all your free time alone. You can still have fun with your friends and family members playing games, just the online versions of them. And that's great that we have this opportunity because total isolation can quickly worsen your mental health.

Even if you aren't an experienced gamer, you can still enjoy having a virtual meet-up with friends because you can chat and do something fun together.

We've prepared a list of games that you'll enjoy no matter what your experience in video games has been so far. Choose something you like and enjoy spending time together with your loved ones!

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Minecraft

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This wildly popular game is available on most platforms. It enables gamers to play in groups of eight people who can meet in this safe online space, travel large worlds that consist of blocks, and create unique constructions together. This is essentially something between a Lego set and a fantasy venture. The options for playing with friends are these: one is to work together on the same project – a group of people can build something breathtaking if the efforts are joined. And the second option is to compete with each other in some mini-games. This is a very enjoyable option for you and your friends to do something together.

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Sea of Thieves

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You can play this game if you have a PC or Xbox One.

This game is a fun marine adventure from an expert developer Rare. It lets the teams of up to four people take a pirate ship and set out to sail and find treasure. You're going to meet other users, some skeleton ships, as well as different quests. The best part of it all is that the game was created to give friends an opportunity to work collectively. The game has a lot of charm to it, and it's also really amusing.

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Friday 13th

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This game is a chance for you to feel like you're in a horror movie. If that's something you'd like to experience, gather online with up to seven friends and see if you can escape from Jason Voorhees. At the beginning of each round, one player gets selected to play the serial killer's role, while all the other players need to join their efforts to leave the camp. You can also find many weapons as well as some other things, or you can go and complete some side missions. This makes the whole experience even more interesting. There are also some other games by the same developer Dead By Daylight, in case you want something similar.

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GTA Online

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This game is an excellent way for your friends and you to rob a bank or a casino, and not only not to go to jail because of this, but not even to violate social distancing recommendations! You can get GTA Online when you purchase the game Grand Theft Auto V. It enables groups of four people to prepare and perform complicated criminal operations together. Each of you will be able to play a certain role – as if you were in a crime movie like Ocean's Eleven. It would be best if there was at least one player who already has some experience in this game; but even if not, having an unfamiliar criminal crew is still much fun.

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Don’t Starve Together

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This game can seem very grim, and it actually is. However, this survival game, which is made for groups of four friends, is, in a very strange way, pretty appealing. Its main concept is that the players find themselves in a very unfriendly environment, in which they have to survive for as long as they can. And in order to do so, they have to find some supplies to light fires, cook and eat, and also make weapons to defend themselves from lots of malicious creatures that want them to lose the game. Don’t Starve Together is probably the safest way to see how you and your friends behave in extremely harsh situations.

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Fortnite: Battle Royale

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Fortnite: Battle Royale is still a very popular game. But just in case you don't know what it's about, it places 100 players on one island, and they fight until there's only one person left. If you don't want to play solo, you can go to the squad mode to play in a team with your friends.

By the way, you might also be interested in our articles about dating during the lockdown , the best mobile games , and the best games for playing with family and friends .