After many years of a pandemic affecting everybody’s social lives across the globe, we’ve all learned to find solace in connecting with our friends online with multiplayer video game experiences. For many, the release of Animal Crossing was a blessing while many others dug up their Stardew Valley save files to find a way to reunite and meet new people in the comfort of their homes. Meanwhile, many other people found a different way to escape reality. Instead of reconnecting with friends, they sought a different way to blow off steam. Finding perfect strangers and obliterating them on the field of battle in one of the many available players vs player titles trending right now. Here’s a list of some of the best chart-topping competitive games out there that will allow you to get your game on.
1. Call of Duty Warzone 2.0
In the landscape of Battle Royales, the first installment of Warzone coming out with the initial release of Call of Duty Modern Warfare, the new one of course, really shook things up. Even still in the gaming sphere, you will see plenty of references to escaping the gulag and supply drops. Call of Duty is at its best or so says many people who have been haunting the Call of Duty lobbies since Call of Duty Modern Warfare, the first one. With its massive money backing from Activision Blizzard King, Warzone is showing a very promising future with the constant updating of the many Activision titles. Call of Duty remains the leader in player vs player first-person shooter experience in the market, far outclassing its rivals such as Battlefield. Following the massive flop that was Battlefield 2042, Call of Duty owns the crown by a large margin.
2. League of Legends
Many came for its title of the best multiplayer online battle arena video game. Heroes of Newerth, Heroes of the Storm, Smite, and even the rerelease of Dota 2. But the reality is that Riot Game’s League of Legends remains the king of Mobas on the market. With its many spinoff games becoming successes and its now award-winning Netflix adaptation, League of Legends has managed to remain one of the most players massively multiplayer video games on the planet for more than a decade. Arcane, the Netflix adaptation, starring beloved characters such as Ekko, Jinx, Vi, and Caitlyn made this game even more famous with non-gamers than it was before. It also dominates the charts on twitch almost every day, so you will never be out of content for this game as it is constantly getting updated.
3. Hunt: Showdown
Now for a smaller game that has been slowly creating a niche in twitch’s viewership. Hunt is a battle royale player vs player vs environment game that has been updated since its initial release almost ten years ago. It is the quintessential online horror game and one of the best wild west themed shooters on the market currently only next to Red Dead Redemption 2. Hunt Showdown is a highly tactical shooter in which every shot can be deadly and everywhere you go; everything wants to kill you. Crawling through a haunted bayou or the zombie-infested mining town of California, Hunt Showdown will always take you by surprise and scare the living daylight out of you when you get sniped from a hundred ago. It is part of a trend that our next title has exemplified even more.
4. Escape from Tarkov
If you thought Arma was a grueling experience, or that Hunt Showdown was punishing, this game will be your hell. If you are in fact someone looking for even more of a challenge, this title is the perfect one for you. This is the most accessible high military simulation game in which you have to explore the extremely treacherous lands of Tarkov under the aim of every bandit, scavenger, and other player foaming at the mouth to shoot you down and steal your loot. This game invites you to loot and try to escape with your booty without getting obliterated by the horde of other players out to get you. This game is often compared to Stalker and is the big brother to the twitch phenomenon The Cycle which takes a lot from it while leaving the most grueling aspects of it on the cutting floor.
As you can see there are all sorts of games for all sorts of gamers. Whether you like to do short all random all middle games in League of Legends or prefer hours-long expeditions in the lands of Tarkov there is a player vs player game out there for you to dominate the charts and bring your friends to form the deadliest crew. There are of course many more titles than the ones on our list. Though with many sites promising hacks for Grand Theft Auto or easy to use Apex cheats, the list shortens a lot for many gamers hoping to avoid games plagued with hordes of players using exploits. Still do not let those worries stop you from playing your favorite game. Enjoy all the many multiplayer battlegrounds available to you especially since many have grown to make constant and impressive updates to their content. We are still waiting to see what comes next for Warzone 2.0 and what the next champion will bring to the eternal fight for the Nexus! Get out there and slay to your heart’s content in the digital playgrounds available to you!
