Best Games to Play During Home Quarantine

By Christian Nordqvist

Being stuck in a space with little or nothing to do could be such a nerve-racking ordeal! The experience is totally novel to a good number of us. It’s bad enough that you cannot hangout with your favorite friends or visit your best spots, you’re actually jammed with chores and activities you’d rather not do.

Best games to play during lockdown
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You’re weary of sitting in front of the TV watching boring shows and soap operas; now you’re looking out for thrilling and electrifying ways to unwind. If you just want to knock up some fun during your quarantine, you might want to explore let’s look at this compilation of some of the  best video games ever. Below are categories of games to have to play if you haven’t done so yet:

Best Sports Games

  1. FIFA 21

Players of the top ranking soccer game, FIFA 21 may feel they’ve had a good feel of the game already but an update to the newly launched play station 5 (PS5) could definitely bring a whole new wave of thrill. The PS5 was formerly scheduled to be launched in the last quarter of 2020 by Sony Corporation but the gaming console was released in June, 2020.

  1. NBA 2K20

Basketball lovers have an alternative to enjoy their favorite sport. This game comes with exciting modes such as my-team and my-career modes. It is available on PS4, Xbox, Nintendo switch and Windows.

Best Adventure Games

  1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons

This is an epic Nintendo switch game where you get to build your own island. It has several rewarding adventures. Polygon gives steady updates on Nintendo switch games and other games.

  1. The Legend of Zelda

Absolutely one of the most thrilling Nintendo switch series. For lovers of adventure, ocarina of time, a link to the past and breath of the wild are some fabulous versions of the series to check out. Businessinsider.com ranks The Legend of Zelda top of all-time best video games.

  1. Minecraft

Minecraft is yet another popular and exciting game. You can harvest resources, build big structures and settlements, mine, fight mobs and explore the landscape as you like. It is available on PS4, Xbox, Nintendo switch, Windows and Mac OS.

  1. Super Mario Odyssey

Odyssey is the most expansive of the Super Mario collection. With its brilliant setting; blending exciting adventures with awesome surprises, it marks as one of the best Nintendo switch games.

Best Virtual Board Games

  1. Pandemic

What game would you rather play than one which tasks you with a heroic task of stopping the spread of a deadly virus that threatens the entire planet? You set out your moves in advance and can make a reverse on moves you haven’t drawn cards on.

  1. Clubhouse Games: 51 worldwide classics

Published by Nintendo, the game is a compilation of card, board and parlous games. The compilation has games such as backgammon, four-in-a-row, yacht dice, renegade, checkers, dominoes, golf, bowling, tennis, darts and piano. The game has a local multiplayer mode and an online mode. Launched in March 2020, polygon has had some rave about it.

  1. Ticket to Ride

Ticket to Ride is as tense as it is intriguing; you gain point by placing train cards on the board to build the longest railway system at the end of the game.

  1. Carcassonne

Carcassonne is all about using tiles to build towns, create roads, raise structures and develop landscapes. The game has some tricky features such as blocking your opponents from building their own towns by placing your tokens in their paths.

Best online games with friends

  1. Marapets

The Marapets is an online virtual pet game site launched in 2004; the site population is about 6.8 million. The Marapets has its own virtual world map, virtual pets and several currencies. The virtual pet game site records at least 1,600 visitors during the day at any given time in the U.S; and the numbers are even higher in the UK (3,970) and Australia (7,474).

  1. Fortnite

Since its release in 2017, it has recorded millions of gamers on the site. The game is free, with an optional in-game purchase and is available on a wide range of devices including PC/Mac, mobile, Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.

  1. Clue: The Classic Mystery Game

If you fancy a game that puts some knacks on your brain, this game is a sure thing for you. You get to play detective and solve murder cases. It costs $3.99

  1. Exploding Kittens

Whether you’re playing solo or with friends, there’s so much fun in the game that it is considered addicting. For $1.99, you can have all the fun there’s to get from it.

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