DIFFERENT TYPES OF ONLINE GAMES IN COMPUTER
VALORANT
Riot Games’ tactical first-person 5v5 shooter proved to be an instant hit when it got released in June 2020. Although the game takes a few cues from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and hero shooters like Overwatch, the availability of heroes across different game modes including Unranked, Spike Rush, and Deathmatch makes it worth a shot.
ESCAPE FROM TARCOV
If you’re looking for a challenging online game for your PC, Escape from Tarkov pretty much guarantees everything from adrenaline rushes to that sinking feeling that someone is following you while you try to, well, escape from the map.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Earlier known as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, PUBG: Battlegrounds is the pioneer of the popular Battle Royale genre we all know and love.
WARZONE 2.0
If Battle Royale games are your jam, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 is the best online PC game that you should check out. A sequel to the well-known Call of Duty: Warzone, it offers a play style similar to what you’d expect from Call of Duty games, with some overhauls such as the inventory system, introduction of Nukes, a new map called Al Mazrah, replacing the original Caldera, and more.
FORTNITE
It is astonishing to see how far Epic Games’ Fortnite has come. Starting as a base-building survival game that quickly evolved into one of the biggest online games for PC and consoles, Fortnite constantly keeps growing. Each new season brings in new map regions, new quests for players to perform, new battle-pass, new crossover skins with popular pop culture media, and more
OVERWATCH 2
The sequel to the widely popular hero shooter, Overwatch 2 brought in the familiar gameplay with some changes. For starters, the new title is completely free-to-play, with a paid PvE experience releasing sometime this year.
DOTA 2
This is one of the most popular online PC games of all time. DoTA 2 is the sequel to the popular DoTA mod for Warcraft 3 and it’s regarded as one of the most popular MOBAs out there. DoTA 2 incorporates a deep strategic gameplay that might be a bit complex for beginners, however, the game also offers in-game tutorials and guides to help newbies.
CS:GO
Counter-Strike has been one of the most popular first-person shooter games on PC. It started as a mod for Half-Life back in the day but quickly grew big enough to become a standalone game.
ROCKET LEAGUE
If you mix an exciting racing game with some soccer then you get an adrenaline-pumping game that caters to both racing and soccer fans. Rocket League is an exciting game that’s highly addictive and fun.
DESTINY 2
Destiny 2 is touted as one of the best live-service online games in recent times because of its progressing science-fiction storyline. Launched in 2017 by the original developers of Halo, it’s among the top games on Steam consistently.
APEX LEGENDS
Apex Legends is another game that has quickly risen to popularity in the online gaming world. The game was released in February 2019 by EA and has been primarily developed for Windows PCs and other gaming consoles. In short, Apex Legends is a battle-royale game just like Fortnite. As for the game, here you play in a three-man squad on an island of 20 such squads.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT
One of the longest-running MMORPGs in existence, World of Warcraft is an always-online RPG that takes place in Blizzard’s Warcraft universe. It features two different factions – alliance and horde, that players can become a part of and roles with various kinds of jobs.
FINAL FANTASY 14 ONLINE
Final Fantasy 14 Online is the fourteenth numbered mainline entry in the long-running RPG series by Square Enix, and the second online-only title in the series, succeeded by Final Fantasy 8 Online.
BATTLEFIELD 2024
Battlefield 2042 by DICE and EA had some grand plans with the launch title. Unfortunately, they failed to deliver that, having one of the worst Battlefield launches in recent times. However, at its core, the game had some fun systems in place, and four seasons later, it is slowly becoming a good shooter.
BORDERLANDS 3
Borderlands 3 is a clown fiesta that’s filled with extremely fun and exciting elements that make it a unique shooter. The game focuses on loot and grinds so much as if it were almost an MMORPG, but fortunately, it isn’t.
TOM CLANCY'S THE DIVISION 2
Another Ubisoft game that got better over time, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 picks players up from the freezing streets of New York and brings them to the sunny Capitol Hills of Washington DC. The setting still follows a post-apocalyptic world where lawlessness runs amok, and players fill the shoes of a sleeper agent from the US SHD, also known as Division.
HUNT:SHUTDOWN
Celebrating its fifth anniversary, Hunt: Showdown is a PvE first-person shooter, that puts players in the shoes of hunters, tasked with tracking down monsters in the Bayou and taking them out. Each hunter comes with a unique skill, with legendary hunters launched frequently for players
DEAD BY DAYLIGHT
Asynchronous multiplayer games were not popular back in the days until Dead By Daylight came in and popularized the genre. It is a 4v1 survival horror game, with one player playing as a killer, trying to stop the four players from escaping the map.
TOM CLANCY'S RAINBOWS SIX SIEGE
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is an online PC game that, at first glance, feels similar to Counter-Strike. However, the game places far higher importance on strategy and teamwork than most other online shooters you might have played.
WORLD OF TANKS
Are you a lover of tank fights? If so, World of Tanks is the perfect free online PC game for you. World of Tanks is an MMO war game that features 20th-century armored vehicles including light armored vehicles, heavy tanks, and self-propelled guns.
WAR THUNDER
While World of Tanks features tank-based combat, War Thunder goes all-in when it comes to warfare simulation games. Developed by Gaijin Entertainment, Warthunder is a PvP military vehicle simulation, featuring realistic vehicle damage and team-based gameplay matches.
MINECRAFT
One of the biggest video games of all time, Minecraft is a survival title, where players have the liberty of doing whatever they want in the vast sandbox. The game currently has two versions for players to try out – the original Java version that allows custom modding by the community, and the paid Bedrock Edition that is available on PC and Consoles.
LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
League of Legends is another one of the top MOBAs out there and it’s a direct competitor to DoTA 2. It’s a much less complex MOBA when compared to DoTA 2. League of Legends is another highly played game and has a very large esports scene backing it up which makes it another exciting game.
STARDREW VALLEY
Many people might question our decision of adding Stardew Valley to this list of best PC games to play in 2023 as it is primarily a cozy single-player game. However, hear us out. With the addition of the co-op mode into the game, it essentially turns into a great online game that players can team up to experience.
FOXHOLE
Ever wanted to be a part of an ever-changing war across various sections of maps? Foxhole is the answer to that. A massively multiplayer online game, Foxhole throws thousands of players in a persistent world where they shape and decide the outcome of the online war.
WARFRAME
This is yet another game that you should check out if you’re looking for an online PC game. Warframe is one of those titles that, even though old, have consistently received updates and new content to keep the game fresh and exciting for both newcomers and veteran players alike.
PAYDAY 2
Ever wanted to live the fantasy of pulling a grand heist with your friends, just like in the Hollywood movie Oceans Eleven? Starbreeze’s Payday 2 aims to achieve that. An over-the-top co-op shooter where players can play one of the four masked individuals, accepting jobs from the eponymous CrimeNet which includes robbing banks, stealing a sports car, stealing a virus that can cause catastrophic disasters, and much more.