Here is a list of some of the top multiplayer PC games of the time! Enjoy:
1.) Counter Strike: Global Offensive:
Style of game: First-Person Shooter, Search and Destroy
Developer(s): Valve Corporation, Hidden Path Entertainment
Date of Release: August 21, 2012
Price: Around $15.00
Systems: Windows, OS X, PlayStation, Xbox, Linux
Description: Counter Strike: Global Offensive, otherwise known as "CS:GO", is a multiplayer first person shooter developed by Valve Corporation. As the fourth game released in the Counter Strike franchise, CS:GO is played by millions of players on Windows and OS X systems as well as on PlayStation and Xbox. It is most known for being played competitively in E League by teams such as Faze, Ninjas in Pajamas, and Cloud 9.CS:GO uses a classic "Search and Destroy" type of game play. This means that there are Terrorists that are trying to either take out the Counter-Terrorist team or plant the bomb while the Counter-Terrorist team tries to eliminate all of the Terrorist team or disarm the bomb after it has been planted. Once an individual is killed, they do not re-spawn until the next round. In competitive, the first team to 16 out of 30 rounds wins the match.
The game is not the only feature to the game that makes it so widely played. You can get weapon skins, whether by buying them or earning them, that can be worth from $.03 to $500.00. You can buy, trade, and sell these skins to others and rack up an expensive inventory to show off. The in-game economy is a big driving factor in the games success as well as the competitive edge.
2.) Payday 2:
Style of Game: First-Person Shooter
Developers(s): 505 Games, Overkill Software
Date of release: August 13, 2013
Price: $19.99
Systems: Windows, Linux, Xbox (360 & One), PlayStation (3 & 4)
Description: Payday 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter where you are part of a game that robs banks, steals valuable information, and operates heists. You can either do these missions with others in a cooperative multiplayer mode or do them alone with AI's as your teammates. The more money you get, the better your arsenal gets, as you can buy and upgrade weapons to either stay stealthy in your missions or go out with a bang and let the cops know you are coming!
A large part of the game is the masks and achievements to collect. Whenever you do a mission, you have on a rather robust mask that strikes fear into the souls of your enemies. Most people know the classic USA mask that is featured in red, white, and blue, because you know as well as I do, that robbing banks is the most patriotic thing one can do. You can collect different masks that are usually a little more comedic, such as a unicorn mask. Along side the masks, the achievements are sometimes a little difficult to get, as you have to do strange things, such as melee 25 SWAT team members while they are belaying to the ground. Overall, this is one of the most played PC games there are, which is why it is at #2 on the list.
3.) Rocket League:
Style of Game: Sports (Football/Soccer), Automotive Sports
Developer(s): Psyonix
Date of Release: Windows & PlayStation 4: July 7, 2015
Xbox One: February 17, 2016
Price: $20.00
Systems: Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Description: Rocket League is an automotive sports game that has made its way up to the big leagues and is played competitively. Now, this is not a normal automotive sports game because there is no racing involved actually. You are an RC style car playing football/soccer.... I will just let that sink in for a minute. You can compete in games of 1v1, 2v2, or 3v3 and your goal is for your team to have the most goals by the end of 5 minutes. You can collect and use boost during games, blow up other player's cars with no fear of getting a red or yellow card, and thrust into the air to make your goal look good on the big screen.
You can customize your car's look with changing the colors, wheels, antenna toppers, and even give it a sombrero. Within the game, there is a competitive mode that puts players of similar skill together to play. If a player wins often, they can climb the ranks and maybe even get signed by real Madrid! That is is Real Madrid ever scrapes up the money to get a video game soccer team going.
4.) Overwatch:
Style of Game: First-Person Shooter
Developer(s): Blizzard Entertainment
Date of Release: May 24, 2016
Price: $40.00
Systems: Windows, PlayStation, Xbox
Description: Overwatch is relatively a new game when it comes to the rest of this list. That is what makes it surprising that it is already such a big hit. I even has its own "Overwatch League" for teams to go compete against each other to see who are the kings of Overwatch. In this first-person shooter game, you take the role as a "hero" and you as well as your team fight another team in multiple game modes, such as control point, payload, and point capture. It is similar to the game Team Fortress 2, but with more characters and better graphics.
In the game, you can earn skins for characters, sprays, voice lines, victory poses, emotes, and player icons. These add a little personality to the characters and make them yours in a sense. You can also play in a competitive mode which puts you with players of your skills and you can climb the ranks to be a labeled as a better player. For a new game, it has become a big hit with payers of the PC community, making it to #4 on the list.
Style of Game: Sandbox
Developer(s): Valve Corporations, Facepunch Studios
Date of Release: Windows: December 24, 2004
OS X: September 23, 2010
Linux: June 6, 2013
Price: $9.99
Systems: Windows, OS X, Linux
Description: All of the previous games on the list have been competitive in a sense, so I think it is time to put a game on the list that breaks that uniform. Garry's Mod is a sandbox game in which you can do whatever you want! You can create world's that are your very own. You can load in characters from cartoons, politics, movies, and much more. If you can think it, you can do it in Garry's Mod!
There are game modes you can play with others, such as Death Run and Murder, that are non-competitive and just there to goof around on. The game is basically a non-square, better version of Minecraft. People are constantly making new maps and new downloads, so the game is always growing, which is why it is still played after 12 years since release.
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