![]() ![]() These games are known for their ability to keep players engaged for months, and are designed specifically to keep you in touch with other players or create new friendships along the way. Blizzard’s online world is the one I personally played the most, but any MMORPG will do here. You basically send a poke towards the other player at your own leisure, and it has a built-in chat function if you ever feel the need to connect more deeply. Pick it up whenever you have the time, and put it away again if you’re busy. While it is not so great for hanging out together for a prolonged time, it shines at opportunities for intermittent contact. Word Feud is Scrabble for your smartphone. Another board game that has been made digital, but it deserves its own mention. One of the great things is that it features cross-platform play, meaning you can connect your PC version of the game with a friends’ Xbox One or Nintendo Switch. It is great if you like quick and tense matches, with lots of competition. This is a fast-paced soccer game with cars. One of the great things is that there it is turn-based without a time limit – meaning you have all the time in the world to talk and catch up while someone else is planning their moves. I really like board games, and this is a digitalized version of the classic Risk game with some wacky characters. It really makes you feel like it’s you and your friends against an unfair environment. The free and easy cooperative aspect is what sells it for me. The multiplayer variant Don’t Starve Together pits you and your friends against a harsh world, where you can choose to survive together or each go your own way. – A game aptly named for many people’s first challenge when going to college. I have highlighted some of my personal favorites, but of course there is no accounting for taste.ĭid we miss your favorite online game? Feel free to share in the comments below!ĭon’t Starve. The list below is a compilation of games that we think are especially engaging for friends to play together online, in alphabetical order. When discussing this topic here at the GEMH lab, dozens of examples were shared in the group. There are innumerable games that offer a fun and quick social activity for friends, without traveling halfway across the country. Based on the popularity of online video games, I am surely not alone in this. However, through a shared activity such as gaming, I stayed connected with friends all across the country. I was never one to directly call people, or poke them on social media to ‘just talk’. When I went to college, one of the main ways to stay in touch with my friends was through online video games. Luckily, just because you can’t hang out anymore does not mean that friendships are over. And as Maaike wrote in a previous blog post, loneliness in students is actually quite high. Even though college life is full of social opportunities, there will surely be times when you miss your old pals. As exciting as it is to ‘leave the nest’, it also means that it becomes harder to meet up with friends and family that have been with you for years. Many people go their separate ways as they move to different towns for college. One of the biggest transitions in life is the moment when you finish high school and spread your wings in the big world. ![]()
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