Now that most public places are partaking onto the COVID-19 slowdown and most people are at home practicing a 14 day stay at home policy, these times can get stressful. With schools that are closed, some even till the month of May, both you and your children are at home wondering what to do. Now some schools are offering E-Learning for children and most adults that can are working from home. So, what to do with the down time that you have at home? Well here at Family Gamer Review have some tips, tricks and advice to get through these times.
As more people are at home, the Wi-Fi usage will be more during the day then it will be when people are at work or school. So, to lighten this burden, if you can ration out internet time to the people that are working from home or school. Lots of time these are the people that need most of the wireless bandwidth to get school or work done. This allows them to get their work done and still have enough wireless speed to stream a movie or play a game online. Which brings me to my next topic, what to play, with whom to play with and when?
With the gaming market from video games on smartphones, to console games and even board games, there is a lot to do during these times. If your family is a large one (6 or more members) you can schedule gaming nights to help everyone deal and relieve their stress and anxiety. For smaller size families or even families that have smaller young ones, there are a lot that you can do during these times.
We here at Family Gaming Review created a list of games that are either couch co-op and/or online that you can play during the quarantine.
So, we created a list of games that you and your gaming family can play during these times of being home:
The best family friendly games to play on the console:
Overcooked 2 – Live out your fantasies as being a cook and up to 3 other players preparing dishes for your restaurant and making sure that the orders go out on time. A great couch co-op game to play with all ages.
Minecraft – A great game where your imagination can go wild. With many updates DLC and multiplatform gaming, this is a great game for all family members to play with each other and create the world of your dreams.
Fortnite – A great co-op game where you can build and defend against hordes of enemies, the story mode is a great way to play with all ages and have a fun shooter. The multiplayer mode is also fun to play with the family.
Plants vs. Zombies Series – What’s not to love about this series, cute plants that fight zombies all over the neighborhood. A fantastic shooter where it is easy to pick up and play for all ages. There is a lot of game modes from the story to different multiplayer mode that will have something for your digital gaming family.
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – A true classic for all ages. Just having up to 4 players playing at the same time is what this Super Mario Bros. game needed. Trust us you and your family will love this game on the Nintendo Switch.
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime – Don’t let the title fool you, this co-op shooter where you must work as a team to manage a ship from the movement, weapons, shield and everything else. A great team base game.
Rocket League – What’s not to love about RC cars playing soccer in an enclosed arena. Fast pace action and great overall 4 player fun.
Cuphead – A great but hard as nails two player shooter that will test your skills at side scroller shooters. The beautiful graphics alone will keep you engage in this shooter.
Rayman Legends – A truly fun 4 player game that is like the Super Mario Bros. series where you run, jump and get to the end of each level.
Castle Crashers Remastered – An excellent 4 player game where you as knight go from level to level bashing enemies, a real fun family game for all ages.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Take the cast of all of Nintendo characters and guest from other game series and place them into a arena for all out brawling. The roster alone is worth playing this game. A fun game for those looking for a fighter in your gaming family.
Mario Kart Series – Kart racing done at its best! With easy controls, many levels and modes, there is a lot of couch racing that is fun from this game.
Lego Series – The Lego series of games has always been a fun series to play with others in your gaming family. Fun, and simple controls make this a easy game series to play with all of the gaming family.
Now for those that want to play more mature or online games with friends here is a list of great online games that you can play with friends and family.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection – A true game for gamers that love shooters. With all 4 games there is a lot of gaming to do and with an online team to play with both the single player and a fantastic multiplayer mode, there is a lot of gaming to Halo.
Borderlands Series – A great series that has to be played with others, both a great couch co-op and online. Lots of great moments in this series alone is worth the playthrough with others.
Payday 2 – A more mature title but still fun with others to play. What’s not to like about being a criminal and robbing banks, fixing elections, making and stealing drugs and all that other stuff. Yes you are a criminal but it’s a fun way to game!
Division Series – Both Division games are great single and co-op games to play with friends. With lots of DLC available and the new New York expansion available, The Division games are great to play online or with family.
Gears of War 4 and 5 Horde Mode – The Gears series has a great horde mode where up to 5 players play against the computer in up to 50 waves against the horde. This is a great co-op mode to play with both friends and family online and locally on the console.
Grand Theft Auto 5 Multiplayer Mode – Don’t knock it to you try it, the GTA 5 Multiplayer mode has lots to offer, from racing, to missions, even a casino where you and other online players can play in these modes.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Online Mode – Rockstar games did a great job with the online mode for RDR2 and there is a lot of modes where you and friends online can play.
Diablo 3 – A great series where up to 4 players can play at once both online or offline. A great game for those that are fans of RPG games as this is a great game to play with the gaming family.
Monster Hunter World – Another great game where you and others go hunting for monsters. A great online game.
As the gaming industry has tons of online games, some or many that we have missed, please send us your list and we will add to our list! As with anything in life, this quarantine will pass, and we will get back to normal in no time. So, for the time being, stay indoors, practice all recommended CDC guidelines and most of all be safe.
