Best games to play with your loved ones

Most of us are used to having outdoor activities with our family, like going shopping or eating out. However, because of this quarantine, those activities are almost impossible. The good news is, you can still spend quality time with your family through games. Here are some of the best games to play with your loved ones.

Uno

While this colorful app offers multiple variations of this popular card game, you can still play the original game in “classic mode” with a group of friends remotely. To invite your friends to a match, click on the “social” button on the bottom right of the screen and then click on the yellow “invite friends” button. The game also comes with text and talk functions so you can speak to each other through the app while playing.

Download: Android / iOS

Family Style

A co-op mobile party game for 2-8 phones that turns your living room into a virtual kitchen! Players must pass ingredients from phone to phone, assemble dishes, and race against time to score points and keep their kitchen afloat. Be ready and save your voices because this game will drive you all crazy.

Download: Android / iOS

Words with Friends

Scrabble-like Words With Friends has been around since 2009, it’s virtually the same game with the regular scrabble, but some key differences make it unique.

Download: Android / iOS

DUAL!

DUAL is a game that involves two players to shoot bullets. You can either play a DUEL or DEFEND mode, depending on your mood. Choose to be competitive in a duel or cooperative by defending your base.

Download: Android / iOS

Houseparty

Did you know that there’s a way to play this charades-like game within the video chat app? All you have to do is invite your friends to a chat in Houseparty, then select the small dice icon in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and select Heads Up! to launch a new game.

Download: Android / iOS

8 Ball Pool

Recreate a night playing pool with your friends at the local pub with this virtual version of billiards. The app allows you to play one on one with anyone using the app at random, but you can also link your account to your Facebook page so you can challenge your friends.

Download: Android / iOS

Monopoly

This mobile app version lets you recreate the game online in several different ways. You can either play solo against the computer or online, of course, with your friends located in other places. There’s even an offline multiplayer option where you can play with your family in person, passing the phone between turns. Still, it is more fun with an actual board if you are playing with your family for more personal interaction.

Download: Android / iOS

Human Fall Flat

It is a quirky and open-ended physics-based puzzle platformer set in floating dreamscapes. Your goal is to find the exit of these surreal levels by solving puzzles with your friends. Remember, you can’t do it without anyone by your side.

Download: Android / iOS / Steam / Nintendo / PlayStation / XBOX

Unrailed

A co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends. Build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train, and keep it from derailing.

Download: Steam

Overcooked! 2

Cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook, and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.

Download: Steam / PlayStation / Nintendo / XBOX

So that’s the game we usually play during this time. If you know more fun games that you play with your friends, share it in the comments below.