Submitted 8 months ago by mundane@feddit.nu to gaming@beehaw.org
What game should a group of around 15 colleagues play to get the most out of 3 hours after work at an internet cafe?
It’s a mixed group of gamers and non gamers, and we want everyone to have a good time.
I’m thinking something where we can divide us into two teams and quite quickly get some enjoyment out of it even if most haven’t played it before.
Among Us can be a lot of fun with a big group, and it goes up to 15 people. Or if you want something a little more focused on the sneaky and investigative part you could check out something like Town of Salem.
Games of low-stakes lying and finger pointing can be a lot of fun. And trying to be the baddie in one of them without giggling like a fool in an internet cafe and giving yourself away sounds amusing.
Quake 3 if you wanna go old school. Pretty much anything will run it these days and you can easily spin up a local server for it.
To blow off steam without focus on a story is very much inline with what we are after.
The downside with rocket league is that if we create tournaments, it is elimination rounds. What do the eliminated people do while the tournament completes. Or maybe I’m overthinking it, they could just play local matches until we decide to start a new tournament.
As someone who still does LAN weekends with a few friends a couple of times a year, this is a hard one especially if you have 6+ players, however here are my suggestions.
Supreme Commander using the FAF Client - huge scale RTS with up to 16 people in a single map (8v8).
Left4Dead Versus - 8 people go 4v4 so two teams in your case. Dedicated server recommend.
Unreal Tournament 2005/3 - lots of games modes and supports a lot of people but you may need a dedicated server.
Gary’s Mod PropHunt, Bomberman etc - Great sandbox game - can be a bit junky to setup up but excellent if you get it right
Blur - racing game which may be hard to find as it is not being sold anywhere but an excellent multiplayer one
Factorio - way slower pace than any games mentioned, but if you play Deathworld is an adrenaline rush and fun coop. Up to 500 people so 15-16 people is no sweat. Also good for long term goals for continuing play.
Human Fall Flat - funny physics puzzle game up to 4 people. Great for competition as you can make it 4 teams of 4 and have a leaderboard.
Planetside 2 - FPSMMO - epic battles and still very active
That’s a lot of typing already - let me know if you want more suggestions - happy gaming
Towerfall Ascension. Local play up to 6 players. You can run a mini tournament with 15 people. Amazing game.
Some good old classic Counter Strike. Lot more fun when its just you and people you know imo.
Crab Games is a fun parody of squid games. And its free!
Perfect Heist 2 is really fun, but idk if the games are large enough for 15 people.
Killer Queen Black?
Project winter
I think you can do private games of Stumble Guys with that many people.
pumpkinseedoil@feddit.de 8 months ago
Minecraft
mundane@feddit.nu 8 months ago
teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
This will be the real challenge. No matter what game is picked, with 15 people someone will feel meh about it. So plan on having a few options, and everyone should agree to at least give them a shot even if it’s not their first pick.