Single-player games may hold the monopoly on allowing players to assume the role of a game character while immersing them into the intrigue of their world and stories but there is nothing like teaming up with friends and strangers to renovate a dilapidated village, rescue a government official in captivity or destroy other friends and strangers.

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The last ten years witnessed the creation of hundreds of multiplayer games, some of which sadly proved to be utter disappointments. The latter not being our focus, this list is about the games that helped forge a sense of camaraderie with real-life people over the internet. Scroll on to find a compilation of the 10 best multiplayer games to grace our screens this past decade.

10 Battlefield 4 – 85

With a single-player campaign that is best described as too bland for words, Battlefield 4 made up for its shortcomings by including a multiplayer mode where all hell could be let loose. Capable of supporting a maximum of 64 players over PC and next-gen consoles, the platform allowed players to test their might across ten different maps and seven different modes, some of which the average gamer would find difficult to survive.

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Characters could belong to any of four classes, each of which comes with a distinctive ability. All in all, Battlefield 4 made a commendable attempt to distinguish itself from other FPS games of its time, especially by emphasizing vehicular use and placing the environment at the mercy of players.

9 Street Fighter V – 87

Capcom is a name that is renowned for a reason and it certainly did live up to its reputation with the gaming bliss that is Street Fighter V. With stunning graphics that might just blind the eye, the game saw the return of classic characters like Ryu, Chun Li, and Bison, although they looked slightly different from their original appearances. Like most arcade games, Street Fighter V lacked substantive content but featured a multiplayer mode that allowed teams of one to five players to battle it out. As expected, moves were varied and endless and players could rightly assume they would never see them all especially as the DLCs added a host of new characters.

8 Sid Meier’s Civilization V – 87

As one of the better things to happen to PCs in the earlier part of the decade, Sid Meier’s Civilization V was a game that tasked not only players’ click-happy fingers but also their brains. Hardly any progress would be made if considerable thought was not given to strategy right from the onset of the game when players are asked to choose the nationality of their civilization. The turn-based title was one of the few strategy games with no campaigns whatsoever, allowing players to only concern themselves with building a primitive society from scratch and sustaining it far into the future. This long-term objective provided thousands with a game that lasted for months, years even.

7 Battlefield 1 – 89

Battlefield 1 Game Poster

The chaos of World War I is all that there was to Battlefield 1. From wreckages of bi-planes falling from the sky in a ball of fire to barely visible bullets whizzing past the screen, players will find this immersion into the annals of man’s history enjoyable. Although the game’s single-player campaign was an improvement on the work of its predecessors, Battlefield 1’s multiplayer mode was by far its greatest strength. With destructible environments and tanks that could be repaired from the inside, players could be sure to linger on the fronts of World War 1 while gleefully eliminating other players.

6 Dark Souls III – 89

Long before Sekiro rolled off the lips of many, Dark Souls was the go-to game for gamers seeking an unforgiving challenge. By hurling impossible bosses and fights towards players, Dark Souls III is unarguably the most brutal of all games in the franchise.

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It was these seemingly unfair odds that made players grateful for the multiplayer mode which could be accessed after ‘restoring the character’s ember.’ Areas could be ransacked by parties of more than one, daunting foes vanquished and objectives reached jointly. It was the satisfaction of surmounting the Herculean nature of this title that made the game worth it.

5 Overwatch – 91

Overwatch Game Poster With Characters

Tactics and strategy were the central themes of play in this 2016 Game Of The Year. This multiplayer shooter charmed its way into the hearts of gamers world over with its cast of 21 gun-wielding characters, none of whom possessed abilities that made them invincible in the face of others. Although multiplayer maps were not as numerous as one would like, versus matches were never devoid of thrill with specialists from each team fighting to achieve the match objectives whilst armed with futuristic weapons.

4 Journey – 92

In a world where we are deluged by games with gunfire and excessive violence, it was particularly soothing to be given a game like Journey, Thatgamecompany’s depiction of the travels of a robed sojourner draped in a magical scarf. The game was essentially one long hike across several actual geographical biomes, an experience many players may have found cleansing. Other real players could be found along the way, thus providing a companion for the trek with whom songs and magical energy can be exchanged.

3 Minecraft – 93

In a time where 3D visuals and 4K were beginning to bud, Minecraft is a game thousands thought they would never play. The bit-sized pixelated world of the game afforded players a sentiment that is akin to that felt by the early man in the first years of evolution. Gathering resources for survival, planting food, hacking monsters to death while tunneling into the earth; these efforts and more made players beam with pride after creating the completely customizable world they seek and the best part: they could show it off to others.

2 Divinity: Original Sin 2 – 93

One of the most renowned RPGs of the decade, Divinity: Original Sin 2 was developed and published by Larian Studios. Set in the fantasy world of Rivellon, players could enjoy the game’s plot alone or team up with another player locally or up to three players online, which was indubitably the better option. Magic spells, fearsome weapons, and explosive weapons all contributed to making its gameplay enjoyable along with its rich storyline that branched out in a non-linear fashion.

1 The Last of Us – 95

Ellie and Joel moved so many to tears in the primary and secondary campaigns of this iconic game but a third mode that attested to this title’s remarkable nature was its multiplayer mode. The mode could accommodate up to eight players split into teams of four and they could choose to play either the Supply Raid or Survival variations of the game. As those who played must have learned, neither was a walk in the park. Unlike in FPS games where players could run in blind the enemy with guns blazing, strategies had to be set in place and stealth employed to conserve the otherwise limited resources. It was this realistic portrayal of what a post-apocalyptic world might be that made The Last of Us endearing.

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