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8 two-player online games to challenge a friend
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Updated onJuly 23, 2024
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While single-player onlinegamesare a good option to have fun, one of the most sought-for features is the multiplayer option. I mean, it should always be more fun to compete against a real face or cooperate with your best mate to save the world.
As expected, the two-player onlinegamesoffer is varied, from multiplayer games to co-op games and even classic board and card games. You can play with your buddies either online or together on the same PC or console.
Mind that some of thegamesin the following list are not for free.
Best online games to play with your friends
Apex Legends
Abattle royaletype ofgamein which you team up with one or two friends (Legends) to make a unique squad that will fight against other teams and gains wealth and fame.
Thegamereceived multiple awards, including for Best Multiplayer category. It is available forPS4, Xbox One, or PC, with a free download, and further in-game purchases.
⇒Get Apex Legends
Fortnite
Another freebattle royaletype ofgame, in which you have to build forts, and fight and take out competitors until you’re the last man (or woman) standing.It also supportsa story mode, where you can battle against zombies with a friend.
Thegamecan’t be played locally, only online, and is available forXbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, iOS, or Android.
⇒Get Fortnite
Mario Kart Tour
Available only as an app, on Apple Store or Google Play, Mario Kart Tour is very suitable for nostalgics, but not only. After all, Super Mario games have been a long time favorite with many online games fans of all ages.
The standard version is free to play, but then there are, of course, in-app purchases.
After downloading the app, you have to create a Nintendo account, register your friends on the dedicated list and invite them to play.
Mind that according to recent reviews themultiplayeroption proved faulty, but for sure the developers are working to fix it, as many players have installed the app precisely for this feature.
⇒Get Mario Kart on Google Play
Pandemic
This one is a greatco-op gamethat can be played in 2 to 5 players, that have to make up a team and fight a worldwide infectious disease.
Since it doesn’t have a multiplayer option, you can invite friends and cooperate to make a strategy, then play in turns.
Thegameis available on PCs and Macs, a well as on gaming consoles and mobile devices running on Windows or iOS, atprices starting from $4.99.
⇒Get Pandemic on Amazon
A way out
Yet anotherco-op game, perfect for two players, in which the two of you areprisoners trying to escape.
You have to work together to get through various challenges and many times you depend on one another to survive.
Thegameis available for separate purchase for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
⇒Get for PC
⇒Get for Xbox
⇒Get for PS4
Portal 2
Portal 2 is a great single-playerpuzzle game, but due to the high demand, a two-player mode was introduced.
It features aunique futuristic story, challenging test chambers and tricky puzzle rooms that the two of you have to go through together, to advance in thegame.
Portal 2 issuitable for PCs, Xbox One, or Xbox 360.
⇒Get Portal 2 on Amazon
Words with friends
Back to some classicboard games, this is a Scrabble-like game that you can play with your Facebook friends. All you need is a Facebook account and then challenge a networking buddy.
You can play it either locally or download the dedicated app and log in with your Facebook account.
⇒Get from Google Play
⇒Get from Apple Store
Chess on Linchess.org
Last but not least, a good chess game for the more geeky ones. No registration is required and access is completely free.
When the two of you are ready, go to Lichess.org and choose thePlay with a friendoption, then choose the type ofgameyou want and press on one of the icons. You’ll receive a sharable link, which your friend has to access to join yourgame.
From then on, just make your smartest move!
⇒Play Chess
These were just a few options of two-playergames, covering multiple game types, for all tastes, we hope. A few errors like theOnce Human network errormay suffice but it’s nothing you can’t handle.
We’d like to hear your recommendations on this topic, so please use the comments section below.
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Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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