My friends wanna play together online. They prefer free games (at least for now) and one of them might feel dizzy while playing first-person-type games. Any recommendations?

Requirements ([x] means priority):

  • We have 4+ people.
  • [1] Free [2] or extremely cheap so that I can afford 4 copies or they might give it a try and try another paid games in the future.
  • [1] Online co-op [2] or relaxing less-competitve games that won't make anyone unhappy.
  • Avoid first-person type games (one of them might feel dizzy while playing).
  • Can be on any PC platforms like Steam, Origin or even DRM-free.

Games we have tried:

  • Alien Swarm (good)
  • Magicka (failed, one do not like the feeling getting killed by allies too frequently)

Suggestions people made in comments:

  1. Free
  2. Paid
  3. Other

Pre-thanks for all helped or wanted to help.

And obligatory giveaway: ggBsE.

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Warframe perhaps

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Brawlhalla

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Guild Wars 2

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I can recommend this one too! It's one of the most beautiful and even in it's basic form for free (optional to buy the first expansion). So you can try it and - if you like it - buy.

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Path of exile

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I had pretty much fun with Path of Exile. However due to lag (and death caused by them) I stopped playing a while ago - dunno if they fixed the performance.

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Unturned?

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Smite?
Dungeon Defenders 2?
Both free And Cool.

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Smite might be too competitive. DD2 might be ok, thanks.

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Castle Crasher?

About $1 on sale.

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The pack with "Battleblock Theater" is a instant buy!

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Brawlhalla (free to play, skins available for cash). Similar to Super Smash Bros, just on PC. Has local and online multiplayer. I'm not sure what's the player limit, since I've found the game just recently, but I've been able to play with 7 friends (4v4). While it is somewhat competitive, whether you win or loose, rewards are roughly the same, so it shouldn't cause any stress.

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Thanks for details.

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  • Timberman
  • Terraria
  • Brawlhalla
  • Lethal League
  • Trine 2

The game I enjoyed the most with my friends is most likely Brawlhalla. I suggest you give that a try. :D

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I might try Brawlhalla while the other has player limits.

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Payday the heist is fun and has a 4 pack special and is cheap when it's on sale which is pretty often iirc i bought the 4 pack for around $4

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It's first person shooter :(

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☞ Brawlhalla

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Hm, that are some serious restrictions. I would have suggested No More Room in Hell but that one is First Person. Other than that maybe Devil's Dare of Fist Puncher. While they are not free you can get a copy really cheap on Tremor Games. But you have to invest a bit of time there. Although depending on your country this can be less than 10 minutes.

EDIT: The latter two may be local co-op only.

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Thanks for details.

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Castle Crashers is fun with 4 players.

Jackbox party pack is great for party games for 2-8 players, using one copy of the game and everyone uses their smartphone as a controller.

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I might suggest Realm of the Mad God.
Though I wouldn't have suggested this in the past 2-3 years, the game switched companies and the new one has pumped out more content in 4 months than the previous one did in 3 years.
Pixel graphics, top-down, rogue-like, permadeath, lots of loot and grinding.
It does take a bit of time to get into, but the game's definitely more fun with friends. Calling out dungeons, sharing your rare drops etc.

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Thanks for details.

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I was gonna suggest Don't starve together, but the cheapest it can get is $10 single, $15 bundle (2 copies).. so $25 for 4 copy if you buy 1 bundle pack and one of your friend buys another bundle pack (you can only purchase bundle pack once per person)

so.. $25 for 4 copies? is that too expensive? (during sales)

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Thanks for details.

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Aliens Swarm

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dungeon fighter online? :p. tera?

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Warframe might make you dizzy, be warned there can be a surge of colours, movement and action, even in third person. Not for the faint hearted at times.

Perhaps :

  • Dragons and Titans is free, but it might not be up your ally. Neat little game though.
  • Dying Light, can be dizzy perhaps if you have motion blur on and if you're parkouring a lot. It's not necessary though..this one is expensive.
  • L4D2/L4D1 on sale.
  • Trine 2/3, on sale. Only three players though..

Though before I go on to pretty much make another list again, I made a list in the past when I was looking for players to bond and play with but without much success. At least the list of games I have may be useful in your search. You can decide what you'd like from there. ^.^

Edit : Also this is not out yet, but looks promising in 2017. It's a game from the same studio that made Trine, it's called Nine Parchments.

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Went through the trouble of including the store links and player count just for you :3.. Trine 2 complete story 3 pack is currently $6, Trine 3 3 pack is at $15. This sale ends on the 10th Nov.

Yes, I'm replying myself to bump the topic and make the OP aware of the changes.

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Thanks for details :)

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Co-optimus is a great site as well but it does not contain all games, so keep an eye out. :3

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Transformice?

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Payday 2 Not that cheap on sale the 4pack is 15euro , worth the money !

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Blood and Bacon?

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Towerfall, Left 4 Dead, Trine, Worms!

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