List of Recommended Games

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Below are games that work especially well at LAN parties, typically because of their multiplayer capabilities but also their general popularity. Information on each game's features has been researched but still may be inaccurate due to the game being updated.

Please add games that are missing from the list, or update incorrect information by editing this article.

Name Genre Year Meta Score Max Players Size (GB) Free Shared Screen Listen Server Dedicated Server Server Rental Offline Multiplayer PC Mac Linux Notes
Age of Empires II: HD Strategy 2013 68 8 4.43 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Altitude Flight 2009 79 64 0.2 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Armagetron Arcade 2001 - 32 0.002 ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator Simulation 2013 - 6 ? ✘ ✘ ? ? ? ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Assault Cube FPS 2006 - 20 0.045 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Babo Violent Top Down Arena 2006 - 32 0.012 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Barabari ball Platformer 2012 82 4 0.378 ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Battleborn FPS 2016 69 10 ? ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Battlefield 3 FPS 2011 89 64 19.9 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Battlefield 4 FPS 2013 81 64 28.89 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Battlefield Bad Company 2 FPS 2010 87 32 8.48 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Blur Racing 2010 81 20 7.42 ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ No longer on sale
Borderlands FPS 2009 81 4 ? ✘ ✘ ? ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Borderlands 2 FPS 2012 89 4 ? ✘ ✘ ? ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel FPS 2014 75 4 ? ✘ ✘ ? ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Broforce Platformer 2015 83 4 ? ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✔ ✔
Burnout Paradise Racing 2008 87 8 3.23 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Call of Duty 4 FPS 2007 92 48 8.58 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare FPS 2012 79 64 11.8 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Civilization V Strategy 2010 90 12 8.43 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Company of Heroes Strategy 2006 93 8 8.91 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Company of Heroes 2 Strategy 2013 80 8 13 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✔ ✔
Cortex Command Side scrolling Shooter 2012 44 4 0.3 ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✔ ✔
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive FPS 2012 83 20 14.7 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Counter-Strike: Source FPS 2004 88 32 4.5 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Crypt of the Necrodancer Rhythm 2015 87 2 1.65 ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
DayZ Standalone FPS 2013 - 50 11.1 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
DEFCON Strategy 2006 84 6 0.121 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Diablo III RPG 2012 88 4 ? ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘
Dota 2 MOBA 2013 90 10 15.5 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Elbow Room Party 2016 - 100 ? ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Enter the Gungeon Rogue-like 2016 84 2 ? ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✔ ✔
FlatOut 2 Racing 2006 76 8 2.87 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Foot-To-Ball N+1 Sport 2014 - 2 0.043 ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ Flags don't load when offline
Gang Beasts Fighting 2014 - 8 0.935 ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 4 wired and 4 wireless Xbox controllers required for 8 player
Gang Garrison 2 Side Scrolling Shooter 2008 - 16 0.019 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Garry's Mod: Prophunt FPS 2007 - 128 3.7 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Garry's Mod: Trouble in Terrorist Town FPS 2010 - 32 3.7 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Giants: Citizen Kabuto 3rd Person Shooter 2000 85 10 1.1 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Gimbal Flight 2013 - 128 0.6 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Giraffes Volleyball Championship 2016 Sport 2016 - 2 0.019 ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Goldeneye: Source FPS 2010 - 32 2.04 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Guns of Icarus Online 3rd Person Shooter 2012 64 16 ? ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Half-Life 2 Deathmatch FPS 2004 - 32 3.04 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Halo Combat Evolved FPS 2001 83 16 0.6 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ No longer on sale
Hawken FPS 2012 73 12 5 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Hearthstone Card 2014 85 2 1.35 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘
Hedgewars Artillery Strategy 2006 - 8 0.145 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Heroes of Newerth MOBA 2010 76 12 5.2 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Hockey Question Mark Simulation 2011 - 10 0.006 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Insurgency FPS 2014 74 32 10 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Johann Sebastian Joust Physical 2013 82 7 0.378 ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Move controllers, open space and speakers required
Just Cause 2: Multiplayer Sandbox 2013 - 10000 4.86 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Killing Floor FPS 2009 72 6 6.04 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
King Arthur's Gold Sandbox 2011 81 64 1 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ Crashes when not connected to internet
League of Legends MOBA 2009 78 12 5.3 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘
Left 4 Dead 2 FPS 2009 89 8 12.8 ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Mega Coin Squad Platformer 2014 74 4 1 ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✔ ✔
Minecraft Sandbox 2011 93 ∞ 0.1 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Mount Your Friends Sport 2014 - 16 0.206 ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Multi Theft Auto Sandbox 2003 - 4096 0.048 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Natural Selection 2 Strategy FPS 2012 80 32 11.3 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ High server reqs. Listen server requires Steam auth.
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Racing 2010 86 8 8 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Neotokyo FPS 2009 - 32 4 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Nuclear Dawn Strategy FPS 2011 71 32 5.2 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
OpenRA Strategy 2010 90 16 0.01 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
OpenTTD Simulation 2004 - 15 0.08 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Orion: Prelude FPS 2013 - 10 4.04 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ Crashes when not connected to internet
Orcs Must Die! Tower Defence 2011 83 2 ? ✘ ✘ ? ? ? ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Orcs Must Die! 2 Tower Defence 2012 83 2 ? ✘ ✘ ? ? ? ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Path of Exile Dungeon Crawler 2013 86 ∞ 12 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Payday 2 FPS 2013 79 4 31 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✔
Pirates Vikings & Knights II FPS 2010 - 32 10 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Porcunipine Top Down Arena 2015 - 4 0.32 ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Primal Carnage FPS 2015 67 32 1.5 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Push Me Pull You Top Down Arena 2016 75 4 0.3 ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Quake III Arena FPS 1999 93 64 1 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
QuickDraw Physical Unreleased - 7 ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? ? ? ? Move controllers, open space and speakers required
Realm of the Mad God Dungeon Crawler 2011 82 ∞ 0.1 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘
Red Faction FPS 2001 78 32 1.5 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Red Faction: Guerrilla FPS 2009 82 16 8.01 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Reflex FPS 2014 - 16 0.437 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Rise of Nations Strategy 2003 89 8 5 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball Arcade 2015 - 12 0.4 ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Rocket Crowbar FPS 2007 - 32 0.08 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Rocket League Sport 2015 86 8 3.85 ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Max 4 players split screen. Split screen only when offline.
Running with Rifles Top Down Shooter 2015 78 ∞ 0.527 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Saints Row 2 3rd Person Shooter 2009 72 2 ? ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✔
Saints Row: The Third 3rd Person Shooter 2011 84 2 ? ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✔
Saints Row IV 3rd Person Shooter 2013 86 2 ? ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✔
Sanctum Tower Defense 2011 70 4 ? ✘ ✘ ? ? ? ? ✔ ✔ ✘
Sanctum 2 Tower Defense 2013 77 4 ? ✘ ✘ ? ? ? ? ✔ ✔ ✔
Serious Sam 3: BFE FPS 2011 72 16 ? ✘ ✔ ? ? ? ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter FPS 2009 68 16 ? ✘ ✘ ? ? ? ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter FPS 2010 76 16 ? ✘ ✘ ? ? ? ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Silhouette Party 2013 - 2 0.02 ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ Share keyboard
Sins of a Solar Empire Strategy 2008 87 10 4 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion Strategy 2012 82 10 5 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Soldat Side scrolling Shooter 2002 - 32 0.103 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed Racing 2012 79 10 7.16 ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ Split screen only when offline
SourceForts FPS 2005 - 32 0.140 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Star Conflict Flight 2013 75 ∞ 6 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✔ ✔
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast FPS 2002 89 32 0.8 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy FPS 2003 81 32 1.3 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
Starbound Sandbox 2013 82 ∞ 3 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ? ✔ ✔ ✔
Starcraft 2 Strategy 2010 - 8 30 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘
Suicide Survival FPS 2008 - 32 0.04 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Sundown Arena Shooter Unreleased - ? ? ? ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ? ? ?
Supreme Commander Strategy 2007 86 8 8 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance Strategy 2007 81 8 8 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Supreme Commander 2 Strategy 2010 77 8 8 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Team Fortress 2 FPS 2007 92 32 17.4 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Teeworlds Side scrolling Shooter 2007 - 16 0.008 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Terraria Sandbox 2011 83 255 0.2 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
The Hidden: Source FPS 2007 - 10 0.173 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
The Ship: Murder Party FPS 2006 76 32 1.58 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
TrackMania Nations Forever Racing 2008 - 255 0.750 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Tribes: Ascend FPS 2012 86 28 10 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Unreal Tournament FPS 1999 92 64 0.522 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Unreal Tournament 2004 FPS 2004 93 32 5.8 ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘
War Thunder Flight 2013 82 32 11 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔
Warframe 3rd Person Shooter 2013 68 4 20 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Strategy 2008 86 8 4.5 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Strategy 2009 85 8 6.5 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
Warsow FPS 2012 - 128 0.432 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
World In Conflict RTS 2007 89 16 4.03 ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ? ✔ ✘ ✘
World of Tanks Simulation 2010 80 32 16 ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✘ ✘
Worms Armageddon Artillery Strategy 1999 - 6 0.518 ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✘ ✘
Xonotic FPS 2011 - 64 0.939 ✔ ✘ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
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