List of Recommended Games

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	✔	✘	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔