At the time of the raging coronavirus and widespread self-isolation, people are sorely lacking ... “Money!” - you will probably exclaim. And you will be absolutely right. But also - positive emotions. And to make up for their shortage, we suggest you play one of the funniest and most fun PC games.
And we will provide a list of 10 such games so that you have something to do all the time remaining until the end of self-isolation.
10. A series of Worms games (1995-2020)
Genre - turn-based artillery, turn-based strategy
We did not begin to exchange for trifles and included in the selection the entire series of games about aggressive pink worms. Just because each of them is funny and interesting in its own way!
These are turn-based games in which the military strategy includes the use of a wide range of destructive weapons: skunks emitting poisonous gas, banana bombs, meteor shower, exploding sheep, etc.
Funny cartoon style, simple gameplay, and many modes, including Holy war (kill enemies with a holy grenade) This is Sparta! (your only weapon is a jab) The Worms have gained the popularity and love of gamers.
9. Goat Simulator (2014)
Genre - Simulator
“Well, you are a goat,” you can safely say about the main character of this game. After all, you have to play for the very present (well, as far as this word applies to computer games) goat. He terrorizes the Swedish city, scares away guests at parties, licks race cars and can even blow up gas stations.
A goat simulator with a third-person view is a funny sandbox in which you can do crazy tricks or just run from place to place, watching how many points you can earn, wreaking havoc. There is no storyline, no sense, sheer madness and fan.
This is one of those games that will appeal to lovers of the absurd and farce, although it also lacks the usual humor.
8. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (2014)
Genre - Arcade, Quest
In one of the funniest computer games, you need to complete a series of routine tasks to help the main protagonist hide the fact that he is an octopus, not a person.
And if this is not fun enough for you, then the developers have provided fun "shaky mechanics." Try putting on trousers, grab a key, or tie a tie not with your fingers, but with boneless tentacles. And keep in mind that our hero is not just an octopus, but also the father of the human family, which means that his disguise must be impeccable.
7. Psychonauts (2005)
Genre - platformer
You are waiting for strange and funny adventures, including solving many puzzles, traveling to the minds of other characters, investigating the kidnapping of children's brains, a fight with a crazy housewife, and visiting the city of Lungfish.
An open world, non-standard characters with psi-abilities, a thoughtful and very interesting plot - all this will provide you with several hours of high-quality and fun gameplay.
6. South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014)
Genre - RPG
This game looks, sounds and feels the same as one of the episodes of the animated series "South Park", except that it takes more than a dozen hours to complete it.
Together with familiar characters - Kenny, Butters, Cartman and others, you will go on a series of tasks that should be familiar to fans of the series. In the process of their implementation, you will have to face the FBI, aliens, Nazi zombies, gnomes, kidnapping cowards and many other funny and strange characters.
5. Saints Row IV (2013)
Genre - action adventure
If you look superficially, this is a game about how to terrorize people with a giant purple dildo, to cool music. This weapon is called the Alien Anal Probe ("alien anal probe") and because of it the Saints Row IV was banned in Australia, as the authorities saw in the game propaganda of sexual violence.
But in fact, digging deeper, you will understand that this is a game about how to become the president of the United States, get superpowers, protect the Earth from alien invasion, and only then how to terrorize people with giant purple dildos, to cool music.
4. The Sims Series (2000 - Present)
Genre - life simulator, strategy
Developer Will Wright wanted his interactive reality show to be an exploration of urban life and relationships - but what did the players do with this idea? They drowned their Sims in swimming pools, forced them to urinate on the kitchen floor, recreated their friends and enemies, and also created an improved version of themselves. The Sims series teaches us that in video games, real gods and monsters are on this side of the screen.
It also allows you to better understand your needs and desires, express yourself creatively, gives you a sense of unlimited freedom and can make your self-isolation during the COVID-19 epidemic more fun and at the same time beneficial for mental health.
3. Portal 1 (2007) and 2 (2011)
Genre - First-Person Puzzle
Are you ready to meet one of the greatest villains in the history of video games, who plays sadistic games with the player at every opportunity? Of course, we are talking about the artificial intelligence GLaDOS, which (she speaks in a female voice) loves cakes, makes you solve puzzles, tries to play with you like a cat with a mouse and sings.
The “portal” is easy to understand and easy to play, it has an amazing level design, and its continuation adds Whitley, an ineffective assistant, and, of course, GLaDOS, which is ready to stage a show if it is powered by a potato battery.
2. Destroy All Humans! (2005)
Genre - action adventure
One of the funniest video games of all time will make you look at an alien invasion from the other side.
You play as Cryptosporidium 137, an angry little alien who invaded the United States in 1959 in pursuit of human brains. You have telekinesis, a jetpack, a flying saucer, a death ray, and, of course, an anal probe. So go ahead, chasing people! And the US government at this time will hide your attacks, attributing them to the Communists or accidents.
By the way, in 2020 a full remake of this game should be released. While it is under development.
1. Overlord Series (2007-2015)
Genre - RPG, Strategy
Do you want to feel like a real Dark Lord and go all the thorny path from a simple "clown", as the peasants mockingly call you to the true Lord of evil with faithful servants?
Funny humor, exciting tasks, the opportunity to become not a banal villain, but an antihero make the first Overlord game masterpiece, which is definitely worth a try, or return if you once played it, but you forgot it.
In the second part, you will play for the son of the Dark Lord, raised by a faithful servant. He has three important tasks: to avenge his father, subjugate the forces of Evil and conquer the Empire. Of course, he will be helped in this by minions, a little dull, but faithful, like dogs.
