Top 10 online PC games

Video games are gaining a large audience. For 2017, developers have earned more than 100 billion dollars! And if earlier the basis of the gaming industry were single player (single) projects, now “cream” in the form of the lion’s share of the players and their money are being taken online. Confirmation of my words can be the statistics of the largest distributor of games - Steam. Top 5 most popular games - online client projects that collect at least 2.5 million people every day!

It is very simple to join the world of online games, because in most cases they are free or are distributed for quite reasonable money. We have selected the top 10 most popular client online PC games. Let's watch!

The best online games on the PC

10 Rocket league

Why do you think football is so popular? Probably, the point is simplicity - there is a ball, you need to roll it into the goal - and entertainment, excitement. But the developers of the Rocket League decided that this was not enough and added ... cars to their game. Small, terribly unrealistic, but very fast and agile. The task is the same - to score the ball. Total on the field can be from 2 to 8 players. Available not only online, but also a cooperative of two to four people on the good old split screen. There are few opportunities for machines - turbo acceleration and tricks in the air. All the mechanics of the game is studied in just a couple of matches. Next - honing the skill. And it is very difficult. But during the game you get sincere pleasure and excitement no less than from traditional football.

From time to time, developers add to the game new cars associated with some real events. For example, Hot Wheels models have been added recently. Unfortunately, there are practically no other changes.

9 RUST

Now the world of games is ruled by royal battles. But more recently, survival was the most popular genre. Rust is one of the best representatives. The game was introduced in 2013. It looked then, frankly, scary - a small island, simple graphics, rather monotonous gameplay. But by 2018, the game blossomed - the transition to Unity 5 transformed the graphics, and the developers added a lot of content. From now on, there are several biomes - deserts, snow-capped mountains, forests - there are more items, the crafting system has improved. Only the concept remained.

The beginning is simple - your character appears in a random place absolutely naked. The only weapon is a stone. With it, you need as quickly as possible to obtain material for the simplest tool. Next in line are food, housing, extremely useful machines, traps, and much, much more. It is advisable to quickly find friends in order to protect the acquired property from more experienced players. In general, do everything to survive. The game constantly keeps in suspense. Even if you are not online, there is a chance that someone will plunder your home. Such is the harsh world of RUST.

8 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

The genre of tactical shooters is poorly familiar to many players. Most closer CS: GO or Battlefield, where you can play "rembo". Rainbow Six Siege is made from another test. Yes, the essence of the match in the game is similar to the same "counter" - operatives need to defuse a bomb or save a hostage - but the solutions to the problem are completely different.Differences begin with the choice of character - each operative has his own skills, but outside of his skills he is practically useless. For example, Montagne - a mobile tank with a shield that can hide behind the entire team. There is a chemist, a sniper and another nearly two dozen classes. You need to select a character for your skills, map and team. The team is especially important, because without well-coordinated work you will not be able to live long - one or two hits are enough to go to rest.

In the arsenal of operatives can be a huge amount of useful equipment: stun grenades, explosive packs, drones, traps, hooks and another car and a small cart "gadgets". All this makes the seemingly monotonous maps and simple gameplay as varied and fascinating as possible; each match can be used as a ready-made script for a Hollywood action movie.

7 Overwatch

Overview Overwatch let's start with a very loud statement - this is one of the best shooters in the world! Why? It’s all about the perfect balance, the incredible pace of battles and unbridled fun. There are only two modes in the game: point capture and cart support. Teams two, six players. It sounds somewhat boring, but because Blizzard - the developer of the studio - worked in a detailed manner two dozen characters. Each hero not only has a unique history and character, expressed in behavior and phrases, but also radically different in battle. The reaper - darkly appears behind the backs of rivals and one “ulta” can destroy half of the rivals. Tracer is a cheerful, pretty girl who always manages to get away from the attack. There is even a hamster in the robosphere! As a result, the teams are very mixed, but quite balanced, thanks to the ability to change the character during the match. Maps also worked out perfectly. You are in a comfortable secure position - the sun will probably shine in your eyes so that life does not seem like honey.

Blizzard constantly adds new characters and cards, which makes even regular players feel bored. Knowing the developer, you can be sure that in ten years the game will be no less fascinating.

6 Warface

Warface shooter, developed by domestic Internet giant Mail.ru and Crytek, was presented to the public in 2012. Soon the online client game project gained notoriety. Like, a lot of schoolchildren and cheaters, and playing is boring. But by now the situation has changed dramatically: young players have moved into new projects, and the multi-level protection system has cleared the game from unclean gamers who used Wallhack, aimbot, and other cheats.

What is content? With three modes and a dozen cards Warface "grown" to 9 modes and 50 cards! Developers are constantly working on new weapons, equipment, select the optimal balance, which generally makes the game more detailed and interesting. I am also pleased that the project is undemanding in terms of PC power and Internet quality - thanks to the good optimization and servers in all parts of the vast country.

Finally, we note the active promotion of Warface, including on the eSports platform - many tournaments annually take place, the prize fund of some is millions of rubles. At the same time the competition is low, and young talented teams have a chance to compete for the prize.

5 GTA: Online

GTA - perhaps the meaning of these three letters is familiar even to people far from video games. Rockstar Games with each game of the series received an abundance of enthusiastic feedback from players and critics. Released in 2013, GTA V is a great single player game. But at the end of a great storyline, the player will not be bored, because there is online! Drive cars, boats, airplanes, plan robberies, organize the work of a nightclub, collect cars and at home - in the game you can do whatever your heart desires. You can shoot an opponent from a grenade launcher, and after 15 minutes explore hidden caves with a friend or try out funny game bugs. But the player does not always have to entertain himself - the developers regularly update the game, adding new content and arranging themed days.On Christmas, for example, the map of sunny Los Santos is covered with snow, giving you the opportunity to play snowballs!

In technical terms, the GTA also pleases. Even in 2018 the graphics seem quite modern, and the scale of the map is amazing. The only drawback is the cost of 1500 rubles. But is it expensive for such an ambitious game? In addition, the publisher constantly arranges sales, on which the project can be bought for a very "tasty" price.

4 DOTA 2

DOTA 2 - a game of the MOBA genre (multiplayer online battle arena) - has gone a hard way to the hearts of millions of Steam users. Initially, the project was only a separate map for Warcraft, but over time, the popularity of the modification became so high that Valve decided to take the development and turn them into a separate free game. The graphics improved, the balance got better - it became much more pleasant to play and DOTA 2 pulled millions of players.

It seems that the game itself does not carry anything interesting - there is only one card and two teams of players. But there are so many subtleties that the game can be compared with chess. It is also necessary to know all the features of the characters, calculate their actions in advance and predict the opponent's moves. It is not surprising that more than a dozen tournaments of various sizes are held annually. The winners of the largest of them - The International - in 2018 received almost $ 25 million!

3 Counter Strike: Global Offensive

The COP can safely be considered the progenitor of team shooters. CS: GO - in fact - a sleek version of the legendary CS 1.6, released back in 2000. New maps were added, several additional modes, but the essence remained the same - short team battles. The game does not hit the graphics - you simply do not have time to pay attention to it - or with an abundance of content, but reasonableness and balance deserve praise. The physics of weapon behavior is perfected to perfection - each “trunk” is felt differently. Cards, especially those used in matches, are maximally verified, giving approximately equal chances to both teams, which perfectly shows the capabilities of each player.

The popularity of the game can be described very simply - the third place in the TOP of Steam by the number of players online. Also note that CS: GO is one of the most popular cyber disciplines. Professional players are world famous and earn good money. The cost of the game itself is minimal - on sales you can get the full Counter Strike collection for 180-200 rubles.

2 Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds

PUBG - as this game is shortly called - has become a real phenomenon in the gaming industry over the past year. Right now, when you read this article, online Steam is about a million players. But the game is also available on the Xbox, PS4 and even on mobile platforms. The plot of the game is missing, even the simplest. You just fly on an airplane, and after a moment you are already paraded down to a random place on the map. Without equipment, without weapons. Want to survive - search the house, invent your tactics. The faster the better, because apart from you on the map, the size of 8x8 km, 99 more players. And only one should survive. And so that you don’t get bored, the zone accessible for combat will begin to shrink over time, which further intensifies the atmosphere. This is the royal battle!

The game is senseless, but incredibly interesting. It is possible to sharpen tactics to the smallest detail, but because of the great randomness, he who has come can win who has fun with friends. That is what makes it so interesting and popular.

1 World of Tanks

"Tanks" - not the most popular online game. By and large, the project is known only in Russia and the CIS countries. But what kind of people's love WoT acquired - both young schoolchildren and adult uncles play - everyone likes this client game for the PC. An important role is played by detail and historical accuracy. Employees of Wargaming.net spent weeks in museums, archives and on the fields of real battles in order to accurately convey the atmosphere and behavior of tanks in battle. Having fun will not work, you need to clearly understand what your tank can and choose the appropriate tactics.

Unfortunately, not a fly in the ointment - the balance in the game is lame. The game is shareware, but to win at a level above the 9th without a premium account, worth 500 rubles, it becomes terribly difficult.On the other hand, this is an adequate price for a product of this level. For 8 years since the release, the developers have added a huge amount of equipment, locations. On the approach of new modes, designed to diversify the gameplay. Finally, the graphics are updated - the cards no longer seem to be closed boxes, they have gained scale, indescribable beauty and dynamic surroundings.

Popular vote - which online game on PC do you think is the best?
We vote!

World of Tanks

Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds

Counter Strike: Global Offensive

GTA: Online

Warface

DOTA 2

Overwatch

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

RUST

Rocket league

Total votes: 10

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