In this fast-paced and demanding world, we understand the need for relaxation and entertainment. Whether you’re in a different country or missing home, these games are sure to provide a much-needed escape.
From action-packed adventures to mind-bending puzzles, here’s a list of games that cater to different preferences, ensuring that there’s something for everyone. Join us as we explore the captivating world of gaming and discover the perfect way for OFWs to unwind and have fun, no matter where they are.
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1. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Also known to a lot of Filipinos as ML) is a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game designed to be playable in the convenience of your mobile phones. The game offers around a 10-second matchmaking queue and approximately 10-minute battles, allowing players to engage in laning, jungling, pushing, and teamfighting. It brings the fun of PC MOBA and action games to the palm of your hand.
For people who grew up with DoTA, this game will immediately give you nostalgic vibes of simpler times with a simple and quick game. It is also a great game to bond with loved ones in the Philippines as it is one of the most played and famous games in the country. It’s a great time killer, stress reliever and reason to play with your loved ones. Mobile Legends: Bang Bang can be played on both iOS and Android devices, and it has gained popularity as a competitive mobile game.
2. Neverwinter
Neverwinter is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by Cryptic Studios. The game is set in the fictional city-state of Neverwinter, which is part of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. In Neverwinter, players can create their own unique characters and embark on epic adventures in a vast and immersive world. The game offers a rich and dynamic storyline, filled with quests, exploration, and exciting combat encounters.
Just like the ever popular fantasy board game Dungeons & Dragons, players are granted the option to choose from a variety of classes and races, each with their own unique abilities and playstyles. Neverwinter features a robust character customization system, allowing everyone to tailor their characters’ appearance and abilities to suit their preferences. The game also offers a wide range of activities and gameplay options, including PvE (Player vs. Environment) quests, dungeons, raids, and PvP (Player vs. Player) battles.
If fantasy is what you’re craving, and searching for that nostalgic D&D experience, you can for sure enjoy Neverwinter. Playing solo or with friends, Neverwinter captivates you through a blend of thrilling adventures, strategic combat, and a vibrant community of players.
3. Minecraft
Looking for a more relaxing and chill game with minor combat and focused more on aesthetic and free roam with a lot of time on your hands? Then Minecraft is the game that would suit your needs to fight boredom. Minecraft is a popular sandbox video game that offers various modes, including Survival mode, where you have the risk of dying in the game and respawning again and you must acquire resources and maintain their health, giving the sense of survivability in game, and Creative mode, which provides unlimited resources for building and the ability to fly. Players can craft tools and items, build structures, and interact with the game’s diverse flora and fauna.
Minecraft has a strong community that creates mods, custom maps, and other content, contributing to the game’s enduring popularity and providing you with even more options and different ways to enjoy Minecraft, making you feel like you’re playing a new game each mod. It is in fact a game that takes you to another world.
4. Vampire’s Fall: Origins
A more minor RPG single player game that is filled with lore and a fun experience. Vampire’s Fall: Origins is a mobile game made by Early Morning Studio designed with the love of fantasy and vampires at mind. You play the game as a character from a small village that’s been ransacked by an evil witch and cursed you into a vampire. From there, you travel the world looking for that witch and exact your vengeance.
This simple mobile, turn based combat game is so easily enjoyable that it will take your stress away in a second! Easy to play, understand and not to mention fun to play and to learn the lore in. Something as simple as interacting with the NPCs will give you a good laugh and the combat in the game is balanced and satisfying. A sure way to enjoy your day after a long day.
5. Vendir: Plague of Lies
Made by the same studio that created Vampire’s Fall: Origins, Vendir: Plague of Lies by Early Morning Studio is another hidden gem that also still has lots of room to grow and expect from the game. Vendir: Plague of Lies is a Dungeons & Dragons inspired mini mobile game that captures the same vibe that Vampire’s Fall: Origins have, but with more characters.
In this game you get to customize your character’s appearance and class and then are plunged into the world of Vendir where you get to both roam and find your allies to fight bosses, collect loot, upgrade your gear and progress through the rich story that the game provides.
If you’re looking for a quick game that doesn’t lack story and fantasy to relax to and tell your friends about, then Vampire’s Fall: Origins is the game for you.
6. Soul Knight
Soul Knight is a pixel roguelike RPG mobile game that offers an intriguing dungeon, crazy weapons, and endless adventure, perfect for offloading stress after a hard day’s work! In the game, you find yourself in a world where a magical stone that maintains the balance of the world has been stolen by high-tech aliens. The world is now hanging on a thin thread, and it’s up to you to retrieve the stone and restore balance.
Soul Knight is another game that’s easy to enjoy and is such an eye candy, making it easy to love, let’s face it, a knight with guns is just such a fun idea. The game is available for free on the Google Play Store, Apple App Store, and Nintendo Switch. It features action-packed gameplay, where you explore dungeons, collect unique and powerful weapons, dodge bullets, and defeat enemies. The game also offers different in-game classes that you can choose from to enhance your gameplay experience. Enjoy the thrilling and challenging gameplay of Soul Knight!
7. Raid: Shadow Legends
Now let’s combine great story, gameplay, graphics, PC and mobile compatibility and the fact that you will be rewarded by it by simply coming back to login. That is Raid: Shadow Legends, a fantasy-themed, turn-based role-playing gacha game. The game’s story takes place in the fictional realm of Teleria, which has been threatened by dark forces. As a player, you embark on an epic journey to save Teleria by assembling a team of powerful champions and battling against various enemies. In Raid: Shadow Legends, you have the opportunity to collect and upgrade hundreds of unique champions, each with their own skills and abilities. You can strategically build your team, combining different champions to create powerful synergies and overcome challenging battles.
The game offers a wide range of gameplay features, including PvE (Player versus Environment) campaign mode, where you can explore different locations, complete quests, and uncover the secrets of Teleria. Additionally, there are various dungeons and challenges to test your skills and earn valuable rewards. Raid: Shadow Legends also includes PvP (Player versus Player) battles, where you can compete against other players from around the world to prove your strength and climb the ranks. With its stunning graphics, immersive gameplay, and a vast collection of champions to discover, Raid: Shadow Legends offers an epic RPG experience set in a dark fantasy world that will always be fun to go back to.
8. Fallout Shelter
Speaking of being rewarded just by coming back to the game, Fallout Shelter is waiting for you to be its new overseer! Fallout Shelter is a free-to-play construction and management simulation video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios. In the game, you play as the overseer of a Vault-Tec Corporation vault in a post-apocalyptic world. Your task is to manage and expand the vault, ensuring the survival and happiness of its dwellers.
As the overseer, you have control over all aspects of the vault, including building new rooms, assigning dwellers to different tasks, and managing resources such as food, water, and power. You can also send dwellers above ground to explore the wasteland and gather valuable resources or encounter dangerous threats, and the best part about that is that you can leave it for hours only for you to come back and reap your reward!
The game features retro-inspired graphics and a humorous tone, capturing the essence of the Fallout series. It offers a mix of strategic planning, resource management, and exploration, providing an engaging and addictive gameplay experience.
9. Tap Titans 2
Let’s take it up a notch, instead of just coming back to be rewarded, how about a game that will continuously progress without even playing it! Tap Titans 2 is an exciting mobile game where you embark on an epic adventure to defeat the mighty Titan Lords. In this clicker idle RPG, you grab your sword and assemble a team of heroes to join Sword Master in his quest.
With over 150,000 levels to conquer, you’ll need to tap your way to victory by slaying hundreds of Titans. The game offers a thrilling gameplay experience with incremental progression, allowing you to unlock new abilities, artifacts, and equipment as you progress even while you’re away!
10. Genshin Impact
Gorgeous graphics, easy gameplay, great story and an overall fun experience. Genshin Impact is sure to always take you to another world. Genshin Impact is an open-world game with a heavy emphasis on exploration. The story follows The Traveler, an interstellar adventurer who, at the start of the game, is separated from their twin sibling after the two land in Teyvat.
It is an online-only adventure that combines elements of story and multiplayer, incorporating features commonly found in popular games. To also put the cherry on top, Genshin Impact is a game that is compatible by both PC and on your mobile phone making it easy to play anywhere and anytime.
Whether you’re looking for a thrilling adventure, a strategic challenge, or a way to connect with friends and family back home, the world of gaming offers a diverse range of experiences. Remember, despite the demands of work and the distance from home, it’s important to take some time for yourself and indulge in the joy of gaming. Happy gaming, and may the virtual adventures continue to brighten your days wherever you are!