The holidays are a wonderful time to get together with your family and friends and catch up. Talking to people you haven't seen much during the rest of the year, watching favorite movies, and playing board games or video games together are some fun traditions that many family takes part in during this timeℱ of year.
Playing games together can be really fun for families. While board games෴ 𝔍are definitely a classic way to get competitive with your family, ওthere are also a ton of video games out there that have 𝓰excellent multiplayer options and are fun for the entire family. We've added a few more titles to our list, for a total of 15 great multiplayer games that you can play with your family during the holidays!
Updated on June 7th, 2020 by Derek Draven: As mentioned in our updated intro, we've included 5 more fantastic multiplayer games that you can enjoy with your family during the holidays. Now's the time to embark on new adventures with your loved ones, so bring them along!
15 Ark
While Ark: Survival Evolved might be a bit too harsh for younger play💝ers, many older kids can enjoy the challenge it has to offer. Why not get mom and dad hooked on it, a𝕴t the same time?
This dinosaur-themed survival series isn't nearly as much fไun to play solo. Grab some family members and dominate the island, research new technologies, and build your fully customizable home overlooking ܫa valley full of velociraptors.
14 Animal Crossing: Nꦑew Horizons
Animal Crossing is responsible for getting many gamers absolutely hooked on its fantastic gameplay and charming visuals. It's also great if yo✱u want to bring some friends and family members along for the ride.
Party Play allows up to 4 people to play at once via wireless or online, which is a major ꦏdraw on the strength of the Nintendo Switch. No sense going it alone when you can team up w꧟ith your loved ones.
13 Minecraft
Gamers of all ages have been charmed by Minecraft's 8-bit visuals, addictive gameplay, and a focus on building new and artistic🧔 creations. Its runaway success is a testament to just how unique the game truly is, in a sea o🃏f same-old, same-old.
Minecraft is♑ fun for the whole family, and there are plenty of YouTube videos demonstrating what a blast kids can have alongside their siblings, parents, and friends. Toss in some ray-tracing (if you have the video card to rock it), and you're good to go!
12 Fortnite
This game took the world by storm, and for good reason. It's a blast to play either in traditional multiplayer co-op or Battle Royale. If you have more than one PC in the house, or you want to team up with family and friends remote🍷ly, there are options galore.
Fortnite co𒐪ntinues to dazzle with a mixture of addictive gameplay, cartoon graphics, and near-unlimited content popping up all the time. It's sure to put some fun into the holidays!
11 🌊 ไ Family Fun Pack: Conquest Edition
If the prospect of shelling out hundreds of dollars for a ton of traditional board games doesn't appeal to you, there's always the digital option. The Family Fun Pack on Xbox One is a collection of all the greats - Battleship, Scrabble, Monopoly, and Risk.
Families can enjoy hours of fun either through remote multiplayer or local play, via a shar♑ed controller if required. There are a lot of options to spice things up a🎃s well, including AI opponents in case your friends skipped the party.
10 🉐 Mar🦩io Kart 8 Deluxe
The Mario Kart games are definitely a no-brainer when it comes to trying to find a m🐎ultiplayer game to play with the family. These games allow players to pick one of their favorite Nintendo characters, customize a vehicle, and race against their family and friends or computer-controlled 💝characters.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is available on the Nintendo Switch and players can come together to play against each other. Four players can play against each other on a single Nintendo Switch or up to 12 players can join in if you've got multiple consoles and cop💎ies of the game all in the same room together.
9 ౠ Snipperclips 🌄
Snipperclips is a couch co-op title that was released on the Nintendo Switch and supports up to four players. In this game, players have to work together to solve a variety of fun puzzles. For people that like to get thinking and want to play a challenging, yet clever title on the Nintendo Switch, Snipperclips is the one to grab.
Although this game is perfect for up to four players, it can also be played with just two or three if you don't have 𝔉four family members that want to play together.
8 Don't S🍎tarve Together
Don't Starve Together is the multiplayer version of the game Don't Starve. In this game, players choose a character, each of whom has their own strengths and weaknesses, and are dropped in a world called The Constant. Players have to work together to build a base, survive against enemies, and not succu𝓡mb to starvation or the elements.
Purchasing this game through Steam on the PC gives you a second copy of the game for free and players can join a server together on each of their own computers. If your family members didn't bring their laptops to the family get together, it's also available ﷽on PS4 where it has split screen co-op for two players.
7 ꩵ Guacamelee
Guacamelee was originally released in 2013 on the PlayStation 3 an🤪d PS Vita, but it was later released on other platforms like the PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360,ꦐ Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. This fighting game is inspired by Mexican folklore and culture and is a unique, colorful game that can be played with two players.
In order to play local multiplay𒀰er, players just need to make it through the initial tutorial of the game. It only takes a few minutes and then you'll have the option to grab a second controller, bring your favorite sibling, cousin, or other family member over to t🦋he couch, and get to fighting.
6 💮 Rocket League ༒
Rocket League is a fun and unique game that is popular among friends that want to play g﷽ames together because of the fact that it has cross-platform multiplayer. But, if you're with your family members and want to play together on a single console, that's totally also possible. This game is available on just about any gaming console you might have and is a ton of fun for multiple people to get together and play.
To put it simply, Rocket League can basically be described as soccer, but with cars instead of people. It's quirky a ton of funꦑ, especially if you're playing it with friends or family members. The game even has other modes that allow the players to use their super-powered cars to play games like ice hockey and basketball.