LAN (local area network) games (programming.dev)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by mujtablue@programming.dev to c/games@lemmy.world

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Also known as local multi-device games. Are games that you can play by connecting to the same network and play with family. examples:

BombSquad
Juicy Realm
Rusted Warfare
Mindustry
UFO99
Krafteers
Mini Militia
ReCharge RC

Please tell me about any LAN game that you know of. Appreciate it.

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[-] usrtrv@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

Most multiplayer PC games before 2010ish.

[-] mujtablue@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

Can you name them from your memory please?

[-] usrtrv@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Warcraft 2/3, Starcraft, Halo 1, Command and Conquer 1/2/3. Red Alert 1/2. Battlefield 1942, 1943, 2, Vietnam, 2142. Joint Ops. Doom 1,2, Quake 1/2,3, Unreal Tournament 1/2004. Farcry 1/2, Crysis 1, Burnout, Half-Life 1/2, Couterstrike 1.6/Source/GO. TeamFortress 1/2. Worms Armageddon. Soldat 1/2. Armegetron. Any Source Mods. Minecraft. Age of Empires 1/2/3. Age of Mythology. Neverwinter Nights. GTA 2. OpenTTD, Factorio, Terraria, ARMA 1/2/3. Left 4 Dead 1/2. Killing Floor 1. Call of Duty 1/2/4. Viscera Cleanup Detail, Magicka 1. etc etc

[-] MufinMcFlufin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Worth mentioning that some of these earlier titles were built for IPX networking, which is no longer supported by modern operated systems. I get the impression OP is asking for games with LAN gaming supporting to get recommendations, so I feel it's important to make sure they or others checking lists like this one understand they may need to go through some hoops to get some of these titles to work with a modern machine.

[-] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Holy shit, I had forgotten about SOLDAT. My friends and I used to play that on the library computers in middle school.

IIRC it had a portable version that you could boot from a flash drive. Or at least the installation happened on your local user account, so it didn’t require admin rights from the school IT team.

Also, the old Dungeon Siege games. IIRC, 1 and 2 both had LAN multiplayer, where each person took control of a different character. It was basically the groundwork for the gameplay that Dragon Age Origins built upon.