Summary

  • Toxicity is rampant in many multiplayer games, but communities in games like Helldivers, Warframe, and ESO remain positive and supportive.
  • The welcoming communities in games like Final Fantasy 14, Sky: Children of the Light, and Sea of Thieves make them enjoyable multiplayer experiences.
  • Games like Fallout 76 and No Man's Sky have developed strong communities through their player-driven features and older audience base.

Multiplayer games have had, more times than not, an unfortunate fate. The games are overrun with toxicity. From players who get upset when you don’t complete every task in a timely manner to people ruining your hard work and laughing about it in their mics. There are a lot of bad vibes out there.

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Multiplayer games are supposed to be fun and bring people together, but a lot of them are more trouble than they’re worth. It doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, there are games that have good communities that you can join right now. Of course, every game may have a bad egg or two, but these games have an overwhelmingly positive community and are waiting for you to join them.

10 Helldivers 2

Helldivers 2

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This co-op is a third-person shooter and a sequel to Helldivers, which was a cult hit. These games are sci-fi dystopian, which isn’t uncommon in the multiplayer world, but this is a new one to add to the bunch.

People really love this universe, and there isn’t that element of competition toward other players. This leaves very little room for toxic or negative experiences. They also know how to band together as a group in order to keep the game playable, as best demonstrated when PlayStation wanted the PC players to have a PlayStation account. The community coming together is what allowed this game to remain in people’s good graces and accessible.

9 The Elder Scrolls Online

The Elder Scrolls Online

Released April 4, 2014 Developer(s) ZeniMax Online Studios Platform(s) Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 Powered by Expand Collapse

Dive into the never-ending expanse of Tamriel with this MMORPG. Design your character, decide your path, and travel all over the continent. Yes, that does include Skyrim, but do you really need to go there when you can go to Summerset Isles or Elsweyr?

The Elder Scrolls Online has a very active and kind community. There are tons of forums you can look through, from Combat and Character Mechanics to Looking For a Group. It's incredibly easy to find people with good attitudes who just want to have fun in the provinces beyond Skyrim.

8 Warframe

Warframe

Released March 25, 2013 Developer(s) Digital Extremes Platform(s) PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, Switch Powered by Expand Collapse

There are plenty of multiplayer sci-fi shooter games on the market. That is no secret. But Warframe is doing it differently than the competition. Well, maybe not that differently; you'll fight clones and machines as you work your way through the narrative of the game.

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While the general setting isn't entirely unique, the community here is really something special. The genre usually brings in people who make these communities toxic, but Warframe is coming out unscathed despite the trend. On their forum page, they even have a “Fan Zone” where they encourage others to share their fan art and concepts, and the replies to these posts are overwhelmingly positive and encouraging. Share your heart out with this game and be praised for it.

7 Final Fantasy 14

Final Fantasy 14 (2010)

Released August 27, 2013 Developer(s) Square Enix Franchise Final Fantasy Platform(s) PC, PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S Powered by Expand Collapse

The Final Fantasy Series holds a warm place in people’s hearts; it's the ultimate combination of anime art, magic, evil, and adventure. What isn’t there to love in the newish multiplayer version? Final Fantasy 14 is rather complicated to get into, but luckily, there are comprehensive guides to help you out.

Thankfully, the community here is really geared towards newbies. If you have no idea what you’re doing but are polite, others will help you out and cheer you on. They also have very active forums and Reddit accounts where people can regularly be found vibing.

6 Minecraft

Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition

Released November 18, 2011 Developer(s) Mojang Platform(s) Windows, Nintendo Switch, Mobile, PS4, Xbox One Powered by Expand Collapse

Minecraft is a sandbox game that many are familiar with. Featuring its iconic blocks, you can play either a wilderness survival game or a creative building game. This doesn’t have a central community, so it is what you make of it.

Minecraft is all about which server you join since each of the servers provides a unique experience tailored to the gameplay you are looking for. If you want to play that more survival-style game, look for servers where everyone does that. If you want to build castles, there’s a server for that. You can even find fandoms for other places integrated into these communities, from Pokémon to Supernatural.

5 Sea Of Thieves

Sea of Thieves

Released March 20, 2018 Developer(s) Rare Platform(s) PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X Powered by Expand Collapse

This may seem counterproductive as this game is literally about messing with other players. But, if you know that going in and understand this is just how you play the game, it is actually a rather enjoyable experience, both gameplay and community-wise. Sea of Thieves is a pirate adventure game where you explore an ocean-centered world and also pillage and plunder because, well, you’re a pirate.

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This includes messing with other characters inside the game. Mostly, other players are just like you, trying to have fun and get the most out of the experience. And if someone decides to board your ship, it usually isn’t difficult to convince them to leave.

4 Sky: Children Of The Light

Sky: Children of the Light

Released July 18, 2019 Developer(s) Thatgamecompany Platform(s) Nintendo Switch, Android, PS4, PS5, PC, iOS Powered by Expand Collapse

If you want a cozier multiplayer game, then look no further. Sky: Children of the Light is an adventure game without combat elements. It’s more so an exploration of memory and interaction. Many believe the story is a metaphor for life and death.

The game itself really lends itself to the kind of community it fosters, which is full of fleeting moments of unforgettable kindness. In the game, you can hold another character's hand and guide them somewhere or give them a hug and make faces at them. All of these features create joy in the community. You literally can’t meet an unkind soul in this game.

3 Fallout 76

Fallout 76

Released November 14, 2018 Developer(s) Bethesda Franchise Fallout Platform(s) PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Powered by Expand Collapse

Welcome to the wasteland in this RPG. Fallout 76 is yet another game that is part of a widely popular series, a game developed solely for online communities. While the other Fallout games have their own communities as well, they don't have this option built into the game itself like Fallout 76.

This is a multiplayer game that had a slow buildup of features developed by the community. The initial launch may have turned some people away, but those who stayed were people who really loved Fallout, instead of people who just like online games. Many also speculate the audience for this game is a bit on the older side, lending itself to less aggressive interactions.

2 No Man’s Sky

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No Man's Sky

Released August 9, 2016 Developer(s) Hello Games Platform(s) PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC Powered by Expand Collapse

This action-adventure survival really shook things up when it was released due to the massive scale of the universe, yes, the universe, that it’s set in. The universe is procedurally generated, which really lends to the sci-fi exploration theme.

This game is optionally multiplayer, and unless you go to a place that always has a lot of other players, you may not see another soul around. This lets you and your group focus on exploration, sharing cool stuff, and showing off the things you’ve made. It's amazing to see how a community blossoms when it is all about the game, not just about completing tasks.

1 Deep Rock Galactic

Released

2018-02-28

Platform(s)

PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One

Developer(s)

Ghost Ship Games

This co-op first-person shooter is set up like a lot of other shooter multiplayer games; this one just happens to have a sci-fi setting and a cool style to help differentiate it. There are a few games on the market like this, but the story elements really make it different from other games of a similar caliber.

The Deep Rock Galactic community is so welcoming that other people start to play the game just to be a part of it. The lack of militaristic elements made the people who gravitate towards this kind of game move on from it, leaving behind people who are just really into memes and doing the job.

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