At the time of the raging coronavirus and widespread self-isolation, people are sorely lacking ... "Money!", - you probably exclaim. And you will be absolutely right. But also - positive emotions. And to make up for their lack, we suggest you play one of the funniest and funniest games on PC.
And we will provide a list of 10 such games, so that you have something to do during the remaining time until the end of self-isolation.
10. Worms series (1995-2020)
Genre - turn based artillery, turn based strategy
We didn't waste time on trifles and included in the selection the entire series of games about aggressive pink worms. Just because each of them is funny and interesting in its own way!
These are turn-based games in which military strategy involves the use of a wide range of devastating weapons: skunks emitting poisonous gas, banana bombs, meteor showers, exploding sheep, and more.
Fun cartoon style, simple gameplay, and many modes, including Holy war (kill enemies with a holy grenade) This is Sparta! (your only weapon is a poke) won the popularity and love of gamers for the Worms.
9. Goat Simulator (2014)
Genre - simulator
“Well, you are a goat,” we can safely say about the main character of this game. After all, you will have to play for the very real (well, as far as this word is applicable to computer games) goat. He terrorizes the Swedish city, scares away guests at parties, licks racing cars and can even blow up gas stations.
The third-person goat simulator is a funny sandbox game in which you can do crazy stunts or just run from place to place, watching how many points you can earn while wreaking havoc. There is no storyline, no sense, sheer madness and fun.
This is one of those games that will appeal to lovers of absurdity and farce, although it lacks the usual humor.
8. Octodad: Dadliest Catch (2014)
Genre - arcade, quest
In one of the funniest computer games, you have to complete a series of routine tasks to help the main protagonist hide the fact that he is an octopus and not a human.
And if this is not fun enough for you, then the developers have provided for funny "wobbly mechanics". Try putting on trousers, grabbing a key, or tying a tie with boneless tentacles rather than your fingers. And keep in mind that our hero is not just an octopus, but also the father of the human family, which means that his disguise must be flawless.
7. Psychonauts (2005)
Genre - platformer
Weird and funny adventures await you, including solving numerous puzzles, traveling into the minds of other characters, investigating the kidnapping of children's brains, a fight with a crazy housewife, and a visit to the city of Lungs.
An open world, non-standard heroes with psi abilities, a well-thought-out and very interesting storyline - all this will provide you with several hours of high-quality and fun gameplay.
6. South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014)
Genre - role-playing game
This game looks, sounds and feels the same as one of the episodes of the animated series South Park, except that it takes more than a dozen hours to complete.
Together with familiar heroes - Kenny, Butters, Cartman and others, you will go on a series of tasks that should be familiar to fans of the series.In the process of their implementation, you will have to face the FBI, aliens, zombie Nazis, gnomes kidnapping cowards and many other funny and strange characters.
5. Saints Row IV (2013)
Genre - action-adventure
Superficially, this is a game about how to terrorize people with a giant purple dildo, accompanied by cool music. This weapon is called the Alien Anal Probe, and because of it, Saints Row IV was banned in Australia, as the authorities saw the propaganda of sexual violence in the game.
But in fact, digging deeper, you will understand that this is a game about how to become the President of the United States, get super powers, protect the Earth from the invasion of aliens, and only then how to terrorize people with giant purple dildos, to cool music.
4. The Sims series (2000-present)
Genre - life simulator, strategy
Developer Will Wright wanted his interactive reality show to explore urban life and relationships - but what did the players do with this idea? Drowning your Sims in swimming pools, making them piss on the kitchen floor, re-creating their friends and enemies, and creating an improved version of themselves. The Sims series teaches us that in video games, the real gods and monsters are on this side of the screen.
It also allows you to better understand your needs and desires, to express yourself creatively, gives you a feeling of unlimited freedom and can make being in self-isolation during the COVID-19 epidemic more fun and at the same time beneficial for mental health.
3. Portal 1 (2007) and 2 (2011)
Genre - first person puzzle
Are you ready to face one of the greatest villains in video game history, who plays sadistic games with the player every chance he gets? Of course, we are talking about the artificial intelligence GLaDOS, which (she speaks in a woman's voice) loves cakes, makes you solve puzzles, tries to play with you like a cat with a mouse and sings.
The Portal is easy to understand and easy to play, has adorable level designs, and its sequel adds an ineffective robot assistant, Wheatley, and of course GLaDOS, which is ready to put on a show on a potato battery.
2. Destroy All Humans! (2005)
Genre - action-adventure
One of the funniest video games of all time will make you look at an alien invasion from a different angle.
You play as Cryptosporidium 137, an angry little alien who invaded the United States in 1959 in pursuit of human brains. You have telekinesis, a jetpack, a flying saucer, a death ray, and of course an anal probe. So go ahead, in pursuit of people! And the US government at this time will hide your attacks, attributing them to communists or accidents.
By the way, a complete remake of this game should be released in 2020. While it is under development.
1. Overlord Series (2007-2015)
Genre - role-playing game, strategy
Do you want to feel like a real Dark Lord and go all the thorny path from a simple "clown", as the peasants mockingly call you, to a real Lord of evil with faithful servants?
Funny humor, exciting tasks, the opportunity to become not a banal villain, but an antihero make the first Overlord a game masterpiece that you should definitely try, or come back if you once played it, but forgot a little.
In the second part, you will play for the son of the Dark Lord, raised by a faithful servant. He has three important tasks: to avenge his father, to subdue the forces of Evil and to conquer the Empire. Of course, in this he will be helped by henchmen, slightly dull, but loyal as dogs.