The Best New Games To Play During The Quarantine

With social distancing in full force, these five titles will help you take a much-needed break from reality

- Gil Macias

It’s no surprise there’s been a surge in video game purchases and downloads since COVID-19 reared its ugly head. According to Bloomberg, Italy saw a massive two-thirds data spike through its main telecom networks in the early half of March, and it seems bandwidth-hogging online multiplayer games such as Fortnite and Call of Duty were behind that surge.

Speaking of Call of Duty, a March 13 tweet from its official account revealed that Warzone, a free-to-play battle royale spinoff, reached a record-breaking 15 million players in just three days following its March 10 release. (The previous record was held by Apex Legends, which saw 10 million users in three days back in February 2019.) That’s huge, but not a total surprise considering the circumstances.

Hours of button-mashing can help you pass the time and take your mind off the woes we’re all facing. Thankfully, there has been a huge variety of notable video game releases during the pandemic, with two major drops coming this week.

Here then are five games you should check out during the #StayHome lockdown.

DOOM ETERNAL

Kill time by slaying fiendish hordes in DOOM Eternal, the hyperkinetic follow-up to 2016’s DOOM reboot. In this highly anticipated sequel, Earth has been invaded by hell’s armies, and as the lead hero known as the DOOM Slayer, you must navigate numerous demon-infested terrains and annihilate the fiends with your over-the-top arsenal. Run out of ammo? No problem; “rip and tear” them with your signature chain saw. Just don’t run out of fuel.