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

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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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[–] MufinMcFlufin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] usrtrv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Yea I'm not sure of OP's ability and the requirements for games was vague. But IPX isn't that big of a hurdle, DOSBox has an emulator for it: https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/connectivity

Bigger issues would be sourcing and playing some of these games on modern systems at all. And some dedicated servers can be a pain.