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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 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I imagine Minecraft played a large part in popularizing the concept of a player hosted server for survival games. It's possible that the reason this genre in specific has so many titles where you can do this is because players coming from or otherwise largely influenced by Minecraft see this as a requirement if not just the standard, so devs wanting to appeal to these players may also see it as a standard/requirement.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Sure, but first person shooters always had LAN until they didn't. Console games always had split screen until they didn't. Those audiences largely let those features fall off in a way survival audiences didn't.