Looking for the best online party game

[ChizBallz]

I have been waiting for this game because I love simple, casual party type games that you can just hop online and play with friends. I am contemplating on whether or not to purchase this or Move or Die. They both seem to be the 2 hottest online party games out on steam. What do you guys think? And do you guys know of any other titles that are similar to this?

[Lawlzer]

I haven't heard of Move or Die, but this game is really fun, my favorite game in fact, and is a really fun game, where you can play with your friends and mess around, or you can hop in ranked, and try to become one of the best. I'm about a hundred hours into the game, and it hasn't bore me at all. Definitely my best purchase.

[hairy peak]

i want to get move or die too. BUT i think it doesn't have an online mode, or it didn't have it last time i checked out. as well as gangbeasts, which looks so fun but it doesn't have an online mode.

i think speedrunners have a plus that other "party" games do not have; the skill ceilling is VERY high, but it's so fun when you and your friends are new too. the weapons and the cheesy plays on speedrunners make this game very very fun to play with mates.

i bought a 4pack of this some months ago, and after that other eight or nine friends of mine bought it sepparately too because it is just a perfect game for that

check out youtube or the artwork section to see some fun cheese

[ChizBallz]

Move or die does have online multiplayer support for 4 people just like Speedrunners. Such a hard choice. I really want both, but can only get one for now.

When you buy the 4 pack does that mean you have 1 copy for yourself and can gift 4 more copies to your friends?

[zethy]

Originally posted by Dam Tac:

Move or die does have online multiplayer support for 4 people just like Speedrunners. Such a hard choice. I really want both, but can only get one for now.

When you buy the 4 pack does that mean you have 1 copy for yourself and can gift 4 more copies to your friends?

You get 4 copies, so you could have 1 for yourself and 3 for others or hoard them in your inventory :3

[DrRatso]

Originally posted by Dam Tac:

I have been waiting for this game because I love simple, casual party type games that you can just hop online and play with friends. I am contemplating on whether or not to purchase this or Move or Die. They both seem to be the 2 hottest online party games out on steam. What do you guys think? And do you guys know of any other titles that are similar to this?

From what i have seen, Move or Die is a bit more casual than SpeedRunners, at least to me...
I can tell you that the trouble i had with this game when playing with friends(bought it originally in a four-pack with buddies), is that the skill ceiling is insanely high and if one of your friends plays less or learns slower than the rest, he/she will end up having a bad time playing in the group. Especially early on, you grow in this game pretty quickly... Same goes for if someone plays this game outside of the group, they end up becoming more skilled and the rest of the group ends up having a bad time due to falling behind in skill.
To sum up, in my opinion, if you are looking for a pure casual game to jump in and play with your friends(if that is the primary intention), Move or Die/Duck Game/TowerFall are most likely better options.
However, this is just my opinion, dont take it religiously, just sharing my personal experiance with this.
I ended up playing this game as a solo game, playing ranked and am highly enjoying it still after 200 hours, while my friends, that i bought it together with, dont really play anymore(stopped after about 30-50 hours i believe)...

Edit: I might clarify, that we did buy it with the intention to have a group game to play amidst ourselves...

[ChizBallz]

Thanks for your input, it will help me with my decision. Ultimately I will own both. But for now I can only purchase one. :)

I want a simple game to play with my friends online where we can laugh and just have fun together.

But we will be playing with keyboard... how are these games with keyboard control? Is it manageable or do you really need a controller to enjoy the game to its full potential?

[DrRatso]

Originally posted by Dam Tac:

Thanks for your input, it will help me with my decision. Ultimately I will own both. But for now I can only purchase one. :)

I want a simple game to play with my friends online where we can laugh and just have fun together.

But we will be playing with keyboard... how are these games with keyboard control? Is it manageable or do you really need a controller to enjoy the game to its full potential?

For speedrunners, a controller is not required in any way, keyboard is what i use and have not even considered controller. I have not played Move or Die but i have tried Duck Game on free weekend and it did not seem that a controller is needed, and the games are rather similair in many ways...

[DrRatso]

Also, this game is a lot of fun and you will have laughs, for sure, i am just saying that with the high skill ceiling you might end up seeing a much higher divide in the skill levels between your friends, than in Move or Die(that is just my personal opinion, i am not sure about the skill cap in that game, it just doesn't seem, at a glance, as high as this...).

[Lawlzer]

Originally posted by SoNuclear:

Originally posted by Dam Tac:

I have been waiting for this game because I love simple, casual party type games that you can just hop online and play with friends. I am contemplating on whether or not to purchase this or Move or Die. They both seem to be the 2 hottest online party games out on steam. What do you guys think? And do you guys know of any other titles that are similar to this?

From what i have seen, Move or Die is a bit more casual than SpeedRunners, at least to me...
I can tell you that the trouble i had with this game when playing with friends(bought it originally in a four-pack with buddies), is that the skill ceiling is insanely high and if one of your friends plays less or learns slower than the rest, he/she will end up having a bad time playing in the group. Especially early on, you grow in this game pretty quickly... Same goes for if someone plays this game outside of the group, they end up becoming more skilled and the rest of the group ends up having a bad time due to falling behind in skill.
To sum up, in my opinion, if you are looking for a pure casual game to jump in and play with your friends(if that is the primary intention), Move or Die/Duck Game/TowerFall are most likely better options.
However, this is just my opinion, dont take it religiously, just sharing my personal experiance with this.
I ended up playing this game as a solo game, playing ranked and am highly enjoying it still after 200 hours, while my friends, that i bought it together with, dont really play anymore(stopped after about 30-50 hours i believe)...

Edit: I might clarify, that we did buy it with the intention to have a group game to play amidst ourselves...

Same, but my friend bought it for me, and he kinda quit, so I got way better than him, so whenever I play with my other friends now, they kinda hate it because of how much better I am than they are, so be careful of that.

[Lawlzer]

Originally posted by Dam Tac:

Thanks for your input, it will help me with my decision. Ultimately I will own both. But for now I can only purchase one. :)

I want a simple game to play with my friends online where we can laugh and just have fun together.

But we will be playing with keyboard... how are these games with keyboard control? Is it manageable or do you really need a controller to enjoy the game to its full potential?

Keyboard and controller are equal, no difference at all. Except for preference, my best friends play with keyboard, my other friends play with controller. None of us are better than others because of that though. Though, once you get good, you may break your X key due to grapple spams :)

[hairy peak]

Originally posted by SoNuclear:

Originally posted by Dam Tac:

I have been waiting for this game because I love simple, casual party type games that you can just hop online and play with friends. I am contemplating on whether or not to purchase this or Move or Die. They both seem to be the 2 hottest online party games out on steam. What do you guys think? And do you guys know of any other titles that are similar to this?

From what i have seen, Move or Die is a bit more casual than SpeedRunners, at least to me...
I can tell you that the trouble i had with this game when playing with friends(bought it originally in a four-pack with buddies), is that the skill ceiling is insanely high and if one of your friends plays less or learns slower than the rest, he/she will end up having a bad time playing in the group. Especially early on, you grow in this game pretty quickly

i would like to add, it's also very easy and quick to show your friends these new tricks that made you suddenly better.


and best players use keyboard. controllers are useful if you want to play at home with friends, but online it's fine.

[Lawlzer]

Originally posted by mochilo:

Originally posted by SoNuclear:

From what i have seen, Move or Die is a bit more casual than SpeedRunners, at least to me...
I can tell you that the trouble i had with this game when playing with friends(bought it originally in a four-pack with buddies), is that the skill ceiling is insanely high and if one of your friends plays less or learns slower than the rest, he/she will end up having a bad time playing in the group. Especially early on, you grow in this game pretty quickly

i would like to add, it's also very easy and quick to show your friends these new tricks that made you suddenly better.


and best players use keyboard. controllers are useful if you want to play at home with friends, but online it's fine.

Yeah, I was playing a lot of solo, without any of my friends, and when my friend got back, I taught him everything I learned, and he was just as good as I was at it. It's really easy to learn, too

[DrRatso]

Originally posted by RNGesus (NUUU-IE!):

Keyboard and controller are equal, no difference at all. Except for preference, my best friends play with keyboard, my other friends play with controller. None of us are better than others because of that though. Though, once you get good, you may break your X key due to grapple spams :)

:O i never really used the original buttons, i rebound to 4;5;6 numpad and the key that has lost its recoil is actually the jump key :D