What’s more fun than playing games during study breaks?
Studies show that taking breaks can make your studies more productive. Also, taking short and energizing breaks can help boost focus and prevent burnout.
In this blog, you will get to know about 10 top fun tech games that you should play.
Minecraft
Minecraft is one of the best-selling games worldwide. Players are able to experiment and be creative indefinitely. Its easy yet intricate mechanics make it accessible and engaging for every age.
If you are a student with off-campus housing in the US, you can also participate in the Minecraft Championship (MCC).
Key features:
- Survival mode: Players must gather food, wood, and other resources to survive in the game.
- Creative mode: Players have free space to do construction or build without threats from enemies.
Roblox
Instead of offering one game, developers can create many games and share them for playing. It is a platform where players can play as many games for free, while some games can be purchased with the platform’s virtual currency.
Key features:
- Avatars: Players can customize their avatars with clothes and accessories from the Avatar Shop.
- Friends & Chat: It includes private chats, a voice chat feature, and group memberships.
- Events: You can experience branded promotions and seasonal game jams.
Among Us
It is a multiplayer space station game where players are divided into two roles: Crewmates and Impostors. Crewmates have to do the basic tasks around the map; they win by completing all the tasks and voting out all the impostors, while impostors sabotage the ship and eliminate the crewmates.
Key features:
- Multiple Maps: This game offers multiple maps, and each map offers unique layouts and tasks.
- Voice and Text Chat: Players can chat in the game; it also supports other third-party voice chat platforms (like Discord).
- Multiplayer (4–15 Players): It supports local and online multiplayer.
- Meetings and Voting: Players can call meetings to discuss who is who.
Rocket League
It is a unique mix of soccer (football) and acrobatic, rocket-powered cars. It is one of the most popular games because it is easy to play but difficult to master. Skills, strategy, and teamwork make this game more interesting.
Key Features:
- Vehicles: Players can customize their cars, which can jump, flip, and boost through the air.
- Customization: Many cosmetic items are available to customize car bodies, wheels, and more.
- Cross-Platform Play: Play across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
The Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) is a premier esports tournament for Rocket League, organized by Epic Games and BLAST.
Fortnite
Fortnite is best known for its fast-paced Battle Royale mode and unique building mechanics. Hundred players fight, and one who survives wins in this game.
Key Features:
- Building Mechanics: Players can harvest wood, bricks, and metal to construct walls, ramps, and structures for defense.
- Visual Style: Bright colors and expressive animations make it accessible and appealing to a wide audience.
- Crossover Skins: Includes characters from Marvel, DC, Star Wars, anime, video games, and more.
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk is an action role-playing game; it mixes deep storytelling with high-tech combat, hacking, and character customization.
Key features:
- Storytelling: Branching storylines with multiple endings, affected by your choices in quests and conversations.
- Exploration: Players can explore diverse districts, each with unique factions, gangs, and lore.
- Vehicles: Cars and motorcycles are there for travel and combat.
- Customization: Players can customize clothing, appearance, and weapons.
Kerbal Space Program (KSP)
If you’re a student living in Champaign or Tallahassee, studying aerospace or physics, KSP is the perfect mix of fun and STEM learning.
Kerbal Space Program is a game where you build your own rockets and try to fly them into space. If you are someone who likes space station games, then this is the perfect game. In this game, you can build, launch, and explore the space station.
Key features:
- Kerbals: Astronaut characters are there who panic or cheer based on what you’re doing.
- Modding Community: Realism mods make the game more like real-life experiences.
Tetris Effect
Tetris Effect is a rebuild of the classic Tetris puzzle, but it is more than just stacking blocks. In this game, music, visuals, and sound react to how you play. It’s a sensory experience — like playing Tetris inside a music video or a dream.
Key features
- Dynamic Music & Visuals: Every movement (rotation, drop, line clear) syncs with the beat.
- Single and multiplayer mode: Players can explore 27+ levels in single-player mode, or you can play online or with local multiplayer.
- VR Support: Immersive 360° visuals and 3D sound, and playable in virtual reality (VR) on supported platforms.
