Games to get you through a pandemic

Reality can be hard to take right now, which makes virtual reality all the more appealing.

Screen shot for the video game Moving Out for Screen tech pages.

Reality can be hard to take right now, which makes virtual reality all the more appealing. Disappearing into another world for several hours at a time used to be somewhat looked down on; now it's becoming kind of essential.

Video games are a relatively inexpensive, high-impact way to pass time, and are becoming surprisingly social. Video games are now a multi-billion dollar industry – surpassing film and music – and these days can be considered genuine art, with many games featuring more twists, turns and depth than you can throw a controller at. If your last gaming experience was with an Italian plumber or a yellow character named Pac Man, consider the COVID-19 pandemic an ideal opportunity to fire up a PlayStation 4 or an Xbox One, partner up with a buddy, and start exploring.

Two Point Hospital

If you are the sort of person who likes to cope with adversity through humour, then Two Point Hospital may be just what the doctor ordered for these difficult times – and it’s an efficacious elixir, at that.

Moving Out

Moving Out is set to be fun, quirky, and social – all things in short supply at the moment – with the fact it’s Australian-made being another reason to look forward to it.

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

If you are looking for an engaging, challenging but rewarding game which is aesthetically pleasing with equally good music accompanying it, Ori and The Will of The Wisps is highly recommended.

Wasteland 3

The series is widely regarded as the spiritual successor to the 1990s Fallout games and is being eagerly awaited by fans of the genre and traditional role-playing games alike, so it will be on quite a few radars.