A board game simulator is just going through the roof on Steam. The so-called tabletop simulator entertained over 26,000 players simultaneously on Friday, March 27, 2020 – a historic record for the board game project that has been on the market for five years. Before the corona crisis, the player peak was only 4,400 players active at the same time. A drastic but understandable growth.
The reason for this is quickly found in the Steam reviews: Almost 100 percent of over 800 reviewers have given a positive verdict on the tabletop simulator in the past 30 days because it satisfies people's social needs in the corona crisis. Here's how a user writes:
"So simple, but also so much what I need right now. With this simulator, I can physically interact with a game board and share it remotely with my friends. The simulation doesn't know the rules of the game. It doesn't stop you from cheating. That's exactly what friends and families need during quarantine. "
What is the tabletop simulator?
The tabletop simulator does what the name promises: you will find a collection of game boards and figures there, you can play chess, mill, but also more complex games such as pen & paper games with your friends. The trick is in the modularity.
In the Steam Workshop there are umpteen free templates, alternatively you can choose from dozens of DLCs exactly what you need for your game. The Tabletop Simulator supports RemotePlay and VR. So if you want to get your brother, sister, aunt and uncle at a virtual table for a few rounds of "man don't annoy you", Steam gives you the right tool – but the fun costs 20 euros.
If you are not interested, we alternatively have a whole range of cool online games during the corona crisis. There are also good analog games that you can play via Skype Video Call. And if you really don't want to spend anything, almost 30 games in all possible stores are free this weekend.
Free games at GameStar Plus
For GameStar Plus members there are currently two free games – not just for the weekend, but as full versions to keep: The role-playing game Tyranny and the Panzer Corps Gold Edition. Have fun with it!
Get a key for Tyranny now (until March 31st)
Secure a key for Panzer Corps Gold now (until April 7th)
