With the sudden surge in the rising of second wave covid cases in India, many top metropolitan cities are already facing a lockdown. People are latched towards their favorite e-gaming platforms. During this hard time, e-games are gaining its popularity because it helps us to connect with our family and friends. These platforms come as a savior and give us some morale boost when we win the same. The increased internet penetration has resulted in the boom of such platforms. Many home gamers have had the opportunity to download and purchase new games and consoles and so much more. Esports is witnessing a substantial market demand in the current market scenario and is thus driving the overall gaming industry across the globe. Here are 5 trending online gaming platforms in 2021.
1) Pocket 52
Pocket52 is India’s first cryptographically secure online poker platform. It has built a network model and aims to expand to international markets soon. Pocket52 is relying on the Pocket52 Network, which ensures that tables are always packed as the player pool is shared. This increases player liquidity for every operator in the network and allows users to experience a new level of engagement, increased cashback discounts and offers, bigger tournaments, and better offers. This helps grow the poker community as a whole.
2) Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is a multiplayer first-person shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment Still strives to be played, Counter-Strike is a first-person shooter game in which players join either the terrorist team, the counter-terrorist team or become spectators. The game is highly rated among the PC gamers community and thanks to Valve Corporation the developers who have continuously developed the game with inputs from players and forums to deliver an action-packed competitive game that the gamers are thrilled to play. Even today the game is in the bucket of most of the gamers as it is the godfather of Multiplayer FPS games. Counter-Strike Go is now free to play on Steam which has added more players to the game.
3) Valorant
Valorant is a free-to-play hero shooter developed and published by Riot Games, for Microsoft Windows. Wherein there are 13 rounds to attack and defend your side using sharp gunplay and tactical abilities. Each agent has his own unique set of abilities and role which help the team to outplay the opponents and win rounds the timing when this game released is remarkable as Riot launched this game during lockdown when PC gaming was at it’s peak and currently one of the top online multiplayer FPS games. Riot has also actively added more maps and agents to the game to provide more challenges and competitiveness for players.
4) Defence Of The Ancients (DOTA)
Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Valve. The game has one objective protect your base and defeat opponents and destroy enemy bases using the skills of 119 heros with your allies to march towards victory.Dota still one of the top online games even today since it’s release in 2013. Dota has regularly added new hero, items , and tweaks to the map to make the game more engaging and appealing to the players. Each fall the game releases a battle pass which the players can purchase to unlock various skins, costumes and custom animations.
5) Apex Legends
Apex legends is one of the best battle royal survival games out there with futuristic sci-fi graphics and interactive gameplay. The game has one objective which is to survive by eliminating other opponents and being in the safe zone as the playing area shrinks over time. 3 players make a team with each character having their own signature abilities which help them survive, overpower and evade their opponents.