Maybe check out Dauntless? Monster hunter style game.

Rocket League, but you’ll have to level up your skill. Also Fall Guys

Can you do the world PvP from level 1? How does world PvP work in it?

chess.com does match your criteria

What's the difference between the site download and steam download?

Roblox. I know it has the reputation of being a "kids" game but there are a lot of fun mini games on there, like prop hunt, arpgs, etc. You could play every day for years and still not experience everything.

Games will only make it worse in the long-term. I enjoyed Wow for years, but the life cost was too high.

Sports: Adult sport clubs or school sports.

Boardgame sessions: Meetup app will help you find local ones.

Local boardgame stores: offer boardgame sessions or Magic Gathering or a ton other card games.

Volunteer: Meet other great people and help the world be a better place

Gaming is great. But IMO will not effectively provide a meaningful community.

Deep rock galactic or Helldivers 2

Cal off duty wazone

Not sure if you are an MMO fan but FF14 is where I met a lot of good dudes, families, couples etc and everyone there is pretty open to helping you learn or just chat in a party or discord. I haven’t played since Endwalker dropped but with subscription it is free up to current expansion and it is free period up to the initial expansion

I have been playing Dead by Daylight since 2017. Cannot recommend it, it's a very toxic community and the suffer percentage doesn't even make up for the shitty spaghetti code the game comes with and the Horror elements have been replaced by neon frantic skins for little Chinese girls who scream like a stuck piglet. If you can see through all this you have a heavily based brand asym game with a lot of players and some cheaters like in any other multiplayer game.

I've tried a lot of other multiplayer games and none have caught me like DBD. Well there is this one called Battlefield 1. That's one solid second 👌

Have been playing the newly anticipated Arc Raiders for the last couple of days and it has me hooked.

So if anyone else can suggest a solid multiplayer came: then hit me.

If you want a co-op game like DRG or L4D2 I recommend Darktide. It has great feeling combat with a bit of crafting and skill-tree progression for a nice, rounded experience.

I have a code for the ARC Raiders tech test if you wanna try that?

Helldivers 2 is crazy fun.

🔥 Shooters:

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III / Warzone – Fast-paced, polished, and super active.
• Helldivers 2 – Insanely fun co-op chaos with real teamwork and friendly fire.
• Apex Legends – Still one of the best squad-based battle royales out there.

🌍 Survival / Co-Op:

• Sons of the Forest (console version coming) – If you're into base building + horror.
• Deep Rock Galactic – Space dwarves + mining + aliens = perfect co-op.
• Grounded – Honey, I Shrunk the Kids vibes with friends? Yes please.

🛡️ Fantasy / RPG:

• Elden Ring (co-op with mods or seamless co-op) – For a more challenging group grind.
• Diablo IV – Loot-driven, demon-smashing dungeon crawler. Solid party play.
• Final Fantasy XIV – One of the most loved MMOs if you want to go all in.

🧠 Strategy / Other:

• Among Us – Still hilarious in party chats with friends.
• Overcooked! All You Can Eat – Chaotic kitchen mayhem (and friendship tests 😅).
• Rocket League – Soccer with cars, simple but endlessly fun.

u probably werent looking for this particular game but if u want grinding ur not gonna find a place much better than save the world in fortnite

Surprised you didn't discover Warframe yet.

Have your tried MultiVersus?

Apex legends

ever looked into monster hunter? wilds is pretty popular rn. there is a main story but it’s pretty much just kills monsters with skipable cutscenes, and the end game is just kills monsters to grind gear (outfits and fashion too), level up, get better at fighting, etc.

it’s really fun and easy to sink a ton of time into, but mindless enough that i can watch YT or tv on my other monitor too

Borderlands 2 is one of my favorites of this genre

ARK!

Elden ring

Tibia. Get like %1 stronger each level lmao

Old school RuneScape, trust me on this. Thousands of hours of content, regular content updates, and 23 (soon to be 24) skills to grind and progress. Currently sitting at about 200k people online, it's a great time to jump in.

Honestly, id recommend the Monster Hunter series. You can play them solo or you can fire an SOS flare to get help with your hunts. You could also struggle up start a squad and stick with your friends throughout the hunt.

Warframe is probably the best option you'll find. Free to try, endless grinding and an awesome community.

Warframe?

Very limited vertical progression

Not out yet but, if you’re into sports, keep an eye on Rematch. The beta was amazing, there’s some issues to be ironed out but I haven’t had that much fun with a multiplayer game in awhile. 

Any team17 game on steam, Valhiem, The survivalist, Deep rock galactic, Once human, Ship of fools (2players couch or online), Rootwood, Age of empires 2 or 4, OpenTTD, V Rising, Tribes of midgard, Don't starve together, Dameo, Project zomboid, Reactive drop, Hell divers 2, Dota 2, Raft, Core keeper, Marvel rivals.

Baldurs Gate 3. Has Coop with up to 4 players and crossplay. No voice chat tho i think but just use discord

Deep Rock Galactic

I like playing with a couple of friends or family members PvE so here is short list:

• Return to Moria has been fantastic.
• Outward good.
• Solasta very good.
• Baldur's Gate 3 great.
• POE 1. I find POE 2 too hard.
• Warframe
• Avorion

OSRS? Lots of PVE and PVM content, basically can put 1000s of hours into the gane

Got to be Old School Runescape but don't say I didn't warn you

Monster Hunter

Old School RuneScape

Your best bet is to invest in an MMO.

I know it looks like complete ass, but Oldschool Runescape would fit this bill perfectly and will be content, community, and endless grinding/social stuff for the foreseeable next decade!

If it's just too old and ugly. World of Warcraft (classic or retail), Guild Wars 2. WoW has 20 years of content you could explore.

There are others but I'm not sure if they will last a super long time, but Fallout 76 (its much better now), New World, Dune Awakening, etc.

Deep rock galactic!

Dying light, and the dlc the following as well,

Minecraft or halo or cod those r the first games I think about

Factorio

Also specify your platform

Monster Hunter World and the Iceborne DLC. Could not recommend this higher.