2020 witnessed a significant yet unexpected beginning due to the outbreak of Coronavirus (covid-19). Almost all countries have seen affected cases and the situation is getting worse everyday due to human movement, spreading the virus everywhere around globe. No wonder more and more countries have shut down their border and request their people to stay at home, so-called self-quarantine. Frankly, this is the most effective measure to stop the virus from spreading and it is what everybody can contribute to help contain the virus in no time.

Under these special circumstances, people staying at home may seek ways to entertain themselves and in this article, we will share with you the 10 best games to play while you are in self-quarantine. Let’s contribute our small efforts to containing the virus by staying at home as much as possible.

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Part 1: Global status of new Coronavirus outbreak

Looking at the global affected cases increase, we are scared that before we have an effective treatment to contain the virus, staying at home and keeping social distance with each other is a must. To be honest, there is no specific treatment for COVID-19. Treatment aims to relieve the symptoms until you recover. It's not known exactly how coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads from person to person, but similar viruses are spread in cough droplets.

With over 300k people getting affected and over 13k death toll, we cannot afford to lose more and the most urgent thing to do for the moment is to stop the virus spreading. We need to make the most out from self-quarantine, which is a proofed measure to reduce the risk of getting affected.

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NHS has provided a list of recommendations for the public to avoid catching and spreading corona virus (social distancing):

  • wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
  • always wash your hands when you get home or into work
  • use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
  • cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
  • put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
  • do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean
  • avoid close contact with people who have symptoms of coronavirus
  • only travel on public transport if you need to
  • work from home, if you can
  • avoid social activities, such as going to pubs, restaurants, theaters and cinemas
  • avoid events with large groups of people
  • do not have visitors to your home, including friends and family
  • Part 2: What can we do while self-isolating at home

    Well, during self-quarantine, what can we do to spend the time? Cooking, home sports, watching TV and playing games are top picks these days around the globe.

    We stay at home most of the time to quarantine for coronavirus but we can also entertain ourselves with relaxation and pleasure. From the history, many famous people have developed their achievement exactly during difficult times, for example, Sir Isaac Newton did his best work while working from home during Black Death, which was one of the last major outbreaks in the 400 years that the Black Death ravaged Europe.

    Self-isolating at home may leave us with more space and time to think, to read, and to reflect. Of course, we have more time to play games as well, which is still good to spend the time either with families or friends. Social distance does not necessarily mean that we cannot connect with them virtually, right? In the following, we will share the top 10 best games to play while self-isolating at home during this special period.

    Part 3: 10 best games to play while self-isolating

    I know many of you are fond of playing games during leisure time, including me, especially when we have much time staying at home for self-quarantine. Among a variety of games available, we have selected the top 10 best games for you here.

    Incoherent game

    It is a nice adult game for us to kill the time during self-quarantine. Each round in the guessing game INCOHERENT players find themselves in different settings telling stories to all other players who have to correctly guess the story's subject. It is a unique guessing game as: During the game, the storyteller(s) must begin all stories with a designated sentence provided by a selected player.

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    UNO

    This is a globally popular game suitable for a family to play together. When you and your family are locked up at home for self-quarantine, what can you do together to kill the time with ease? UNO will give you a perfect answer! It is the classic family card game that's easy to learn and so much fun to play! Players will strategize to defeat their competition with special action cards like Skips, Reverses, Draw Twos and color-changing Wild cards.

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    World of Goo

    This is an interesting game to play when you are in self-quarantine. It is an award-winning puzzle/construction game. The millions of Goo Balls who live in the beautiful World of Goo don't know that they are in a game, or that they are extremely delicious.

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    Monument Valley

    This is an Android-based game that will let you indulge during the self quarantine. In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry.

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    Banner Saga

    This small game requires certain thinking and strategy to pass barriers and win. The Banner Saga is the first part of a planned trilogy. If you complete this game, your unique progress and storyline will carry over into Banner Saga 2. Who lives, who dies and the decisions you make can affect everything now and in the future games. It is good to spend some quality time during self-quarantine for coronavirus!

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    Don't Starve

    If you have the dream to become a scientist, this game is right for you during self-quarantine. Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. You play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped by a demon and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Wilson must learn to exploit his environment and its inhabitants if he ever hopes to escape and find his way back home.

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    Her Story

    This is a video game about a woman talking to the police. Her Story is the new game for PC, Mac, iPhone and iPad from Sam Barlow, creator of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Aisle. A crime fiction game with non-linear storytelling, Her Story revolves around a police database full of live-action video footage.

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    Another Eden

    This is another video game to play during self-quarantine at home. It allows players to embark on a journey beyond time and space and to save the lost future before the darkness of time falls upon us all. Sounds quite interesting, right?

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    Brawl Stars

    Brawl Stars is going to save you out! It is a freemium mobile real-time strategy video game developed and published by Supercell On June 14, 2017, Supercell announced the game via Livestream video on Youtube. It also has an iOS version available.

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    Hitman GO

    Hitman GO has been introduced to the game world for over 5 years and it is still popular all over the world. During self-quarantine, you can spend time playing this game as you like. In short, Hitman GO is an award-winning turn-based strategy game with beautifully rendered diorama-style set pieces. You will strategically navigate fixed spaces on a grid to avoid enemies and take out your target or infiltrate well-guarded locations.

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    Extension: How to sync game app between iOS devices

    As you know, when people get locked up at home during self quarantine for corona virus, they may rely heavily on mobile devices for game playing, especially for family members. In this case, how to synchronize game apps with ease between two mobiles devices, such as iOS devices becomes important and demanded. If this bothers you, I will recommend a small app - Leawo iTransfer to you. With this lightweight app, you can achieve a lot including transferring game apps freely between iOS devices or even between your iPhone, iPad, iPod and computers.

    To do so, check out the step-by-step tutorial to transfer game apps between two iOS devices with Leawo iTransfer.

    Step 1: Install the lightweight app to your computer

    Click the button below to download and install the lightweight app to your computer. Launch the app when installation completes.

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    Step 2: Connect two iOS devices to the the computer

    Use the USB cable to connect your iOS devices to the computer. The app will detect the device when you connect the device to the computer. The iTransfer will automatically detect both of the iOS devices and show the Libraries of them. Click the name of the device and choose a library in left sidebar.

    Connect two iOS devices to the the computer

    Step 3: Select the app to transfer

    Check the box of apps that you are going to transfer. Click the transfer icon when the app is selected.

    Select the app to transfer

    Step 4: Transfer the app to the other device

    Set the transfer to device when a window pops up to let you specify the directory to transfer the apps. Hit the “Transfer to”, then choose another iPhone device. When this process is done, both your iOS devices will have the game app in place and you can play in parallel or with your family members at the same stage.

    Transfer the app to the other device

    Conclusion

    This is a hard time for people all over the world to contain the virus from spreading. The only thing we can do to ease the government pressure and reduce our risk of getting affected is staying at home for self-quarantine as much as possible without going out. To make self-quarantine timeless boring, we can play games to kill the time and practice our logical and strategic thinking. If you want to synchronize the games apps between two iOS devices or even between iOS device and computers, you can always rely on Leawo iTranfer, a professional app to help people transfer files effortlessly and efficiently.