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I have been recently playing CSGO with my family members.

Its honestly very difficult to play, its really not suited for Casual players(playing on speakers with mediocre mice and so on) especially with the very difficult aiming system.

But I didn't find anything that is both free or basically free and can run on everything, from macbooks with Intel/m2 GPU to a gaming PC.

Overwatch 2, too gimmicky and heavy

Fortnite, same thing and we hate battle royal, so no COD WZ2 and so on.

Its definitely an improvement on playing C&C Generals with endless problems that come with a game, which is checks notes 20 years old now.




Someone else mention Urban Terror [0]. Similar in style to CS but fast paced. Also because it's Quake3 based it has all the strafe jumping and highly rewarding movement. Haven't played it in years, but back then it was good fun. Whilst the aiming itself is not necessarily much easier, it is more forgiving. In CS you have one encounter and the round is over for you. With this I'm pretty sure there are various deathmatch modes and much more relaxed respawn rules.

[0] https://www.urbanterror.info/home/


> both free or basically free and can run on everything

Team Fortress 2 is still alive and well


It is alive, but saying it's well is a big overstatement. Can't have 10 minutes without aimbots ruining the game.


Find a good server or set of servers and it's still perfect. I'll link a couple options below, there are many many more:

https://uncletopia.com/servers

https://teamwork.tf/community/quickplay


Doubt it would be any easier than CSGO


The aim and movement mechanics of tf2 are certainly easier, though the gameplay rules are more complex and there are classes with different abilities and attributes.


Doesn't run on 64 bits


> Its honestly very difficult to play, its really not suited for Casual players(playing on speakers with mediocre mice and so on) especially with the very difficult aiming system.

Mediocre mouse or whatever keyboard aren't the only issues I guess. You have to analyze everything about yourself properly to determine when you need a better mouse or not.


I've felt similarly about csgo. It's the game I always come back to when I just want to jump into a game and have some mindless fun. I used it as my tool to separate work from home when the pandemic started. I'd work my 8 hours then play an hour of casual csgo and that helped my mental health a bit.


Not free, but Minecraft (java edition) is great for playing regularly with casual or experienced gamers and runs on about everything.




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