Best Online Games to Level Up Summer Break

By Bri Taliaferro, News Staffer

Published: May 30, 2025

Zelda: Breath of the Wild

While it can be hard to find things to do in the summer, video games are great at offering quality entertainment. Games with storytelling aspects, such as Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch, offer a feeling of having a goal to achieve.

Every day, there is something new to tackle until achieving the final goal: saving Princess Zelda from the evil antagonist, Ganon. As an open-world game, Breath of the Wild has beautiful visuals, exciting monster combat and side quests throughout.

Minecraft

For rewinding, Minecraft is the perfect sandbox game. With exciting creatures and a variety of materials, this game of blocks is no doubt unique. Available on mobile, PC and Xbox, Minecraft can be enjoyed in survival mode or in creative mode, where the player is free to build and use any materials available in the game.

“It’s relaxing, and you can do anything in it,” freshman Blake Otte said. “They keep adding more stuff to it every year.”

Roblox

Team and friend-oriented games such as Roblox and Fortnite are a great way to break summer feelings of isolation. With Roblox’s customizable characters and hundreds of games on the gaming platform, there is surely something to enjoy. With mic communication as well, Fortnite is a third person shooter game on Xbox and Playstation where players can build and battle in various formats against other players.

“It’s a fun multiplayer game...you can interact with other people,” sophomore Valentino Sorsby said. “It’s an easier way to make new friends.”

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