2025 was the year friendslop reigned, and so many low-cost ways to have fun with your pals couldn't have come at a better time

It sure has become a lot harder to convince your mates to drop 60 bucks on a game you'll all play for half an hour on a Thursday evening, hasn't it? Those elevator pitches stopped working on me long ago—the economy's fucked, I like to eat, and I've unfortunately developed my mother's penchant for the finer things in life. I've got bigger and better things to make poor financial decisions about than videogames.

Where I can be convinced, though, is when the game costs nary more than a cup...