As a gamer in South Africa, you’ve likely suffered the struggles of remaining competitive in games where the servers are situated in Europe.
If you’ve played Fortnite or Apex Legends, for example, you will be all too familiar with the frustration of high ping that often leads to your death.
While 200ms may not seem to be substantial, it can be the difference between making or missing a shot – especially when your enemy is unlikely to be playing with the same issue.
We have therefore listed five multiplayer FPS games that have local South African servers to help you stay competitive.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO)
CS:GO has remained popular since its release in 2012, and it’s one of the most popular competitive FPS games in South Africa.
You can enjoy CS:GO on your own or with your friends, and the servers are busy most of the time so you shouldn’t have a problem finding a game.
If your competitive nature is unsatisfied playing on the “casual” servers, you can sign up with ESEA, which is a matchmaking service that hosts tournaments and provides servers for trusted players.
Call of Duty: Warzone
Activision has released a multitude of COD titles, including their more recent Battle Royale addition, Warzone.
COD has had South African servers for many years now, and is one of the most popular gaming franchises – both locally and globally.
The game is available on PC and console, and it is usually easy to find a game. However, if there aren’t enough players locally at any given time, you’ll be moved to an EU server.
Battlefield V
This Battle Royale game came out in 2018 and is set in the World War 2 era. There are local servers available but the search time for a game varies significantly.
If you’re keen on jumping onto Battlefield V, have a look at this community group which will help you get into some good competitive games with trusted players.
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Rainbow Six Siege has local servers and is popular on both PC and console. It is a close-quarters combat type of game that has you breaching buildings and eliminating the enemy.
The search time is reasonable, although you might wait a bit longer for ranked matches.
Free Fire
Free Fire is a mobile battle royale game that has gone largely unnoticed in South Africa despite gaining worldwide popularity.
This game is a combination of Fortnite and COD mobile, and has SSA servers for South Africa and other African regions.
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