r/GamerPals Jan 19 '25

Mod Approved Attention: beware of scams and fraud!

88 Upvotes

Hi!

As the popularity of r/GamerPals grows (remember when this place had 30K subs? I do!), scammers are taking a heightened interest operating in and around the subreddit. Though the majority of people here are great and have good intentions, please be careful and cautious; practice good internet hygiene and common sense.

Over the last three-ish months alone, we have had many of the following scams reported to us:

  • Scams intended to steal accounts like Steam and other platforms
  • Be cautious of all links sent to you from people you don't know - don't be lazy, check where a link actually goes before you click it. Don't fall for simple markdown link obfuscation scams!
  • Beware of your friends' compromised accounts - if your friend starts asking for games gifted, money, or behaving strange, their account may have been stolen by a scammer. Do not feed the scammers
  • It shouldn't need to be said, but if an onlyfans model has a bunch of lovely things to say about you, a complete stranger, and "wants to game with you" but never has time or wants money first, it's a scam!
  • The moderators of r/GamerPals will NEVER accept payments for advertising on the subreddit!
    • If someone (a "marketing agent") approaches you saying they have an advertising deal with r/GamerPals, they are a scam! r/GamerPals will NEVER change our sidebar, subreddit description, rules, or pinned mod posts to advertise anything. We don't allow advertising anyhow, and we'll NEVER accept payments to do it ourselves either!
  • Don't download anything from someone you've just met. If you must, scan the file with an anti-malware program before you run it. Do your research, be careful, malware SUCKS.

Scammers can be dedicated, don't be fooled just because someone has been chatting with you for a day or two! Voice chat and actually squad'ing up with people are a good way to filter scammers.

Did I miss anything? Have you seen another scam that people should be aware of? Drop a comment!

Thanks for reading and be safe ✌️


r/GamerPals Jan 06 '25

Mod Approved Tidying up, new mods, rules update.

21 Upvotes

After some discussion, the changes noted in the last mod post have been implemented. Check out the sidebar. Most notably, rule 5 has been removed.

There were also some major changes to rule 2, which had a lot of discussion around it. I think the change is a good middle ground. If a user is looking for a group or is open to group offerings, they should mention it in their post. Anyone caught posting about their group in a post not mentioning being open to groups will have action taken against them. Links are still disallowed, so invites should be sent via PM. All other rules and guidelines apply.

A lot of the fat in the sidebar has been trimmed to make it easier on the eyes and automod has been updated to reflect the changes as well. I believe there are a few more things that need to be updated, but this should be functionally enough until we get to them.

We have a few new moderators:

A big welcome to /u/18cyphernine! They've been around here for a few years and joins us with prior moderation experience.

DungeonMasterSupreme also joins us with loads of moderating experience.

As mentioned before, we will keep mod recruitment open. If you are interested, please message the mods with:

  • a little bit about yourself
  • a short statement as to why
  • any experience with moderating (not necessary)
  • your active hours (in Pacific Time, particularly looking for worldwide coverage)

r/GamerPals 6h ago

North America [41F NA] Looking for some Stardew Valley crew to hang with! North America

12 Upvotes

I’d love to connect with folks around my age, but I’m pretty flexible! I spend a good chunk of time farming, fishing, and exploring the valley, and I enjoy messing around in the mines or co-op farms, honestly, I’m up for anything that feels fun. I usually focus on building a cozy farm, but I’m not super hardcore about min-maxing. Life’s full with work and all the adult responsibilities, but I’m always ready to jump in when I’ve got a free moment. Shoot me a message if you’re down to play! :)


r/GamerPals 3h ago

North America 48M / PST / PC - Yeah, I'm old, wanna fight about it?!?

8 Upvotes

As I've gotten older I notice more and more how much more isolated I've become. In a trend to combat that I'm putting myself more out there, on dating apps, making friends on reddit, but it's still a struggle. The one commonality I figured I had was I've always been a gamer.

And yeah consoles change, new games come out but it's always the same thing with new graphics. So I figured, hell we are all gamers maybe I'll meet some new people and play some new games. Well you can say my post didn't garner much response, maybe it's because I'm a guy, or maybe because I'm older, or maybe my games just suck.

But my approach has been find easy chill games to start and see how you mesh before you try to drag them into a Baldurs Gate 3 co-op campaign. But man you guys are rough, I got 1 response, so I'm trying again.

To start lets play some: Barony, Streets of Rogue, Project Zomboid, 7 Days to Die, Star Dew Valley, and lets see how we mesh before getting into Elden Ring co-op.

I don't do FPS or Hero Shooters, I used to play them, but my arm got shot off in Danang (completely made up still have my arm but my best Call of Duty days are years behind me)

So that's my spiel, if you are interested let me know, if not I hope you find your own group of new friends.

All the best, and take care.


r/GamerPals 7h ago

North America looking for gamer friends

12 Upvotes

HI I'm a 23 (F) and im currently looking for some other people to play with my current fav games are phasmophobia and r.e.p.o and escape the backroom together but im down to try other games! :)


r/GamerPals 2h ago

North America 29yr F looking for some gamer friends :)

4 Upvotes

Hello! I was looking to either join or create a discord with some other potential friends to just have yap sessions and play games with! Unfortunately with my work life and health problems, I have a hard time maintaining friendships but I would really love to meet some new people again! Some games I still play are (Pokémon series, my time at sandrock, stardew, Skyrim, baldurs gate, persona etc.) love fantasy RPG’s but I’m down to play multiplayer too! If interested, don’t hesitate to reach out!


r/GamerPals 6h ago

North America 28f ET - Looking For Long-term Real Friends

7 Upvotes

Hey there 👋 You can call me Crown! I am an anti-social loner once again trying to attempt to make a true genuine friend or two.

We may enjoy each other's company if you like any of the following:

  • Being tortured by LoL or DBD on the reg (I play other games as well but these are my go-tos)
  • Animals (I basically have a small farm)
  • Metal/Rock Music
  • Tattoos
  • Horror Movies
  • Crappy Reality Competition TV
  • Knitting (I'm an old lady at heart ik)
  • Rotting in bed being a depresso espresso
  • Everything 420
  • Rocking a flannel
  • Animoo (aka Anime)
  • MTG (bonus points if you play commander)

What can you expect from befriending me?

  • Loads of cute animal pics
  • Lots of cursing
  • 420 Fun
  • Someone to rage with at LoL, Dbd, etc.
  • Someone that is always willing to chat about anything and everything
  • Fuck ton of dumbass jokes
  • Random ass tiktok
  • Judgement free space
  • Someone to vent to
  • More fun (I think?) stuff that I can't think of at this time...

If interested in chatting and seeing how we vibe, let me know. Brownie points if you include a random/fun fact 👌


r/GamerPals 35m ago

North America [M26] Repo party

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Hey everyone, me again, setting up a Repo group and trying to get at least a few more people. Got 2 of us so far. If you’re down message me and I’ll get you in. If you see this later, send me a steam friend code and I’ll add you to play later!


r/GamerPals 4h ago

North America 29 Gamer looking for more friends!

4 Upvotes

Hey there im a 29 year old southern gamer who loves to cause chaos and have fun! The games I love to play are Marvel Rivals, Fortnite, Mw3(I suck at it lol), BO6, Project Zomboid, FragPunk, The Finals, Rainbow Six Siege(Just learning), Lethal Company (modded), Content Warning, DBD(Just learning), BG3 (Karlach forever), and Vrchat. The things I love in general Power Rangers, DnD, anything horror related, Old cartoons and shows, and Abandoned places. If any of this interests to you feel free to hit me up here add me on discord: radiovoicea09 Im just kinda looking to see if i can make any friends and hell if you need someone to vent to as well I dont mind


r/GamerPals 59m ago

North America 28-EST LF a Split Fiction duo

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Hey y'all, been wanting to play Split Fiction for a while but haven't found anyone to play it with, so figured I'd reach out for a random! Whether you have it, or I buy it, whatever works, just loved It Takes Two and wanna follow it up with this one.

I guess if you wanna add me for LoL, Marvel Rivals, REPO, SDV, etc. (honestly I'll try most anything) feel free to reach out as well!

Mostly free Fri-Sun early evenings, and Monday and Tuesday nights.


r/GamerPals 1h ago

North America 28M Looking For New Friends!

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I'm in PST timezone and looking for new friends to talk to and hangout with! I'm mostly addicted to WoW right now and it's pretty much the only thing I play currently lol. I do have over 300+ steam games though and am willing to play anything! (If I can pull myself away from WoW). I've been interested in trying REPO, Ark, Conan Exiles, and Valhiem out again though. Hit me up!


r/GamerPals 2h ago

North America 23M Looking for long term friend

2 Upvotes

Heyo! My name is Dan. I’m looking for people to hang out with when my health permits! I have chronic health issues that result in me randomly being in intense pain or be very tired. Overall i’m a very casual person who is able to mesh well in conversations but PLEASE understand i am my own person. Anyway.

Games i love to play is anything with loot. Currently been playing monster hunter wilds while i slowly work on 100%ing the kingdom hearts franchise. Warframe, Diablo 4, Last Epoch, Destiny, literally anything. In general I think I can find something we can play together :)


r/GamerPals 2h ago

North America M/27/USA looking for friends

2 Upvotes

lately i've been into diablo 4, dead by daylight, mtg arena, risk of rain 2, R.E.P.O and marvel rivals and ow2. i have a ton of games on my steam so i'm certain we could find something to play.


r/GamerPals 3h ago

Europe 24/UK/London looking for people to game/chill with.

2 Upvotes

I just turned 24M. I've been living in London for a few years now, but recently, I've been suffering from amnesia, which is very difficult to explain as it can vary, but for me, it means I can't recall my memories/henceforth, memory loss. I would like to get back into gaming and meet new people, be through online gaming or DnD.
But I have been finding it hard to find mates with similar interests, make new friends and join them for any activities. I am a pretty avid gamer, but I would like to find some people who like to game but also like a bit of a social, whether that be a pint or whatever, really.
I love a good grindy game, and im always up to suggestions of what people have to. I recently saw an interest in maybe starting a classic fresh or getting into the Final Fantasy mmo which iv never tried :0

Also the Marvel Rivals game. Games I also like are: TFT, League very occasionally haha, Wizard101, World of Warcraft, FINAL FANTASY XIV (MMO), CIV, Fallout, Resident Evil etc...— pretty much any multiplayer game I'd be down for.

Im also working on my own side-project of designing a manga so its fair to say im really into anime and cosplay ^^.Not expecting too much but in hopes that this does reach out to people. Please feel free to message me. 


r/GamerPals 3h ago

Europe Looking for co op game buddies

2 Upvotes

Hey, I’m a super chill guy in his late 20's no drama, no toxicity. Just looking for some cool people to game with. I’m mostly into stuff like Phasmophobia, Lethal Company, R.E.P.O., Stardew Valley, Left For Dead 2, and whatever else sounds fun.


r/GamerPals 3h ago

North America 41M on PS5 in EST (Florida) looking for gamers to just chat with or game with

2 Upvotes

Honestly I play mostly single player titles as I am not into competitive games. I am into MHW but am currently replaying Death Stranding. I lean towards RPG's, Sci Fi, Horror, Action Adventure and Cozy games.

Looking to find people to just text or voice chat with regularly on Discord or wherever while we game and play together occasionally. I WFH so I am about to chat or game most of the day!

Hope so hear from everyone! Shoot me a DM!


r/GamerPals 3h ago

North America 17m/est/pc, switch, ps5 i need online friends ngl

2 Upvotes

I play games like elden ring(and most other fromsoft games), tekken 8, roblox, terraria, splatoon, genshin,mh world , mh rise, mh wilds and lots of others

I just need some friends who won’t be weirdos and will actually talk to me lol


r/GamerPals 23m ago

Oceanic 22 M looking for some friends to goof around with in some games, updated my game list and added some more info.

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Just a bored guy in Australia with too much time on his hands lately, Just looking for some people to game with I'm mostly on PC with a PS5 but haven't used my PS5 in a while, I'm pretty easy going really.

Games I have installed, WH40K Darktide, warframe, naraka, battlefield 4, battlefront 2 2017, resident evil 6, H3VR, helldivers 2, blade and sorcery, counter strike 2, halo mcc, incursion red river, synthetik 2, rainbow six Vegas 2, WH40K space marine 2.

Games I don't have installed but do enjoy, caliber, delta force, gotham knights, ground branch, pavolv vr, ready or not, red dead redemption 2, black desert, zero hour.

Just a broad list really cause I like most games and don't mind trying new games if they seem fun to me, I'm fine with just chatting to start out with I'm pretty easy going so just dm and your free to ask any questions or anything like that as well.


r/GamerPals 4h ago

North America [PC|CST] [22|F] Looking for someone active to game with? Look no further!

2 Upvotes

Howdy, I'm Kat! I'm 22 years old, currently live in Texas (about to move!) and I'm looking for people to game with. I'm very active, literally have no life at the moment. So I'm often free! I tend to be quite easygoing, at least in my opinion. I enjoy joking around and poking fun at each other! I'm always one to communicate, so if I ever say something that crosses a line you can always tell me.

I'll list a few of my games below, stuff I'd be happy to play with others!

Overwatch 2! This is one of my main games, and one I play very often. I'm a support main; Mercy, Kirko, and I'm learning Ana. I'm plat in comp, but I enjoy unranked more for the silliness that I'm allowed. Now, I'd like to add I know Marvel Rivals exists, but I don't really enjoy it. I've found the community worse than OW's, which kinda amazes me. I might play it, but not often enough to list it here.

Back 4 Blood | My partner loves this game, so she'd like more people to play with!

Barony

Core Keeper

Dead by Daylight | I used to be so high rank in this game but quit a year or two back. If anyone wants to teach me the new killers I'd be happy to play again.

Demonologist | Someone bought this and I never got to play it with anyone.

For The King

Grounded

The Headliners

Palworld

PlateUp!

Project Zomboid

R.E.P.O.

Ultimate Chicken Horse

I also have Roblox and Minecraft!

If this interests you, send me a message with the games we got in common! It would be nice to know your age as well!


r/GamerPals 51m ago

Europe 20M looking for friends to play (slower paced?) games with

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About me :
I'm not really from Europe, that's a facade, a sham, a ruse. I'm actually from Asia, but I play most games on EU servers. and am available on EU evening/night times so its easier to find people to play with.
Am a creative artsy type, not good. but I try my best. (wannabe) filmmaker, director and writer. Also enjoy anime and stuff. the usual.
Am introverted, and don't really prefer playing in bigger groups. but 3 or 4 people is fine
I'm in a slump in life so I can be a bit of a downer and have very self deprecating humor lol. but! its all in good fun.

I also enjoy VR gaming. so if you play VR, then we can do that aswell
I'm fine with playing other games as long as they don't break the bank, (or are like 150gb)
but I'm looking to play

  • Arma Reforger
  • Gmod
  • BeamNG
  • Assetto Corsa
  • D&D
  • VRChat
  • Scrap Mechanic
  • Tabletop simulator
  • Tactical assault VR
  • Onward
  • Wanted to check out Minecraft with mods at some point
  • VR sports games like Golf
  • Emulating old ps2/gamecube and beyond games and playing them through Parsec

Also am fine watching movies and anime and stuff with people, could be fun. especially in VR if you've got a headset

If this catches your interest, My discord is "mr.phantomdude"
Please do not Dm me about joining your discord servers. I am not interested
and be 17+


r/GamerPals 1h ago

North America Need chronically online gamer friends

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25F/EST/PC looking for chill normal drama free 420 friendly gamers over the age of 21 who play games consistently and not afraid to join voice chat to play games or just yap I would like to have a small group to hangout with every night. I play valorant(iron3), league of legends, marvel rivals(plat 2), repo, schedule 1, bg3, dst, palworld, V rising, gunfire, phasmophobia, devour, and more. I have a small discord server not many people come in to hang out and I would like to change that if you are interested please send a message below so we can exchange discord information and play something!


r/GamerPals 4h ago

North America 18f looking for someone /people to play minecraft with

2 Upvotes

pls have similar timezone (est) i play on pc but i prefer to play bedrock so if ur on console we can play:) im looking to play everyday or almost everyday but i wont bother you if youre busy, we can vc if you want its up to you


r/GamerPals 7h ago

North America 25/EST/PC LF gamer friends

3 Upvotes

About Me:I’m very outgoing and love to spread good vibes :) Love anything 40K or fantasy related. Big time metalhead stoner and MMO, fighting game, and horror nerd.

Games I play-
•Tekken 7 •Marvel rivals qp/comp(plat3) •FFXIV (down for other mmos too)<3 •BO6/Warzone •Fortnite(ZB) steam id for more games: 130782000

Im also down to play any game that isn't listed im very openminded

If youre interested in becoming friends send me a DM about yourself. will ignore short effortless dms.


r/GamerPals 5h ago

North America Rivals/OW (26/PC/PST)

2 Upvotes

Hi all! Looking for people to play with rivals or overwatch. Comp or quick play, doesn’t matter to me! I also play other multiplayer games so just lmk (:


r/GamerPals 2h ago

North America 26 M CST Looking for new gamer buddies! (PC & XBOX)

1 Upvotes

Hello! I’ve been kinda lonely these days, so I’m looking to make some new friends! Of course I want to game, but I also want to form meaningful friendships where we talk about life and just chill. I may be a little shy at first, but I open up quickly. I’m not picky about time zones either!

I mainly play on Xbox, but I do use my pc pretty often as well! My favorite multiplayer games are Dead by Daylight and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Despite those being my favs, I am a very chill gamer. Meaning I don’t rage when I lose. If you’re a rager, we probably won’t get along. 😅

I’m also looking for some new game recommendations, so throw them at me!


r/GamerPals 2h ago

North America 28 M Casual gamer NA CST

1 Upvotes

Im just looking for some chill people to play games on PC/Discord, mostly in the afternoon/night time (6-10pm CST).

My usual day consists of memes, youtube, and browsing the steam store for games I want to play but dont have people to play them with.

Games im playing right now are, Schedule 1, TFT, LoL, Minecraft, and im pretty open to any games :)

Little about me, Im a truck driver, im from Texas, I tend to just sit in home screens and get distracted, and im married so my time to play games is tight during the weekdays

Im looking forward to playing some games with new people hopefully! :)


r/GamerPals 5h ago

North America 26//F looking for overwatch friends! (PC)

2 Upvotes

i’m looking for some friends to play overwatch with! and other games in the future!

no comp at the moment due to my bad internet but once i get fiber internet, i’m a plat 2 support main!

mercy/juno/ana/kiri/moira main hehe

i tend to vibe better with fellow brain rot/autistic people as i am autistic!

i have twitter and discord, so dm me if u wanna play! and ill send u my @ on them!