Ask HN: Best tools for online personal socializing?

Basically I'm looking for some tools or hints on how to at least partially replace in-person visits to (for example) my parents for now. In the past one of the best online social experiences with my family/friends hanging around online was by playing Minecraft and building stuff together while using Mumble for voice communication. The fact that you had a common goal, an in-game presence as well as the mostly non-combat focus created a pretty unique experience.

Despite the missing video feed, for me it felt personally closer compared to normal video conferences. The latter always feel sterile and businessy. I figured with VR and all that, there might be better ways. I've seen VRChat or Table Top Simulator VR, but haven't tried them due to (for now) lack of VR headset. I'm probably missing a ton of other tools. In general the barrier of entry must be pretty low, as my parents are in their 70s. Any ideas?