21M from Cali looking for gaming friends/interesting people to talk with

Hey, 21M from California. I am studying Mechanical Engineering in college and summer is drawing near, so now is the best time to look for people to game with. I am like-minded people and generally looking for funny, chill, and passionate people (no matter the age or background, just 18+ please). Although I am generally looking for a gaming friend, I hope our communication will be more than monotonous game talk and expand to something greater. I am currently playing Palworld, Fortnite, Marvel Rivals, Risk of Rain 2 (desperately looking for people to play this 😭 beginners are welcomed), Minecraft, Roblox, and FragPunk. However, I do have 100+ games on my Steam library and I am willing to try new games. Location is not too important but would like someone in North America preferably (would be cool if you are in Cali as well). I am looking forward to talking to you. I love chatting, but I am open to VC/VC feels more comfortable and personal for me.

PS: if you're not a gamer but would like to talk and see if we have similar interests, message me! I love gaming, anime, working out, cooking, hiking, building projects, theme parks, wrestling, Pokémon, deep conversations, learning new things constantly, and visiting museums.