New university - stop to loneliness?

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I'm a 19 yo guy from Europe. In short, my parents moved to another country because of their jobs, and I moved with them due to different reasons and started my university studies there.

I got into a course with only 7 people in it, some much older than me, some more or less my age. Basically I didn't click with anyone in that course, and lacked the social skills to meet anyone outside of it - on top of that I didn't speak the local language and it was kinda hard getting to know people; even though it's mostly my fault for not being more open to people and trying harder I guess. So I spent of the past year in solitude in front of my computer at my parents' home, browsing 4chan or playing League of Legends all day. After a few months I started coping with it and even kinda started liking the situation, I had few responsibilities and could spend most of my day playing League of Legends with my old friends from my high school.

I've never been a very sociable person, and people always remark that I very rarely smile and look bored most of the time. Still, I had a group of good friends in high school, both male and female, and we did lots of fun stuff together. I miss that time a lot.

I now have an offer from a university in my home country, which would allow me to continue the second year of my studies there. I was thinking that maybe being thrown into a larger group of people will force me to get contacts and friends of some kind. But then again I'm afraid that I won't meet anyone even there, and spend the rest of my studies in complete solitude, not even being able to see my parents and my dog anymore. I don't really know what decision to make, but I would like my life to change for the better, which is why I'm asking you for advice.