49 party games for the TV and everyone's phone

Open the screen on a TV or laptop, join on your phones, and pick anything below. Joining is free and needs no account or app.

Move your body

• Squeaky CleanA camera game: you are behind a filthy window.1–4 players
• Kiai!A camera game: shadow fighters run at you from both sides.1–4 players
• Chop Chop SoupA camera game: vegetables fly up in front of you.1–4 players
• Boxing LegendsA camera game: focus pads pop up around you.1–4 players

Arena brawls

• Snake ArenaUp to twelve snakes, one grid, no manners.1–12 players
• Blast RadiusGrid brawl.1–8 players
• Stick BrawlPlatform fighter: combos, heavy smashes, uppercuts and stomps.1–12 players
• MothlightA duel of moths in the dark.1–8 players
• Fort FallTwo forts, two teams.1–8 players
• Lone ArrowOne arrow each and one hit kills.1–12 players
• Happy WipeA party obstacle show for little ghosts, in splitscreen.1–4 players
• Crater ClashTanks take turns lobbing shells over land that blows apart.2–8 players
• Scrap RumbleBuild a robot on your phone, then fight it in the Pit: parts break off, the floor spins, the pit opens.1–8 players
• GridfireThird-person deathmatch in splitscreen for up to four, on a disk above the clouds or in a dark wood.1–4 players
• Lagoon LobbersTurn-based artillery on islands that blow apart.1–4 players

Arcade classics

• Paddle PowersKeep the ball off your edge: two face off across the court, three to six stand round a field with an edge…1–6 players
• VertigoSplit-screen tower climb.1–8 players
• Block BattlesCompetitive block stacking — clear lines to dump garbage on a rival.1–8 players
• Ninja DashRun the same level at once: press the button yourself, then get out.1–12 players
• Trap DojoPick an item from the party box, place it in the course, then everybody runs it at once.1–8 players
• Topple TownA tower of houses each, side by side.1–4 players
• Riff RiotA note highway for up to eight, on phones.1–8 players
• Bubble BashCo-op harpoon panic.1–12 players
• Dish StackStack the dishes your order ticket asks for, biggest at the bottom.1–4 players
• A-Maze-ingSteer your block down a narrowing corridor with the joystick.1–12 players
• Fowl PlayA shooting gallery on one screen.1–4 players
• Mic DropSingStar-style karaoke.1–8 singers

Duels & sports

• RiposteSword duel tug-of-war: attack, parry, throw, jump, slide and duck, and fists when the sword is gone.1–2 players
• Kick OffOne-on-one football.1–2 players
• Hoop RiotTwo-on-two arcade basketball with no fouls.1–4 players
• Derby DashA horse race ridden by rhythm, for up to twelve.1–12 players
• Sundown DrawA quick-draw duel.1–2 players
• SidewaysHotseat time attack in a drift car.1–8 players

Co-op adventures

• Cinder VaultGo down into the vault together, chamber by chamber.1–4 players
• Short FuseOne of you defuses the device on the screen and cannot see the manual.2–6 players
• CryptA co-op dungeon crawl for up to four: Warrior, Mage or Archer.1–4 heroes
• BeaconClimb a dark lighthouse together, one of three characters each.1–4 players

Cards & tactics

• PestenThe Dutch card classic.2–12 players
• Higher / LowerA card is up: will the next be higher or lower?2–12 players
• Screw the DealerThe dealer alone sees the top card; you guess its rank.2–12 players
• BussenRide the Bus: four questions for a card each, the pyramid where a matching card hands out by its row, and…2–12 players
• JuffenCount round the table, but never say a seven: say JUF, and the table turns round.2–12 players
• DuikbootFlip your own row of cards: red sends you under, black brings you up, and every card turned under water…2–12 players
• VijvenFist or five, in secret, and one player calls the total.2–12 players
• Ship AttackHide your fleet, then everyone fires at once.1–4 players
• KingsDraw a card from the ring round the king's cup: every rank has a rule, mates share the damage, and the…2–12 players
• RummiTilesThe tile classic — lay runs and groups, then rework the whole table to squeeze your tiles in.2–4 players
• Doodle LightDraw-and-guess with one colour and an eraser.2–12 players
• Roll CallSpin the wheel to pick a dice game, then shake the cup and roll.2–12 players