What should we play?

While we're social distancing or on lockdown due to COVID-19, playing games online together can be a great way to feel connected. With so many games available online, it can be hard to keep track! I built this little site to recommend games for your next online gathering and provide an index to discover new ones.

Free
4-30 players

A bit like Broken Telephone for drawings! You alternate between coming up with prompts and guessing someone else's drawing. The next player has to guess what you drew, and the following player uses that guess as a prompt for their drawing, and so on!

Free
2-16 players

Combines video chat with a collection of 20+ casual games to play together.

Free
3-6 players

A fast paced, web based, multiplayer card stacking game. Based on the popular games, Nerts and Dutch Blitz.

Free
2+ players

Similar to Scattergories, players need to come up with words that start with a certain letter and fit the categories the game creator sets.

Free
1-12 players

Similar to What Do You Meme. One player (Card Queen) puts down a meme/GIF and other players put down cards that best describe that one. The Card Queen picks the winning card and player for that round. Can add AI players too!

Free
1-4 players

A fun Uno-style game you can play online. Everything is as you'd expect but you can't stack multiple cards in one turn. Can also play against computers!

Free
4+ players

Players are split evenly into two teams. Each round, a person from one team has to guess words based on clues another person on the same team gives, without saying anything on a "taboo" words list.

Free
1-20 players

Multiplayer 2D soccer in your browser!

Paid
2-5 players

Mobile app; everyone takes turns drawing cards until someone pulls a card with an exploding kitten! Have to diffuse it to stay in the game.

Free
2+ players

Goal is to race another team to get from one article on Wikipedia to another through links.

Free
3+ players

Based on the Just One board game, players work together to come up with one-word hints for a guesser.

Free
1-6 players

Multiplayer snake! Your goal is to stay alive as long as possible and not hit other snakes. Once you die you can shoot rockets to disrupt other players.

Free
4-12 players

A bit like Telephone, but for drawing! Drawings are passed through each player and everyone guesses what others drew.

Free
1-8 players

Capture the flag game. The goal is to capture the enemy's flag and make it back to your base! Can control your (ball) character on a board with arrow keys

Free
1-4 players

Inspired by Blokus; the goal is to fit as many pieces on the board as possible. Game finishes when nobody can put pieces on the board anymore.

Free
2-8 players

An app where you and your friends collectively try to cook as many dishes as possible to keep your (virtual) restaurant afloat!

Paid
3-8 players

Adult pictionary-style game available on Steam from Jackbox. Players draw based on prompts (and you can make your own prompts!)

Free
2+ players

Drawing pictionary-style game, where everyone tries to guess what you're drawing (similar to skribbl.io). Includes a free draw mode where you can just draw for fun!

Free
2+ players

An app where you can video chat with your friends and play a collection of games at the same time. Features games like Heads Up and Uno!

Free
4+ players

Deduction game best in large groups. Players are at random chosen to be townfolk or mafia. Mafia eliminate one player per "night" and everyone has to come together to figure out who the mafia are! Other roles are available for even more fun.