Free party games for your phones and TV
Put one screen where everyone can see it. Everyone plays on their own phone. Nothing to download, no accounts.
Pick a game
Comeback
Write the funniest answer and win the room’s vote. Or switch to Letter Line: make a phrase from the letters on screen. Short on people? House players fill the seats.
Play Comeback →Ridge Fire
Tanks on a hill you can blow apart. Aim, read the wind, fire. Beat the computer, pass one phone around, or put the ridge on a TV and aim from your phones.
Play Ridge Fire →Shiftship
Fly to the planets, unlock the next one, and grab power-ups that transform your ship. Today’s Run has a leaderboard.
Play Shiftship →Shovel Rush
Grab a shovel and dig through the Earth from America to China, any way you like. Dodge animals, dig around rocks, grab gold, and dig out once gravity flips at the core.
Play Shovel Rush →Little Zoomer
Zoom a little balance bike through the house, the neighborhood and the woods. Hop the toys, duck the branches, dodge the dog and get to the end in one piece.
Play Little Zoomer →Game night: same room or far apart
Everyone plays on this same website: the TV, every phone, a laptop. Nothing to install and no account.
👥 Same room, one phone
No TV needed. In Ridge Fire, tap Pass and play, type everyone’s names, and hand the phone to whoever’s turn it is. Each player picks a secret loadout.
Play Ridge Fire📺 Same room, a TV and everyone’s phone
The TV shows the game. Every phone is a controller. The 3 steps are just below.
See the 3 steps🌎 Friends far away
Start a room, then tap Invite a friend. It writes a message with the link and the 4-letter room code; send it by text. Friends tap the link on their own phone and they’re in.
Comeback plays start to finish on each phone. Ridge Fire: each friend also opens on a laptop or TV, taps This is the TV and types the code, to watch the ridge while they aim from their phone.
Got a code from a friend? Type it at the topWith a TV: 3 steps
The TV makes a room and shows a 4-letter code. The code is how the phones find the TV.
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On the TV: open this site and tap Host
Open the TV’s web browser and go to , then pick a game and tap Host on a TV. A big code shows up.
No web browser on your TV? Open the site on a laptop and plug it into the TV, or cast the tab from Chrome.
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On each phone: same site, type the code
Go to on your phone and type the code into Got a room code? at the top. Or point your camera at the square on the TV.
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Play!
The first phone in is the leader and taps Start. Your phone is your controller. The TV is the show everyone watches.
No TV? Skip step 1: every game also works on phones alone. Ridge Fire also plays solo against the computer.
Get the app
Put the arcade on your home screen. It opens full screen like any app, and it’s still free.
The app is installed. Find Party Arcade on your home screen.
On an iPhone or iPad
- Open this page in Safari.
- Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow).
- Tap Add to Home Screen, then Add.
On Android or a computer
- Open this page in Chrome.
- Tap the â‹® menu.
- Tap Install app (or Add to Home screen).
Coming to the arcade
Daily Letters
One topic and a few letters a day for everyone. Keep your streak.
Count Coach
Practice blackjack and the running count. Play chips only.
Tube Sort
Pour the colors until every tube matches.
Questions
Are the games free?
Yes. Every game here is free to play, with no account.
Do I need to download anything?
No. The games run in the web browser on any phone, tablet, laptop or smart TV. You can add the arcade to your home screen so it opens like an app.
How many people can play?
Comeback takes 3 to 10 players plus a crowd that votes, and one person can play with house players. Ridge Fire takes 1 to 6 tanks.
Do we need a TV?
No. A TV, laptop or tablet makes a great shared screen, but every game also works on phones alone.
Does the TV use a different web address?
No. The TV and every phone open the same website. The TV taps Host and shows a 4-letter code, and phones type that code to join its room.
Can friends far away play?
Yes. Share the 4-letter room code. In Comeback, the shared screen also has a Watch link so remote friends can see it.