# Online party games to play with friends

> The easiest online party games are the classics everyone already knows, played on everyone’s own phone: one person makes a room, friends join with a code, and every card lands on every screen at once. They work at a party, and on a video call with friends in other cities or countries.

Play these free on everyone's phone at https://drunkenpenguins.com/create (no app, no sign-up, 2 to 16 players).

## How to play
1. **Make a room.** Pick a deck and make a free room. You get a 6-letter code and a QR code.
2. **Friends join.** Everyone opens the link or scans the QR on their own phone and types a name. No app, no account.
3. **On a video call?.** Switch off “Everyone in the same room”. Truth or dare becomes truth only, so nobody is dared to do something from another city.

## The five games
1. Most likely to: the group secretly votes on which friend fits a question best. Most votes has to explain themselves.
2. Never have I ever: everyone taps “I have” or “Never” at the same time, so nobody can wait and copy.
3. Would you rather: two choices, no “neither”. See how the room split and who went against the crowd.
4. Truth or dare: the game picks who’s on the spot and the room votes on whether it counts. Truth only on video calls.
5. Omi: the classic four-player card game from Sri Lanka, with bots for empty seats and a free practice game.

## Good for
6. Game night at home, with the TV showing a big-screen view of every card.
7. Video calls with friends in other cities or countries.
8. Birthdays and pre-drinks, with drinking mode switched on (always optional).
9. Long-distance couples, with Couples Only.
10. Breaking the ice with friends-of-friends, with the free Party Starter deck.

## Questions people ask
### What are good online party games for groups?
Party card games like most likely to, never have I ever, would you rather and truth or dare work best: everyone knows the rules, and they get people talking. On Drunken Penguins each player uses their own phone, for 2 to 16 players.

### Can we play over a video call?
Yes. Share the room link in your call, everyone joins on their phone, and switch off “Everyone in the same room” so truth or dare becomes truth only.

### Is it free?
The Party Starter deck (60 cards) is free forever, with no account needed. Extra decks are a one-time purchase of Rs 499 each, about US$1.50. No subscriptions.

### Do my friends need to download anything?
No. It runs in any phone browser. Friends scan the QR code or tap the link and type a name.

Source: https://drunkenpenguins.com/online-party-games