# PartyDen

> PartyDen is a free, browser-based platform of 55 multiplayer party games. One person creates a room, everyone else joins by typing a 6-character room code on their own phone, and the server runs the game: turns, timers, hidden roles and scores. There is no account, no download and no payment.

- Cost: Free. No ads, no paid tier, no in-game purchases.
- Account: None. A player types a display name and nothing else.
- Install: Nothing to install. It runs in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer.
- Joining: A 6-character room code or an invite link. Nobody needs to share a screen.
- Players: From 2 up to 50 in one room (Tambola); each game lists its own range.
- Video calls: 51 of the 55 games play well over a video call: everyone plays on their own screen and any performing happens on camera.
- TV mode: 15 games can put the board or the caller on a television while everyone plays on their phone.
- Adult content: Off by default. A few prompt games have an 18+ pack that only the host can switch on, and a family mode masks strong language in everything players type.
- Who runs it: An independent side project, maintained by one person. Not affiliated with any board-game publisher.

## Games

- [Mafia](https://partyden.app/mafia): Find the mafia before they eliminate everyone. 4–10 players, 15–30 min. Works on a video call.
- [Dumb Charades](https://partyden.app/dumb-charades): Act out the movie. No words allowed! 2–10 players, 15–30 min. Works on a video call.
- [Raja Wazir Chor Sipahi](https://partyden.app/raja-wazir-chor-sipahi): Guess who the thief is and score big. 4 players, 5–15 min. Works on a video call.
- [Never Have I Ever](https://partyden.app/never-have-i-ever): Reveal your secrets one prompt at a time. 2–10 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Truth or Dare](https://partyden.app/truth-or-dare): Pick truth or dare — then face the consequences. 2–10 players, 10–30 min. Works on a video call.
- [Would You Rather](https://partyden.app/would-you-rather): Vote on impossible choices and compare answers. 2–10 players, 5–15 min. Works on a video call.
- [Trivia](https://partyden.app/trivia): Race to answer questions across all topics. 2–10 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Two Truths & a Lie](https://partyden.app/two-truths-and-a-lie): Fool your friends — hide your lie among two truths. 3–10 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Emoji Decode](https://partyden.app/emoji-decode): Guess the movie, show or phrase from emoji clues. 2–10 players, 5–15 min. Works on a video call.
- [Fill the Blank](https://partyden.app/fill-in-the-blank): Complete the prompt, vote for the funniest answer. 3–10 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Draw & Guess](https://partyden.app/draw-and-guess): One person draws, everyone races to guess it. 2–10 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Codenames](https://partyden.app/codenames): Spymasters give one-word clues for their secret agents. 4–10 players, 15–30 min. Works on a video call.
- [Spyfall](https://partyden.app/spyfall): Everyone knows the location — except the spy. Can you find them? 3–10 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [The Chameleon](https://partyden.app/chameleon): Everyone sees the secret word — except the chameleon. Blend in or be caught. 3–10 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Wavelength](https://partyden.app/wavelength): Place a concept on a spectrum — can your team read your mind? 2–10 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Word Chain](https://partyden.app/word-chain): Each word must start where the last one ended. Run out of words and you're out. 2–10 players, 5–15 min. Works on a video call.
- [Taboo](https://partyden.app/taboo): Describe the word — but the obvious clues are banned. 3–10 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Atlas](https://partyden.app/atlas): Name a place that starts with the last letter of the previous one. Classic road-trip game. 2–10 players, 5–15 min. Works on a video call.
- [Tic Tac Toe](https://partyden.app/tic-tac-toe): Line up three in a row. Two players duel each round, the rest are next in line. 2–10 players, 2–10 min. Works on a video call.
- [Connect Four](https://partyden.app/connect-four): Drop discs and be the first to line up four. Winner stays on. 2–10 players, 5–15 min. Works on a video call.
- [Memory Match](https://partyden.app/memory-match): Flip cards two at a time and remember where the pairs are. 2–10 players, 5–15 min. Works on a video call.
- [Dots & Boxes](https://partyden.app/dots-and-boxes): Draw lines to close boxes. Claim the most to win the grid. 2–10 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Reaction Grid](https://partyden.app/reaction-grid): A tile lights up — be the fastest to tap it and score. 2–10 players, 3–10 min.
- [Tambola](https://partyden.app/tambola): Housie with auto-called numbers and instant claim checks. 3–50 players, 15–30 min. Works on a video call.
- [Antakshari](https://partyden.app/antakshari): Sing on the call — the app keeps the letter, the turn and the score. 2–10 players, 20–40 min. Works on a video call.
- [Ludo](https://partyden.app/ludo): Roll, race and knock your friends back to the yard. 2–4 players, 20–40 min. Works on a video call.
- [Snakes & Ladders](https://partyden.app/snakes-and-ladders): Climb the ladders, dodge the snakes, race to 100. 2–8 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Bluff](https://partyden.app/bluff-card-game): Lie about the cards you played — and catch everyone who does. 3–8 players, 15–30 min. Works on a video call.
- [Fake Answer](https://partyden.app/fake-answer): Invent a convincing lie, then find the real answer hiding among them. 3–10 players, 15–30 min. Works on a video call.
- [Think Alike](https://partyden.app/think-alike): Write what everyone else is writing — being obvious is the whole skill. 3–12 players, 15–25 min. Works on a video call.
- [Forehead](https://partyden.app/forehead): Everyone can see your word except you. Guess it before the clock. 3–12 players, 10–20 min.
- [Dictionary of Lies](https://partyden.app/dictionary-of-lies): Invent a definition nobody can tell from the real one. 3–10 players, 20–35 min. Works on a video call.
- [Liars Dice](https://partyden.app/liars-dice): Bid on dice you cannot see, and call a bluff to make someone lose one. 2–8 players, 20–40 min. Works on a video call.
- [Battleship](https://partyden.app/battleship): Hunt for the other fleet one square at a time. Winner stays on. 2–10 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Paanch](https://partyden.app/paanch): Play a card, claim a square. First to five in a row wins. 3–10 players, 15–25 min. Works on a video call.
- [Most Likely To](https://partyden.app/most-likely-to): One prompt, everyone points at somebody. The reveal is the game. 3–12 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [Fishbowl](https://partyden.app/fishbowl): One bowl of words, played three times — each harder than the last. 4–12 players, 30–45 min.
- [Paranoia](https://partyden.app/paranoia): One player sees the question. The room only hears the answer. 3–12 players, 15–25 min. Works on a video call.
- [Telephone Pictionary](https://partyden.app/telephone-pictionary): Write it, draw it, guess it, draw the guess. Read the books at the end. 4–10 players, 20–35 min. Works on a video call.
- [What Are The Odds](https://partyden.app/what-are-the-odds): Name a dare, name the odds, and both say a number at once. 3–10 players, 10–20 min.
- [Hot Seat](https://partyden.app/hot-seat): One player answers. Everyone else asks, anonymously. 3–12 players, 15–25 min. Works on a video call.
- [Press Conference](https://partyden.app/press-conference): Answer the room’s questions in character. Nobody knows who you are. 3–12 players, 20–30 min. Works on a video call.
- [One Clue](https://partyden.app/one-clue): Everyone writes one clue for the guesser — and every duplicate is thrown away. 3–8 players, 15–25 min. Works on a video call.
- [Fake Artist](https://partyden.app/fake-artist): Everyone draws the same thing one line at a time. One of you was never told what it is. 4–8 players, 15–25 min. Works on a video call.
- [Story Chain](https://partyden.app/story-chain): Write one line, pass it on, and read the wreckage out at the end. 4–10 players, 20–30 min. Works on a video call.
- [Sixteen](https://partyden.app/sixteen): Sixteen words, four hidden groups, four lives. Argue it out together. 2–8 players, 15–25 min. Works on a video call.
- [Judgement](https://partyden.app/judgement): Bid exactly how many tricks you will take. One over or under and you score nothing. 3–6 players, 30–50 min. Works on a video call.
- [Five Letters](https://partyden.app/five-letters): One five-letter word, six guesses, everybody racing the same board. 2–8 players, 15–25 min. Works on a video call.
- [One Night](https://partyden.app/one-night): Social deduction in ten minutes: one night, one argument, one vote, nobody sits out. 4–8 players, 10–20 min. Works on a video call.
- [FlipOut](https://partyden.app/flipout): A fast, colorful card battle. Match, block, flip and dump your hand before everyone else. 2–8 players, 5–15 min. Works on a video call.
- [Call Break](https://partyden.app/call-break): Call your tricks, spades always trump. Make your call or lose it. Five hands, highest total wins. 4 players, 25–45 min. Works on a video call.
- [Court Piece](https://partyden.app/court-piece): Rang with a partner: name trump from five cards, take seven tricks, and string the wins into a court. 4 players, 30–60 min. Works on a video call.
- [Mendikot](https://partyden.app/mendikot): Win the tens with your partner. No trump until somebody cannot follow suit, then their card names it. 4 or 6 players, 15–30 min. Works on a video call.
- [29](https://partyden.app/twenty-nine): Bid for trump with a partner. Jacks are worth three, nines two, and the trump stays hidden until someone cannot follow suit. 4 players, 25–45 min. Works on a video call.
- [Seep](https://partyden.app/seep): Capture the floor with a partner: match and add cards, build houses, and sweep the table for a seep. 2 or 4 players, 30–60 min. Works on a video call.

## Browse by category, audience and occasion

- [Indian Party Games](https://partyden.app/games/indian-games): Tambola, Antakshari, Ludo and the rest of the family-gathering canon.
- [Social Deduction Games](https://partyden.app/games/social-deduction): Somebody at this table is lying. Work out who.
- [Word Games](https://partyden.app/games/word-games): Clues, associations and the exact word you are not allowed to say.
- [Card Games](https://partyden.app/games/card-games): Real hands, real tricks, and a server that never misdeals.
- [Board Games](https://partyden.app/games/board-games): Real boards, real dice, nothing to install.
- [Drawing & Acting Games](https://partyden.app/games/drawing-games): Games where you are not allowed to just say the answer.
- [Icebreaker Games](https://partyden.app/games/icebreaker-games): The fastest way to get a quiet group talking.
- [Quiz & Trivia Games](https://partyden.app/games/quiz-games): Buzz in first, or spend the round insisting you knew it.
- [Quick Games](https://partyden.app/games/quick-games): Two minutes to learn, five minutes to play.
- [Games for Family](https://partyden.app/games/for-family): Works with grandparents, cousins and a six-year-old in the same room.
- [Games for the Office](https://partyden.app/games/for-office): Team icebreakers that do not make anyone cringe.
- [Games for Couples](https://partyden.app/games/for-couples): For the evening where neither of you wants to pick a film.
- [Games for Kids](https://partyden.app/games/for-kids): No reading walls of rules, no scary content, no ads.
- [Games for Teens](https://partyden.app/games/for-teens): Bluffing, accusing and the group chat going quiet.
- [Games for Large Groups](https://partyden.app/games/for-large-groups): Ten, twenty, fifty people — and nobody sitting out.
- [Two Player Games](https://partyden.app/games/for-two-players): When it is just the two of you and one of you is competitive.
- [Games for Video Calls](https://partyden.app/games/for-video-calls): Zoom, Meet, WhatsApp — the app runs the game, you keep talking.
- [Diwali Party Games](https://partyden.app/games/diwali-party-games): Tambola, Antakshari and the games that actually get played at Diwali.
- [New Year Party Games](https://partyden.app/games/new-year-party-games): Something to do between the countdown and everyone going home.
- [Kitty Party Games](https://partyden.app/games/kitty-party-games): The games that carry an afternoon — no printing, no props.
- [Birthday Party Games](https://partyden.app/games/birthday-party-games): For the bit after the cake and before people start leaving.
- [Office Party Games](https://partyden.app/games/office-party-games): For the offsite, the end-of-quarter call, and the Christmas do.
- [Christmas Party Games](https://partyden.app/games/christmas-party-games): Games for a room that has just eaten far too much.
- [Holi Party Games](https://partyden.app/games/holi-party-games): Games for hands covered in colour — nothing to tap, nothing to hold.
- [Thanksgiving Games](https://partyden.app/games/thanksgiving-party-games): For the hour after dinner when nobody can get up.

## Free tools and lists

- [Tambola Ticket Generator](https://partyden.app/tools/tambola-ticket-generator): Free printable housie tickets — generate as many as you need.
- [Tambola Numbers With Names](https://partyden.app/tools/tambola-numbers-with-names): The full caller list — "two fat ladies, 88".
- [Antakshari Letter Generator](https://partyden.app/tools/antakshari-letter-generator): A random letter to sing from — Hindi or English.
- [Bollywood Movies for Dumb Charades](https://partyden.app/tools/dumb-charades-bollywood-movies-list): A ready-made list that actually works when you act it out.
- [Truth or Dare Questions](https://partyden.app/tools/truth-or-dare-questions): Good ones — not the four everybody already knows.
- [Never Have I Ever Questions](https://partyden.app/tools/never-have-i-ever-questions): Three lists: classic, family-safe, and ones you can use at work.
- [Would You Rather Questions](https://partyden.app/tools/would-you-rather-questions): Dilemmas with no easy answer — which is the point.
- [Taboo Word List](https://partyden.app/tools/taboo-word-list): Every card, with the five words you cannot say.
- [Bollywood Trivia Questions](https://partyden.app/tools/bollywood-trivia-questions): From Alam Ara to RRR, with the answers.
- [Obscure Words With Meanings](https://partyden.app/tools/obscure-words-with-meanings): Real words, real definitions — and a game built on inventing fake ones.
- [Weird Trivia Questions With Answers](https://partyden.app/tools/weird-trivia-questions-with-answers): The facts that sound made up and are not.
- [Think Alike Questions](https://partyden.app/tools/think-alike-questions): Prompts for the game where being obvious wins.

## Guides

- [How to run a Diwali Tambola night where the caller gets to play too](https://partyden.app/blog/diwali-tambola-night): The game is easy. The tickets, the calling and the arguments about claims are the work.
- [Diwali card party games that are fun without playing for money](https://partyden.app/blog/diwali-card-games-without-gambling): Taking the money out of teen patti leaves very little. Change the game, not just the stakes.
- [Codenames Online or PartyDen's Codenames: which one to use](https://partyden.app/blog/codenames-online-or-partyden): If you want the whole game, use the official one. Here's when ours is the easier choice.
- [The party games that only work if something is keeping a secret](https://partyden.app/blog/games-that-need-a-referee): A living room can't keep a secret from itself. That's the whole category.
- [How to run a Ludo night that doesn't end in an argument](https://partyden.app/blog/how-to-play-ludo-without-a-fight): The game isn't the problem. The length of it is.
- [Games to play with your parents that aren't awkward](https://partyden.app/blog/games-to-play-with-your-parents): The constraint isn't age. It's who has to explain the rules.
- [What to play when one person in the group is much louder](https://partyden.app/blog/games-for-a-group-with-one-loud-person): The answer isn't to quiet them down. It's to give them a job.
- [Never Have I Ever with colleagues, without the HR incident](https://partyden.app/blog/never-have-i-ever-with-colleagues): The game is fine. The default question list is the liability.
- [What to play in the twenty minutes before dinner is ready](https://partyden.app/blog/games-for-twenty-minutes): Short isn't the property you want. Interruptible is.
- [Fishbowl is three games, and most groups quit before the third](https://partyden.app/blog/how-to-run-fishbowl): The third round is the payoff. It's also the one people skip.
- [Party games that survive somebody leaving halfway through](https://partyden.app/blog/games-that-survive-people-leaving): People arrive late and leave early. Most games treat that as an error.
- [Games that work for an eight-year-old and a grandparent at once](https://partyden.app/blog/games-for-every-age-in-the-room): The property you're looking for is that skill doesn't compound.
- [Party games for people who don't want to be the funny one](https://partyden.app/blog/party-games-that-do-not-require-being-funny): A surprising number of party games are auditions.
- [Truth or Dare with adults, without it getting weird](https://partyden.app/blog/truth-or-dare-for-adults): The dare is never the problem. The audience is.
- [The games you can start without explaining any rules](https://partyden.app/blog/games-that-need-no-explaining): Every minute spent explaining is a minute the quietest person spends deciding not to play.
- [How to run a game night for twenty-five people](https://partyden.app/blog/game-night-for-twenty-five-people): Above about twelve, you aren't running a game night. You're running an event.
- [One phone passed around, or one each: it changes the game](https://partyden.app/blog/one-phone-or-one-each): It sounds like a logistics question. It decides which games are possible.
- [Why your game night dies at twenty to ten](https://partyden.app/blog/why-game-night-dies-at-940): It's not the games. It's the order you played them in.
- [Three people isn't a small party, it's a different game](https://partyden.app/blog/games-for-three-people): Most party games don't degrade gracefully. They stop working at exactly four.
- [Icebreakers that don't feel like icebreakers](https://partyden.app/blog/icebreakers-that-do-not-feel-like-icebreakers): The problem with an icebreaker is that everyone can tell it's one.
- [Games for people who actually enjoy being lied to](https://partyden.app/blog/games-for-people-who-like-being-lied-to): The counterpart to the post about the people who hate this.
- [Games for a room that doesn't share a language](https://partyden.app/blog/games-for-groups-without-a-shared-language): Every family gathering has somebody being translated for.
- [What to actually play at a kitty party](https://partyden.app/blog/what-to-play-at-a-kitty-party): The games aren't the problem. The arriving, the talking and the scoring are.
- [Games for two, when it's just the two of you](https://partyden.app/blog/games-for-two-players): Most party games are miserable with two people, and it's worth knowing why.
- [Free Jackbox alternatives you can start in about a minute](https://partyden.app/blog/free-jackbox-alternatives): The format is great. The logistics are the bit that goes wrong.
- [Games like skribbl.io, and when to reach for something else](https://partyden.app/blog/games-like-skribbl-io): It's a great hour. It's rarely a great evening.
- [How to run a quiz night at home without printing anything](https://partyden.app/blog/quiz-night-at-home-with-a-tv): The scoring is what ruins it, and the scoring is the easy part to fix.
- [Games to play when half the group hates social deduction](https://partyden.app/blog/games-to-play-when-half-the-group-hates-werewolf): Some people don't enjoy being accused of things. Here's what works instead.
- [How to run a game night on a video call that people enjoy](https://partyden.app/blog/how-to-run-a-game-night-on-a-video-call): The failure modes are predictable, which means they're avoidable.

## About

- [All games](https://partyden.app/games): Every one of the 55 games, searchable.
- [About PartyDen](https://partyden.app/about)
- [PartyDen at a glance](https://partyden.app/facts)
- [Privacy Policy](https://partyden.app/privacy)
- [Terms of Use](https://partyden.app/terms)
- [Contact](https://partyden.app/contact)