Murder in the Dark
Party game, same room
The classic. Phones deal the secret roles, then the lights go out and someone gets a tap on the shoulder.
- Free
- 3 to 20 players
- Ages 8+
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Free online games to play with friends
Free multiplayer games online, no app: party games, card and dice classics, daily puzzles and mysteries. Phones are the controllers.
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35 games
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Spot the Blow-in
Word-bluffing game
Every phone shows the secret word, except the blow-in's. One clue each, out loud, then a secret vote.
- Free
- 3 to 12 players
- Ages 7+
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Which Would Ya?
Pick and guess game
Share a tent with a tarantula, or an elevator with an angry goose? Pick in secret, then guess how the room split.
- Free
- 2 to 20 players
- All ages
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Snooze Bandit
Party game for little ones
For little ones: the Snooze Bandit steals snoozes with a wink, and the Wide-Awake Owl has three guesses to catch them.
- Free
- 4 to 20 players
- Ages 4+
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Crazy Eights
Card game
Play it solo against the Locksmith's regulars, or round a TV with friends on their phones. Free, with no app to download.
- Free
- 2 to 8 players
- Ages 7+
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Liar's Dice
Dice game
Bluff the regulars at the Locksmith's table, or call out your friends from your own phone. Free, with no app to download.
- Free
- 2 to 8 players
- Ages 8+
Daily 
Yacht
Dice game
Everyone rolls at once, so a game takes minutes, not an hour. Play solo, race the regulars, or take on the daily game where everyone gets the same dice. Free.
- Free
- Daily
- 1 to 12 players
- Ages 7+
Daily 
The Vault
Dice game
Crack the safe: roll six dice, set aside what scores, then bank it or push your luck. Play the regulars, or the daily safe where everyone gets the same dice. Free.
- Free
- Daily
- 2 to 10 players
- Ages 7+
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Stay on the Line
Psychological thriller
A free psychological thriller you play around your own home: lock down every device in your house before it finishes learning you, with after-hours support on the line until first light.
- Free
- Solo, on your own phone
- Ages 15+
Daily 
Today's puzzle
Code, wheel or workshop
Crack a code, turn the wheel or solve a workshop puzzle.
- Free
- Daily
- 1 player
- All ages
Daily 
The Locksmith's Cylinder
Riddle of the day
Three riddles, easy to hard. Dial each answer into a brass ring.
- Free
- Daily
- 1 player
- All ages
Daily 
Key Questions
Daily quiz
Ten questions a day: four around Australia, three from the wide world and a theme round.
- Free
- Daily
- 1 player
- All ages
Daily 
The Archivist's Grid
Word grid of the day
Sixteen words from the archive. Find the four hidden groups.
- Free
- Daily
- 1 player
- All ages
Daily 
The Daily Suspect
Whodunit of the day
A small cast, a handful of clues and one culprit. Cross them off.
- Free
- Daily
- 1 player
- All ages
Daily 
The Gridlock Protocol
Sliding blocks
Slide the blocks and free the red payload through the exit.
- Free
- Daily
- 1 player
- All ages
Daily 
The Intercept
Signal of the day
Turn two dials until the noise clears and the message comes through.
- Free
- Daily
- 1 player
- All ages
Daily 
The Dead Drop
Place of the day
Five coded dispatches about one real place. Name it or drop a pin.
- Free
- Daily
- 1 player
- All ages
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Read the Room
Group guessing game
One player sees a secret spot on a dial between two opposites and gives a clue. Everyone drags their own dial to find it.
- In Party Pack 01
- Free until 20 November
- 2 to 12 players
- All ages
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Dob In a Mate
Group voting game
A question lands on every phone. Everyone votes in secret for the mate it fits best, then the room finds out.
- In Party Pack 01
- Free until 20 November
- 3 to 20 players
- Ages 6+
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Two Truths and a Lie
Bluffing game
Everyone writes two true things about themselves and one lie. Can you spot everyone else's lie?
- In Party Pack 01
- Free until 20 November
- 3 to 12 players
- All ages
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Pull the Other One
Bluffing trivia game
A true but unlikely fact with a blank. Make up a fake answer, then find the real one among everyone's fakes.
- In Party Pack 01
- Free until 20 November
- 3 to 12 players
- Ages 8+
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Checkout Time
Murder mystery trivia game
A stormy night at a guesthouse, a magician gone missing and a culprit among the staff. Survive till dawn and name them.
- In Party Pack 01
- Free until 20 November
- 3 to 20 players
- Ages 10+
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Near Enough
Number guessing trivia game
A number question and a secret dial on every phone. Back the guess you think is closest, then watch the answer drop.
- In Party Pack 01
- Free until 20 November
- 2 to 20 players
- Ages 6+
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Follow the Mob
Think alike game
One question, eight answers: pick what most of the room will pick. Whoever stands alone gets stuck with the lone roo.
- In Party Pack 01
- Free until 20 November
- 4 to 20 players
- All ages
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Rank 'Em Blind
Ranking game
Five things arrive one at a time. Give each a spot from 1 to 5 before you see the next, then see how the room ranked them.
- In Party Pack 01
- Free until 20 November
- 1 to 20 players
- All ages
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Who Knows Ya Best?
Couples, mates and family quiz
One player in the hot seat while everyone guesses their answers. Or pair up and find out how well you really know your partner.
- In Party Pack 01
- Free until 20 November
- 2 to 20 players
- Family pack 6+
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What's That Racket?
Guess the sound game
The host's phone plays a sound, once: kookaburra, toaster or something else? Everyone picks in secret. Blink and Mash-up modes too.
- In Party Pack 01
- Free until 20 November
- 2 to 20 players
- Ages 4+
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Deck the Desks
Office Christmas party games
Five office Christmas games for up to 20 phones and one big screen, from the office Christmas quiz to Read the Room: Silly Season.
- For work
- Free until 20 November
- Up to 20 players
- 30 to 60 minutes
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BACKFIRE
Party card game
The card game where every penalty bounces back. At 10 it blows on whoever started it.
- Free to host until 20 November
- 2 to 8 players
- Ages 7+
Coming soon 
The Missing Star of Cicada Cove
Advent case
A door a day to Christmas Eve. Find the town's missing star.
- Free
- Daily
- Coming soon
- 1 player
- All ages
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The Keeper's Log
Wartime mystery
Caloundra, late 1942. The lighthouse keeper rings you in the night: something in his own log is wrong, and he needs a stranger's eyes. Five puzzles, three phone calls, one night. Free, and it plays anywhere.
- Free
- Coming soon
- Solo, or share one phone
- Ages 10+
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Noosa: The Missing Surfboard
Surf mystery
5.10am in Noosa, and the middle hook in the surf shed is empty. The paddle-out is at 6.30. Pops wrote everything down: follow sixty years of Noosa surf to find his board in time.
- Coming soon
- Solo, or with friends
- Ages 8+
Coming soonFamily 
Caloundra: The Wreck at Dicky Beach
Shipwreck mystery
A tin box in a beachcomber's shed at Dicky Beach, and a letter from a ship's boy who was aboard the SS Dicky when the storm drove her ashore in 1893. Open it, and follow him through the gale.
- Coming soon
- Solo, or with friends
- Ages 8+
Coming soonFamily 
Glass House Mountains: The Glass House File
Strange lights mystery
A $2 shoebox from a garage sale: tapes, logbooks and a badge from the Night Owls Sky Watch Club, and four strange lights logged on one winter night in 1974. You are the club's new duty officer.
- Coming soon
- Solo, or with friends
- Ages 10+
Coming soonFamily 
Summer of '86
Coming-of-age mystery
January 1986, the last day of the summer holidays. Robbie, twelve, has vanished from the bike rack outside the milk bar, and you have until the streetlights come on to find him.
- Coming soon
- Solo, or with friends
- Ages 8+
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About these games
Every game here runs in the browser, so there is no app to download. Phones are the controllers: one screen in the room is enough, a TV, a laptop or a tablet, and everyone else plays on their own phone. Host a party game for up to 20 friends, crack a mystery on your own, or do a new daily puzzle on your lunch break. Murder in the Dark, Snooze Bandit, Stay on the Line and the dailies are free to play today. The card and dice classics, Crazy Eights, Liar's Dice, Yacht and the Vault, are free too, solo or with friends. Use the buttons to narrow the list by type, or by who is playing, and every game has its own page with the rules and how many players it takes.