Videoconference friendly web games can add fun and excitement to your online get-togethers.
With distancing guidelines in place across the globe for the better part of a year, most of us have become acquainted with attending virtual gatherings using videoconferencing software. Catching up with friends and family and seeing their faces on screen can provide comfort, and help to quell the feeling of isolation, but what if you’re looking for something more, well, fun?
Web based based multiplayer games are an easy way to inject some interactivity and fun into your next gathering. Best of all, many games available for free!
How to host a virtual party game
To get started, all you need is a computer (any Mac or Windows PC will do fine) and the videoconferencing software of your choice. Presenting the game to your audience is as simple as sharing your web browser using the software’s respective screen-sharing function. Participants will be able to interact with the game via the web browser on their phone, tablet, or computer.
5 of our favorite free games
1. Codenames (codenames.game)
This wildly popular word game takes minutes to learn, and hours to master thanks to its logic-based gameplay.
2. Lies Game (liesgame.com)
Fool your opponents into believing your convincing (yet false) facts about history, animals, sports, and more.
3. Multeor (multeor.com)
Pilot a meteor and leave the biggest trail of destruction in an abstract, colorful landscape (requires smartphone for each player).
4. Sketchful.io (sketchful.io)
A rapid-fire Pictionary style game that’s great for adults and kids of all ages.
5. Out of Context (outofcontext.party)
Five games in one! Put your creativity and improvisational skills to the test with a variety of games featuring wordplay and drawing.
