# The Best Browser Games to Play With Friends

Source: https://onlinegamesbrowser.com/with-friends

Last updated: 2026-11-10

The best **browser games to play with friends** are **skribbl.io** (draw and guess, up to 20 in a private room), **Gartic Phone** (drawing telephone), **Codenames Online** (team word clues), **Make it Meme**, **JKLM.FUN** (word and trivia), **Colonist** (Catan-style) and **Minecraft Classic** (building together). All are free: one person makes a room and shares the link.

## Party games for a group call

| Game | What you do | Players | How friends join |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [skribbl.io](https://skribbl.io) | One draws a word, the rest guess | Up to 20 in a private room | Create Private Room, copy the invite link |
| [Gartic Phone](https://garticphone.com) | Drawings and captions pass around and mutate | A group | Make a private room and share its link |
| [Drawasaurus](https://www.drawasaurus.org) | Draw and guess, like Pictionary | A group | Create a private room |
| [Codenames Online](https://codenames.game) | Two teams, one-word clues | Two teams | Enter a nickname, share the room URL |
| [Make it Meme](https://makeitmeme.com) | Caption a meme, vote for the best | A group | Start a private game; no account needed |
| [JKLM.FUN](https://jklm.fun) | BombParty, PopSauce and other minigames | A group | Start a private room, share the code |
| [netgames.io](https://netgames.io/games/) | Hidden-role games on your phones | 3 to 29, by game | Everyone joins the same game from a phone |

skribbl.io gives the host real control: 2 to 10 rounds, 28 languages and your own word list, with an option to use only your words. That makes it the best pick for in-jokes. Player counts are listed only where the game's site states them.

## Board and card games with friends

| Game | What it is | Players | How friends join |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Colonist](https://colonist.io) | Free Catan-style game | Set by the host | Copy the invite link from the lobby |
| [RichUp](https://richup.io) | Free Monopoly-style game | Friends or bots | Create a private game |
| [BuddyBoardGames](https://buddyboardgames.com) | 40+ games: Uno, Hearts, Yahtzee, Battleship, Azul | Up to 8 | Pick a game, create a room, invite |
| [PlayingCards.io](https://playingcards.io) | Open card table: Crazy Eights, Cribbage, Checkers | A group | Start a room, share the room code |
| [Board Game Arena](https://en.boardgamearena.com) | 1,439 board games | By game | Each player signs up, free |
| [Lichess](https://lichess.org) | Chess | 2 | Play a friend, no registration needed |

PlayingCards.io does not enforce rules. It is a shared table where everyone drags cards and you keep score yourselves, which is exactly what some groups want. netgames.io lists its own counts: One Night Ultimate Werewolf for 3 to 29, Avalon and Secret Sith for 5 to 10, Love Letter for 2 to 4.

## Co-op and action picks

- [Minecraft Classic](https://classic.minecraft.net): the original block-building game in a tab. Start a world and send the invite link, then build together.
- [Bloxd.io](https://bloxd.io): block worlds with bedwars and skywars, no login.
- [DEADSHOT.io](https://deadshot.io): a first-person shooter whose own pitch is to grab friends and join a lobby.
- [Curve Fever Pro](https://curvefever.pro): a snake-like arena made for beating your friends.
- [Smash Karts](https://smashkarts.io): quick kart battles that work on a phone.
- [Codenames Online](https://codenames.game): the one party game here where you win as a team.

For matches against strangers, see the [multiplayer page](/multiplayer).

## How to share a room link

- One person opens the game and picks the private option. It is called Create Private Room, Private game or Start a new room, depending on the game.
- Set the options before anyone joins: rounds, language, word list or map.
- Copy the invite. Some games give a link (skribbl.io, Codenames Online, Colonist). Others give a short room code that friends type on the home page (JKLM.FUN, PlayingCards.io).
- Paste it into your group chat. Everyone opens it in their own browser and types a nickname.
- Start a voice or video call next to it. Most of these games have no voice chat of their own.

Nobody needs to install anything, and in most of these games nobody needs an account. If a friend's game will not load, the usual cause is an old browser or a school or work network; the fixes are on the [main page](/). More games with no sign-up are on the [no download page](/no-download).

## When the group chat is quiet

Friends are not always online. LifeSim is a free life simulator in the browser that you play solo: you pick who you are in any real city on Earth, and the people around you are AI characters with jobs, homes, routines and a memory of you. They text you first. No download and nothing to buy.

## FAQ

### What browser game can I play with friends for free?

skribbl.io, Gartic Phone, Codenames Online, Make it Meme and JKLM.FUN for a party; Colonist, RichUp and BuddyBoardGames for board games. All are free in a browser.

### How many people can play skribbl.io together?

A private room holds up to 20 players. The host can set 2 to 10 rounds and add custom words.

### Do my friends need an account or a download?

No download in any of them. Most need only a nickname. Board Game Arena is the exception here: each player signs up first, which is free.

### What can two people play together in a browser?

Lichess for chess, and BuddyBoardGames has two-player classics such as Battleship, Checkers and Connect 4. RichUp can fill the empty seats with bots.