The Best Games to Play Over a Video Call or on Discord (All Free)

Whether you're on a Discord call with your gaming group, catching up with a long-distance friend, or hosting a virtual game night, the awkward bit is always the same: what do we actually do?

You don't need a Discord bot or a paid app. These games run in any browser, work perfectly alongside a video or voice call, and start with a single room code. Keep the call open for chat and reactions, and play the game in another tab.

Best for a Discord voice call

• Codewords — split into teams and it's tailor-made for a voice channel: clue-givers talk, everyone argues over the guesses.
• Trivia — live quiz rounds where the banter over wrong answers is the entertainment.
• Quiplash-style prompts — write funny answers, read them out over voice, vote.

Best for a one-on-one long-distance call

• Chess or Ludo — a slow game you can play while you talk, ideal for keeping a long-distance friendship or relationship ticking.
• Yahtzee — quick, casual, and endlessly repeatable. Read our full Yahtzee rules if you're rusty.
• Would You Rather — a surprisingly good way to actually talk, not just play.

Best for a bigger virtual game night

• Most Likely To and Two Truths and a Lie — scale to a full group and get everyone laughing fast.
• Bingo — works for any age and any group size, so it's the safe host's pick.

Missing Houseparty? This does the same job

Houseparty is gone, but the appeal — hop on, see friends, play something instantly — is easy to recreate. Open a video call for the faces, create a FateRound room for the game, share the code, done. No new app for anyone to install.

Why this beats the alternatives

• No bots, no installs — nothing to add to your Discord server.
• Free and no sign-up — nobody gets stuck making an account mid-call.
• Works anywhere — it's just a browser tab next to your call.

Pick a game, grab a room code, and drop it in the chat. Browse the full library to find your group's new regular.