The Best Games to Play Over a Video Call or on Discord (All Free)
Free browser games that work over any video call or Discord — no bots, no installs, no accounts. Everyone plays from their own phone with one room code.
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?
Video calls are great for seeing faces and terrible for playing games — unless the game was built for it. The trick is simple: everyone plays from their own phone, with the call running purely for chat and reactions. No screen-sharing, no passing control around, no "can you see my screen?", no Discord bot, and no paid app. One person creates a room, drops the code in the chat, and everyone joins from their own device. Below are the modes that land best on a call.
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. The best game here for a competitive group.
- Trivia — live quiz rounds where the banter over wrong answers is the entertainment. Works for 3 people or 30.
- Punchline — our Quiplash-style prompt game. Write funny answers, read them out over voice, then vote on the best.
Quick icebreakers while people join (2–5 minutes)
- Would You Rather — two options, everyone votes, votes stay anonymous. The perfect warm-up while stragglers join the call.
- Most Likely To — vote for the friend who fits the prompt. The reveals are always the highlight.
- This or That — rapid-fire preferences, no wrong answers, keeps the energy up.
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.
- Five Dice — our Yahtzee-style dice game. Quick, casual, and endlessly repeatable. Read our Yahtzee rules refresher if you're rusty.
Best for a bigger virtual game night
- Two Truths and a Lie — scales to a full group and gets everyone laughing fast.
- Trivia — pick a category or paste your own questions.
- Never Have I Ever — anonymous confessions, no awkward eye contact. (18+ — read the note on its page.)
- 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.
How to run it on a call
- Start the video call as normal — Zoom, Meet, Discord, whatever.
- On FateRound, hit Create and pick a game.
- Paste the room link into the call chat.
- Everyone taps it and joins from their phone — no download, no account.
- Keep the call for talking; play happens on each person's device.
That last point is the whole thing. Because nobody is sharing a screen, there's no lag, no "you go first," and no host fumbling with controls.
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.