The Houseparty alternative — games with friends, back for good
Houseparty shut down, but the thing you loved — casual games over a video call — didn't have to. FateRound brings it back: one link, everyone plays from their phone. Free, no sign-up, 20+ games.
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The part you missed
Casual, spontaneous games with friends — minus the app that shut down.
Works with any video app
Keep FaceTime, Zoom, or Discord open and play beside it. No all-in-one app required.
Way more games
Trivia, party votes, board and card classics — a deeper bench than Houseparty ever had.
Free, no account
No sign-up, no download. Share a link and your friends are in.
How it works
Start a video call
Any app you already use — FaceTime, Zoom, Discord, Meet.
Share a FateRound link
One code in the chat. Friends join from any browser.
Play like the old days
Trivia, Would You Rather, Estate Kings and more — live, together.
Houseparty — the video-chat app with built-in games — shut down in 2021, and nothing quite replaced the easy “jump on and play” feeling. FateRound brings back the games-with-friends part and pairs it with whatever video app you already use. Keep FaceTime, Zoom, or Discord open, share one link, and everyone plays from their phone.
And you get a far deeper bench than Houseparty's handful of quizzes: Trivia, Would You Rather, and Most Likely To for the classics, plus Codewords, Estate Kings, Whot, and Chess when you want a real game night — 20+ games in all, free forever.
Games to play like you did on Houseparty
- Trivia — the head-to-head quiz that defined Houseparty nights.
- Would You Rather — quick, anonymous, endlessly replayable.
- Most Likely To — call out your friends — no mercy.
- Codewords — two teams over one call — a step up from Houseparty's quizzes.
- Estate Kings / Whot / Ludo — the full game night Houseparty never had.
- Chess / Checkers: American — settle it one-on-one.
Frequently asked questions
- What happened to Houseparty?
- Houseparty, the video-chat app with built-in games, shut down in 2021. FateRound brings back the games-with-friends part and works alongside any video app you already use.
- Is FateRound like Houseparty?
- It's the games layer Houseparty was loved for — but you keep your own video call (FaceTime, Zoom, Discord) and get 20+ games instead of a handful.
- Do we need to download an app?
- No. FateRound runs in the browser — share a link and everyone joins with a display name.
- Does it have video chat built in?
- No — and that's on purpose. Keep the video app you already use and play FateRound beside it, so nobody has to switch platforms.
- Is it free?
- Yes, free forever — no sign-up, no download, no premium tier.
- What apps are like Houseparty in 2026?
- FateRound plus your existing video app (FaceTime, Zoom, Discord) replaces what Houseparty did. You get casual games with friends over a call — 20+ of them — without needing one all-in-one app.
- Can I play games over FaceTime like Houseparty?
- Yes. Keep FaceTime open and share a FateRound link — everyone plays from their phone browser right alongside the call. Trivia, Would You Rather, Estate Kings, and more.
Bring back game night
Free forever. One link over any video call — start in under a minute.