Games to play with friends online in your browser
Nothing to install: Polarzinho picked the Polar Games titles you can play with friends, from trivia to pool.
By Polarzinho ·
Some nights call for games with friends, but nobody wants to install anything and everyone is somewhere else. That is what browser games are for: someone sends a link and you are in.
Here are the Polar Games titles you can play with friends, and how each one works: some have rooms you share by link, some play online in real time, and one runs on a single device you pass around.
Play Stop! Play Zabum! Play Velvet Pool Play Riffvolt Play Sunset Rally Play Puttide: Mini Golf Play Tankado Play Magnado
1. Stop!: the group word game
A letter is drawn, everyone fills in the categories, and whoever calls Stop! first ends the round. Create a room, pick the rules and send the link to your friends. You can warm up against bots first.
2. Zabum!: a live general knowledge quiz
A game-show quiz with seven critters hosting seven categories. Open a room, invite your friends and play live: faster answers score more, and the last question is worth double.
What a match looks like
PolarzinhoMy tip: start with Zabum! to warm up and finish with Stop! to argue. Works every time.
3. Velvet Pool: one-on-one 8-ball pool
8-ball pool with precise aiming, spin control and its own physics. Invite a friend to a private online room, or play the computer while you wait.
4. Riffvolt: a band of up to four
A four-lane rhythm game: hit the notes and fill the ROCK meter. In online mode up to four people play together, each on their own lane, with a live leaderboard.
5. Sunset Rally: real-time ping pong
Arcade table tennis with gestures for smashes and drop shots. Besides the campaign and practice, there are real-time online matches against another person.
6. Puttide: mini golf on one device
3D mini golf with thirty holes across five courses. No separate devices needed: 2 to 4 people play on the same device, passing it around.
Bonus: online arenas
Tankado (tanks) and Magnado (magnets) are io-style arenas with an online mode and a mode against bots. They are great for quick matches when everyone wants to play at their own pace.
Tips for game night
- Start with a game with simple rules, like Stop! or Zabum!.
- For big groups, go for trivia and word games; for pairs, pool and ping pong.
- If you are in the same room, Puttide on one device brings plenty of laughs.
- Agree on the rules before you start: it saves arguments at the end.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to download anything?
No. They all run in the browser, on a computer or a phone.
What is the best game for a big group?
Stop! and Zabum!, because many players fit in the same room and the rules are easy.
Can friends in the same room play together?
Yes. In Puttide, 2 to 4 people play on the same device.
Let’s play
Pick one from the list, send the link to your friends and start. If it is Stop!, use the A to Z lists on the blog; if it is Zabum!, there are 60 trivia questions to warm up.
Play Stop! Play Zabum! Play Velvet Pool Play Riffvolt Play Sunset Rally Play Puttide: Mini Golf Play Tankado Play Magnado