Free games to play with friends, online or on one device
Updated October 28, 2026 · 4 min read · by Bhayson
You don't need a console or a download to play with friends. These games run in the browser, on phones and computers, and nobody needs an account to join in.
There are two ways to play together. Online games put you in a match with friends or other players over the internet. Some games also let two people share one phone or computer. Below is what each game supports, so you can pick the right one for your group.
How room codes work
Most online games here use a room code. One person makes a private room and gets a short code. Everyone else picks the join option and types that code in. Send the code in a message, or just read it out if you are in the same room.
Many games also fill empty places with computer players. That means a match can start even when only two of you are online, and nobody waits in an empty lobby.
Shooters and battle arenas
Iron SalvoOnline multiplayer shooter: Team Deathmatch, Domination, Free-for-All and Gun Game on 4 maps, with bots filling every lobby.Play Iron Salvo is an online shooter with Team Deathmatch, Domination, Free-for-All and Gun Game on four maps. For a private game, choose Private Match and Create Room to get a 5-letter code, and your friends enter it under Join a friend. Bots fill every empty spot, so the match starts right away, and every mode has a 10-minute clock.
Mythweald ArenaMythic 3D hero battles: pick a champion, push the lanes and shatter the enemy Heartspire, vs bots or online with friends.Play Mythweald Arena is a lane battle with heroes, towers and a Heartspire to break. Make a room and send your friends its code, or use Play Online to join real players. Computer players fill any empty seats, so you can also learn the heroes against bots first.
Orb RumblePick an orb, aim it, and watch it bounce and battle! Collect 14 orbs with wild powers.Play Orb Rumble is a quick one-on-one. Each round you pick an orb, aim it and watch it bounce and battle. To play a friend, make a room and share the room code, or type in a code your friend gave you. If you pick Play Online and no free player is found, the game starts a match against a computer player instead.
Team up instead of fighting
LumenholdBuild towers, fight beside them, and protect the crystal — solo or online co-op with up to 4 heroes.Play Lumenhold is co-op tower defense. In Play Online Co-op, up to 4 players protect one crystal together. You build towers and also run in and fight beside them. The host gets a 5-letter room code, and friends type it in to join.
Godsdusk OnlineA cozy 3D chibi MMORPG with its own world: 13 classes, a full story, and online parties.Play Godsdusk Online is an online RPG. With Online Play turned on you can form a party, add friends, trade and join a guild. Party members who fight together share the experience, and if you fall, a friend can revive you. New to it? Read the beginner's guide.
Party games for a group
NestrunnersGrab an egg, outrun the angry guardian, and hatch pets that earn coins - solo or online with friends!Play In Nestrunners you grab eggs, outrun an angry guardian and hatch pets. Pick Play with friends to make a private island and share its code. Up to 6 people share an island, and bots fill empty spots. Sharing an island also means cheeky stealing and BONK fights.
FieldboltDash across the meadow 3 times without getting tagged - get caught and you become a catcher!Play Fieldbolt is playground tag in 3D. Dash across the meadow three times without being tagged. If you get caught, you switch sides and chase the players who were just running with you, so nobody sits out. Tap Play with friends, make a room and share its code.
Wildspirit ArenaRecruit mythic spirits, build your warband and outlast 7 rivals in fast auto-battles.Play Wildspirit Arena is an auto-battler for up to eight. Each turn you shop for spirits and place them, then your warband fights another player's by itself. Choose Play Online, create a room and share the room code or the invite link. Empty seats are filled with bots.
For strategy fans
ObsidriftBuild a base, raise an army and crush the enemy command in a 3D sci-fi strategy war for phone and desktop.Play Obsidrift is a sci-fi base-building war. Online 1v1 has a Quick match, or you can make a private room and share its code with one friend. The 2v2 and free-for-all skirmishes are against computer players.
Park RivalsBuild a 3D theme park, then visit your friends' parks to ride, rate, spy or sabotage.Play Park Rivals is slower and friendlier. You build a 3D theme park, then visit other parks to ride, rate, spy or play a prank. Share your friend code so friends can find your park, or use Explore to visit other players' parks. If the owner is online, they see you walking around live.
Two players on one device
Merge MotorsDrop and match vehicles to build bigger ones, from a tiny toy car to a rocket! Daily puzzles, a Garage and 2-player races.Play Merge Motors has a 2 Players mode where each person uses their own half of the screen, so two people can race on one phone or computer. Playing alone? You can race the robot on Easy or Tricky.
Velvet CueMoody lounge pool with real physics: 8-Ball and 9-Ball vs smart AI, a 10-rival career ladder, trick shots and pass-and-play.Play Velvet Cue is a pool game with real ball physics. Pick 2 Players in Quick Match and pass the device on each turn. It has no online play, but it has a ten-rival career ladder for when you are on your own.
Staying safe
Bhayson Games is made for players 13 and older. Before anyone types a nickname or chats in a game, the site asks for a birth month and year once, and younger players get random nicknames instead. If someone is unkind, use the report option to tell us. The privacy page explains what is shared with other players in online games.