5 Online Party Games to Replace Games Nights with Friends

Are you a fan of a Friday night casual games night with your friends? We are, too! Although, COVID-19 has really gotten in the way of that. So here's our top list of fun ONLINE party game substitutes for you and your friends.

1. Jackbox Party Games. Jackbox Games is an online party game kit that contains countless hours of creative and witty fun. The games themselves vary between trivia based games to drawing games, mystery games, rap battles, and plenty of other incredibly unique games. Topped off with beautifully animated screens, narrated instructions and easy access through your computer, smartphone or fancy refrigerator screen. You can check out the games here: jackboxgames.com

2. Skribbl.io Skribbl.io is a free website version of the game PICTIONARY. In which you are your friends compete to be the first person to guess what a person is drawing. The word-choosing is completely chosen from a giant bank of words, so you don't even have to come up with them yourself! (Although, you have the choice to add in your own custom words)

You can check it out here: skribbl.io

3. Pretend you're xyzzy (Cards Against Humanity) Pretend you're xyzzy is an online port of the popular adult card game 'Cards Against Humanity'

It contains all of the cards you'd have at home and thousands more. All for free. It even has a point counting system so you can tell who has the darkest sense of humour out of all your friends (or family, if you want to permanently scar the relationship you have with them)

It can be accessed here: pyx-1.pretendyoure.xyz/zy/game.jsp

4. Town of Salem / MINDNIGHT

Have you ever played the card game "Mafia"? Well whether you have or haven't, we recommend you check out either of these games. These two social deduction games will have you questioning your friends & family's trustworthiness, testing your lying skills and making you THINK. With all roles hidden from each other, will the good guys be able to find the enemies amongst them, or will it be too late? You can check out these games here: Town of Salem: blankmediagames.com

MINDNIGHT: mindnightgame.com

5. Tabletop Simulator

Tabletop simulator is a pretty straightforward title. This program can be used to emulate a tabletop for you and your friends. With community-made ports of almost any board game, card game or tabletop-based game in general that you can think of; it exists here. This program has made many a fun night inside and outside of quarantine. You can check it out here: tabletopsimulator.com

I hope you have found this list helpful! Happy gaming.

Written by Drew McMullen