Party Game Guides & Updates
Guides for better game nights, plus news, new releases, and updates from the Gaming Couch team.
August 7, 2026
'Protostellar: Impact' Launches as Gaming Couch's First Third-Party Game
Protostellar: Impact is live on Gaming Couch, the platform's first third-party game. Built by GameLoom Studio, you start as a tiny asteroid and consume smaller planetary bodies to grow. Free in your browser.
August 6, 2026
How to Use Your Phone as a Game Controller for TV Party Games
Turn any smartphone into a game controller for your TV or laptop. How phone-as-controller party games work, what you need, and how to set up in under a minute.
July 23, 2026
Browser Games to Play with Friends, No Downloads Needed
The easiest browser games to play with friends in the same room or over a call. Multiplayer browser games for 2-8 players that start in seconds.
July 10, 2026
New Game Alert! 'Pop It: Desert Island' Brings Battle Royale & Balloons To a Sinking Island
Pop It: Desert Island is live on Gaming Couch. Pop your rivals' balloons and outlast a rising sea that floods the island beneath you. Free for 1-8 players in your browser.
July 9, 2026
The Best Free Online Party Games to Play in Your Browser (2026)
A guide to the best free online party games you can play in a browser with 1-8 players, no downloads, no consoles, phones as controllers.
July 2, 2026
Gaming Couch's Biggest Month Yet: 25,000 Players and 90,000 Matches in June
June 2026 was a record month for Gaming Couch, with 25,000 monthly players and 90,000 party game matches played in the browser. A thank-you and a look at what's next.
July 2, 2026
Developer Beta: Sign Up to Build Party Games for Gaming Couch
Our third-party developer tools are now in beta with around 40 developers signed up. Build 8-player party games with our Unity SDK and publish instantly, with no Steam fees and no app store review.
June 10, 2026
Two New Games: Asterluck Rearguard and Dogfight Bring Asteroids to the Couch
Two new Asteroids-inspired party games are live on Gaming Couch. Asterluck Rearguard is a tense survival mode; Dogfight is an instant-respawn score brawl. Both are free for 1-8 players.
January 8, 2026
The Day Gaming Couch Hit #3 on Hacker News
On Boxing Day, a 5-day-old Hacker News submission suddenly took off. 17 hours on the front page, 437 upvotes, and over 20,000 visitors later, here's what happened and what we learned.
October 16, 2025
We Took 2nd Place at The Very Big Indie Pitch in Helsinki
Gaming Couch placed 2nd at The Very Big Indie Pitch during Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki. A recap of the pitch, the booth, and the conversations that followed.