Step 01
Create your game entry
Spin up a new game in our devspace in seconds — name it, describe it, pick your controls, and you're ready to start developing.
Developer PreviewGot a party game idea?
Build 8-player party games for Gaming Couch with our Unity SDK and publish to an engaged audience of party gamers — no Steam fees, no app store review.
We're opening Gaming Couch to third-party developers — bring whatever party game idea you've got cooking.
Below is our recipe for what works best on the platform — but really, the sky's the limit. We're excited to see what you come up with.
The recipe
Your action party game idea!DIFFICULTY: 1/5 · TIME: Weekend · SERVINGS: ~1 min round
Suggested ingredients
- 1–8players— for heated moments
- 2–4gamepad inputs— to pick up in one round
- ~1 minrounds— for good party pacing
- plenty ofplayer interaction— to maximize chaos
- a sprinkle ofchaos ☣️— for unpredictability
This recipe is what we've seen work best — not a hard rule. Got an unconventional idea? Hop into our Discord and let's talk about it. The sky's the limit.
How it works
You focus on
- →A simple game concept
- →~1 min rounds with a clear end condition
- →Player interaction that creates heated moments
- →A free weekend to prototype
We take care of
- ✓Menus, scoreboards & transitions
- ✓In-game player HUD
- ✓Party radio music mix
- ✓Phone-as-controller + gamepad support
- ✓Game logic tools
- ✓Support for 8 players
- ✓Community & support (#discord)
The devspace in action
Step 02
Download our companion app and start developing!
Easily connect up to 8 phone controllers directly to your Unity project's editor for easy testing.
Step 03
Upload your bundle
Drag your web game build into the devspace and it's live for you and your testers — no Steam review, no app store gatekeepers, no waiting weeks for approval.
Why Gaming Couch?
There are many places to publish a game. Here's why Gaming Couch is built specifically for party games.
You get to focus on the fun side of game dev
We take care of connectivity, menus, music, HUDs, scoreboards, controllers and much more so you can focus on what really matters: A fun gameplay loop
An audience built for this format
Gaming Couch players come specifically for short, high-energy party games, not generic web traffic that bounces in 30 seconds.
Best discovery for your game
Players hop through dozens of minigames per session via randomized playlists. Your game appears for people already in the mood to party.
140+
countries reached
220k+
matches played on the platform
20 min
avg. game session duration
Curious what's already on the platform? Browse the Gaming Couch game catalog.
Want to learn more?
We're not public yet, but if you're curious or have an idea brewing, drop your details — we'll keep you posted and you can flag your interest in beta testing the development tools before official release.
Questions or want to be early to the party? Join our Discord — we're happy to help.