Skribbl.io
It’s basically online Pictionary. Be the first to guess what is being drawn by simply typing it in chat and score the most points. At the end of each round, a winner is crowned. Call your best (or better yet: your worst) artistic friends for a private session and let hilarity ensue. Have fun!
CATAN UNIVERSE
It’s the classic board game, but online. Gather resources, trade, build and destroy friendships from the comfort of your home. It may take some getting used to the interface, but it’s loads of fun as soon as you’ve got the hang of it. You can choose the classic board, or a random one. Other options are paid features.
There’s also a free official app on smartphones for this game, so check it out in the Play Store!
POKÉMON SHOWDOWN
A Pokémon Battle Simulator. Nothing more, but certainly nothing less either! Make your own teams or pick randomly generated competitive teams and challenge players from around the world, or your friends. This simulator is used by pro players who want to test a team first and then make them to win tournaments in the official games. Check it out and step up your game in Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield for the Nintendo Switch!
WANDERERS.IO
Wanderers.io is a multiplayer strategy game where you lead a tribe of tiny people through a hostile sandbox. You don’t give direct orders to your minions – instead they interact with the objects in sight if they have the right tools – for example an axe will allow minion to cut down trees and a bow will let him hunt animals. You try to stay alive in a hostile environment for as long as you can.
You can play this game with friends in a private server, so start your adventure together!
WILDS.IO
Same creator, different genre. This one is a Hack and Slash Web Game with Viking-style characters, RPG elements and a fun combat system, in which you get to form a clan and take on other players or NPC’s. Roll, slice and dice your way through the battlefield, get gold and upgrade your gear for even more carnage.
CARDS AGAINST HUMANITY
Cards Against Humanity, a card game where you need to finish a sentence or answer a question using existing cards. The funniest answer wins. Simple!
There are loads of other platforms where you can play the game, like Wordner and Pretend You’re Xyzzy, but we’re a fan of the airconsole version, in which you can use your smartphones as controllers.
Also: Azala.info has a pretty solid version!
OTHER FUN AND FREE
MULTIPLAYER BROWSER GAMES
- Travian (strategy)
- The West (strategy)
- Vanilla Minecraft (sandbox)
- Dead Frontier (survival mmorpg)
- Slither.io (mmo)
- AdventureQuest Worlds (mmo)
- Squadd.io (shooter)