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10 Digital Multiplayer Games To Play With Your Family (June 2025)

If you can't beat them, why not join them? Even as the younger generation prefers to stay glued to their mobile devices, choosing to ignore the person right beside them, there are now games that allow adults to participate. Well, technically, these games weren't designed for parents to play with their children, but one of the fun elements of multiplayer games is that there are a small handful of well-designed and fun games that both the young and old can indulge in. And just so we're clear – these are not mere multiplayer games where the players can be in different places, but are merely connected online. These are multiplayer titles that encourage playing together in person, be it enjoying the same game session together in the same room across multiple screens, or in group party games that require just a single device, with all players in the same room. So if your kid can't maintain in-person eye contact, perhaps you can beat them at their own game, by beating them in these games. Here are 10 multiplayer mobile games that families can enjoy together during the holidays: Developer: Hipster Whale Platforms: iOS Crossplay: Yes Number of players: 1 – 4 Price: Exclusive to Apple Arcade As a multiplayer spin-off to the hit 2014 mobile game Crossy Road , Crossy Road Castle takes the familiar endless runner formula and spices things up with a co-operative twist design for one to four players. Decked out in developer Hipster Whale's signature pixel art style, players can run, jump and climb together to compete for the highest scores across procedurally generated sessions, If you're looking for light-hearted yet chaotic fun to scratch that competitive itch, Crossy Road Castle provides it in spades. There are even unlockable characters and silly hats too, so there's always something new and wacky to discover. Developer: Marmalade Game Studio Platforms: Android, iOS Crossplay: Yes Number of players: 2 – 5 Price: S$8.49 on Google Play, S$5.98 on App Store As the digital version of the original strategic party card game, Exploding Kittens 2 brings the game to a whole new level, enhancing the familiar card game with new features like animated cards with exclusive additions, customisable avatars and multiple game modes with full cross-platform support, letting the whole family experience its cutesy exploding mayhem with sleek new animations for that added oomph. It's like playing a card game against other players, except the cards come to life, and you no longer have to shuffle the deck. Developer: Marmalade Game Studio Platform: Android, iOS Crossplay: Yes Number of players: 1 – 4 Price: S$8.49 on Google Play, S$4.98 on App Store, also available on Apple Arcade As a modern digital update to the classic board game, The Game of Life 2 enhances the experience with new choices and crossroads, allowing players to not just succeed via wealth, but also win by maximising their happiness, knowledge, or a combination of the three. Additionally, players can now play past retirement, unlock new outfits and vehicles, or even set forth into new purchasable themed worlds, with unique jobs, properties, outfits and vehicles to discover. Apart from its online options, the game also supports pass-and-play multiplayer, allowing families to play together with a single device at home without the need for the internet. Developer: Marmalade Game Studio Platform: Android, iOS Crossplay: Yes Number of players: 2 – 5 Price: S$8.49 on Google Play, S$6.98 on App Store Similar to its physical board game counterpart, players in Ticket to Ride are dealt a number of tickets and train cards each round, drawing cards to complete routes on the map and claiming that route by filling it up with train pieces, competing to earn the most points to claim victory. Don't be intimidated by its complex game board of sprawling train lines either, as the game's rules are elegantly simple, and can be learnt in under 15 minutes. The game can be played in the traditional multiplayer format, or in couch co-op using the free Ticket to Ride companion app, allowing players to interact with their personal decks, while watching the action unfold on a bigger screen. Developer: Triband Platform: iOS Number of players: Up to 2 Price: Exclusive to Apple Arcade Known for their tongue-in-cheek comedy games like 2019's What The Golf? And 2023's What The Car?, Triband's latest title, What The Clash? serves up the same goofy fun now in a competitive online package, maintaining its signature humour that can now be enjoyed with friends or family. Players can compete in hundreds of mini-games solo or with their friends and family, spanning multiple genres like puzzle, racing or platforming, collecting modifier cards to transform classic games into something much weirder, with simple touch controls so anyone can pick up and play. Developer: JindoBlu Platform: Android, iOS Number of players: 2 Price: Free For those looking for a simple two-player game that can be played on the same device, 2 Player Games: The Challenge provides exactly that, offering over 80 minigames, spanning classics like Ping Pong, Air hockey or pool, with the ability to save scores between matches to create a pseudo championship among players. Controlled using just one finger, the game is easy to pick up even for younger (or older) players not used to mobile gaming. This, coupled with its minimalistic art style and library of both traditional and modernised titles, makes it well-suited for quick bouts of friendly competition between players of all ages. Developer: Warner Bros. Platforms: Android, iOS Number of players: 2 – 6 Price: Free on Google Play, S$2.98 on App Store Inspired by the party game played by celebrity host Ellen DeGeneres on The Ellen Show, Heads Up! offers a unique twist on the classic charades formula, allowing one player to receive a random word from over 100 categories ranging from movies to celebrities, while the others must act or shout out clues for them to guess on time, using the phone's motion controls to pass or move on from a correctly guessed word. The game can also be played through FaceTime on iOS, allowing friends and family to join in on the fun no matter where they are in the world. Developer: Steel Crate Games Platform: Android, iOS Number of players: 2 – 4 Price: S$13.99 on Google Play, S$14.98 on App Store Adapted from a VR game originally released in 2015, Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes is perfect for those who want their family fun time with a healthy sprinkling of tension and chaos. The game can be played entirely on a single device, although a separate defusal manual is needed, which can be accessed from another device. In the game, one player is tasked with diffusing a bomb on the screen, while the others must guide the defusal process using the manual. The catch? Neither party can see the other's screens, so they will need to rely on communication to beat the clock and defuse the bomb before time runs out. Developer: Tuokio Inc. Platform: iOS Number of players: 1 – 4 Price: S$3.98 Take the stage and knock each other out of the spotlight in King of Opera, a goofy party game where up to four players each control a rotating tenor on the same screen, timing their movements as he spins using one-touch controls to keep inside a moving spotlight while avoiding being knocked around by other players, with matches lasting from one minute to 30 seconds across five different game modes. With its simple control scheme and charming cartoon aesthetic, King of Opera promises hours of goofy fun that's sure to be full of laughs for the whole family. Developer: Twin Sails Interactive Platform: Android, iOS Number of players: 2 Price: S$5.49 on Google Play, S$5.98 on App Store Rounding out the list is Patchwork The Game, a digital adaptation of the award-winning strategy board game. Players compete against each other to fill up their quilt using fabric pieces of different shapes, colours, and designs, using each piece tactically to maximise space without leaving gaps to accumulate the most points and emerge victorious in a deceptively simple gameplay loop. Players can choose between local play on the same device, offline play against AI with multiple difficulty options, or even put their skills to the test in worldwide cross-platform multiplayer. Chances are that parents recognise the futility in having their children engage with them all the time, but maybe a new connection can be made, via a few rounds of digital games through a mobile device. Kevin is a reformed PC Master Race gamer with a penchant for franchise 'duds' like Darksiders III and Dead Space 3 . He has made it his life-long mission to play every single major game release – lest his wallet dies trying. Android Holidays iOS Mobile Games Smartphone