# Make a multiplayer game and play it with friends

Describe a game for two or more people, in real time or turn by turn. Go Bananas builds it in a few minutes; then you start a room, send the link, and your friends join from their own phones or computers. Nobody installs anything.

Make a game: https://gobananas.co/ (or https://gobananas.co/?idea=<your idea> to open the create box with it typed in). Opens Go Bananas with your idea in the create box. Your first game is free, no account needed.

## Real time or turn by turn

**Real-time games** have everyone playing at once: racing, bumper cars, tag, a shared arena. Say how many players, what each one controls, and how a round is won.

**Turn-based games** have players take turns: board games, card games, word games, quizzes. Say whose turn comes when, what a player can do on their turn, and what everyone sees (in a card game, players shouldn't see each other's hands).

For example: "A word game for 2 to 4 players. Each turn a player has 30 seconds to make a word from 7 letters; longer words score more. Everyone sees the scores, and the game ends after 5 rounds."

## How friends join

- Open the game and choose **With friends**, then **Start a room**.
- Send the link (or the six-letter room code) to your friends in any chat app.
- They open it in their browser, type a name and they're in. No account and no app needed to play.
- When everyone's there, start the game.

## Make it better together

Play a round, then change what didn't work by chatting: "give each player a different color", "add a countdown before each round", "let the winner of a round pick the next map". Publish it and anyone with the link can start their own room.

## Questions

### How many players can join?

Each game says how many players it's made for, often 2 to 4. Say the number you want in your description.

### Do my friends need an account?

No. They open the room link in their browser and type a name. Only you need an account to change and publish the game.

### Can we play on different devices?

Yes: phones, tablets and computers can be in the same room, each with its own controls.

### Can I also play it alone?

Yes, if the game has a solo mode. Ask for one in your description, for example "and a solo mode against the computer".

## Read next

- [How to make a multiplayer browser game](https://gobananas.co/guides/multiplayer-games)
- [How to publish and share your game](https://gobananas.co/guides/publish-and-share)
- [Free multiplayer games you can play in your browser](https://gobananas.co/games/multiplayer)