A Free Quiplash Alternative You Play in a Browser
Quiplash is a great game with two costs that send groups looking for alternatives: somebody has to buy it, and that somebody has to run it and share their screen for everyone else to see the prompts. Fake It is the same shape of joke — write something convincing, watch people fall for it — with nothing to buy and nobody stuck hosting a screen share.
| Poparty | Quiplash | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Paid, per pack |
| Download or install | None | Steam / console / app |
| Someone must own and run it | No | Yes |
| Screen sharing required for remote play | No | Usually yes |
| Second device needed to answer | No | Yes |
| Video and voice chat in the room | Yes | No, bring your own |
| Players | 2–10, game depending | 3–8 |
What Fake It does differently
The loop will feel immediately familiar: everyone sees the same prompt, everyone writes an answer meant to pass as the real one, and then everyone votes. What changes is the plumbing. There is no host screen to share, because every player sees the prompt on their own device — which is the same device they answer on, so nobody is juggling a phone and a television. And because video chat is part of the room, you watch somebody realise they voted for a lie in real time, which is most of the fun and normally happens on a separate call.
If your group liked the other Jackbox games
Fake It is the closest match to the bluffing games, but the rest of the pack has near-equivalents here too. Most Likely To covers the voting-on-each-other territory, Silent Charades is the acting game, Trivia Royale is the quiz, and Telephone Drawing is the drawing chain that falls apart. All thirteen are free and sit behind the same link.
What Quiplash still does better
Worth saying plainly: Quiplash has professional writing, years of prompt-tuning and a polished presentation layer built for a television. If your group plays on one screen in one room and does not mind paying, it is an excellent product. Poparty is aimed at the case where people are in different places, nobody wants to buy anything, and getting everyone in should take one link.
Frequently asked questions
Is Poparty really free?
Yes — all 13 games, no account, no trial, nothing to purchase.
Do we need a second screen or a TV?
No. Every player reads the prompt and types their answer on the same device. There is no host screen to share.
How many people can play?
Fake It takes 3 to 10. The rest of the games range from 2 to 10.
Do we need Zoom or Discord as well?
No. Video and voice are part of the room.
Is there an app to install?
No. It is a web page — it opens in whatever browser you already have.
All 13 games
Scribble
One draws, everyone races to guess. Points for speed and clean lines.
3–8 playersSilent Charades
One player gets a secret prompt and must act it out on camera, muted. Everyone else types guesses in chat.
3–10 playersKaraoke Party
Sing live over a backing track with real vocal effects while your friends cheer.
2–8 peopleWatch Party
Watch YouTube or a shared screen together, perfectly in sync — and react live.
2–8 peopleGuess the Imposter
Everyone knows the word — except one. Blend in or sniff them out.
3–10 playersTelephone Drawing
Write a prompt, draw it, describe it, repeat — then watch the chain fall apart at the reveal.
3–8 players