How to Find and Play Games on Discord

Discord is a great way to connect with other people online. One way to bond with people on your server is to play games together. There are lots of games and activities that are part of Discord. You can also add game bots to your server or host a gaming night over Discord. This wikiHow article teaches you everything you need to know about Discord games.

Discord Games

There are a variety of games on Discord in the Activities section. Just click or tap the icon that resembles a game controller to access them. Server administrators can also invite game bots to a server or host text-based games. You can also use voice channels to chat during multiplayer games.

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How do I play games on Discord?

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There are a variety of ways you can game on Discord. The following are a few of the most popular options:
- Discord Games & Activities: Discord games and activities are part of the Discord platform. They can be played in a Discord channel or over a direct message (DM) with a friend. Most of them are open to anybody on Discord.^{[1]
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- Game Bots: Game bots are third-party bots and programs that add gaming features to a server. They can be added to a server by an administrator. Users can play games by using commands within the chat. Game bots can be used to launch mini-games or manage text-based games.
- Text-based games: Text-based games are games that can be played over a text chat. These games require no setup. You just need to explain the rules to server members, and then the members play by texting back and forth in a text channel.
- Voice-chat while gaming: This is what Discord was originally designed for. You can use a Discord voice channel while playing a third-party multiplayer PC or mobile game, such as Call of Duty, Roblox, or Fortnite.

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How do you play a game on Discord?

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Starting and joining an activity on Discord is easy. Use one of the following steps to do so:
- Starting a game: Go to a channel on a server or a direct message with a friend. Click or tap the icon that resembles a game controller at the bottom of the chat. Then click or tap the game you want to play. You can also use the search bar at the top to search for a specific game or activity. Click or tap Launch to start the game.
- Joining a game: To join a game on Discord, go to a channel where a game is in progress. Click or tap Join Activity below the current activity. There may be more than one activity going on at a time.

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What are the different Discord games?

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There are lots of games and activities you can play on Discord. There are currently over 40 games available to play on Discord. No third-party apps or bots needed. The following are some of the games you can play directly on Discord:
- Chess in the Park: A chess game with different themed boards.
- Wordle: The popular game from the New York Times is available on Discord. You have 6 tries to guess a 5-letter word. The tiles change colors to show you how close you are to winning.
- Farmland: A relaxing farming simulator where you grow crops, take care of animals, hire workers, and build bigger farms.
- Farm Merge Valley: A farming game that is part world-building farm game and part puzzle game.
- Magic Circle: Contains a variety of party games, such as a question game, find the spy, and a character building game.
- Poxel.io: A high-action first-person shooter game where you battle players from around the world.
- Putt Party: A mini-golf game with unique courses and over 20 different power-ups.
- Gartic Phone: A drawing and guessing game.
- Smash Karts: A Mario Kart-style kart racing game.
- Blazing 8s: A card-swapping game inspired by Crazy Eights with a western theme.
- Bloxd.io: A sandbox building and exploration game similar to Minecraft. It also has mini-games.
- Colonist: A Settlers of Catan-inspired game. This strategy game involves settling, gathering resources, and trading.
- Krunker Royale: A 48-person first-person battle royale game where you fight to be the last person standing.
- Sketch Heads: A drawing and guessing game. It’s one of the more popular games on Discord.
- Know What I Meme?: A game involving memes and jokes.
- Quiz Planet: A trivia game with a variety of categories, including sports, games, and movies.
- Mergest Kingdom: A puzzle game where you merge objects to build bigger objects and cultivate resources.
- Poker Night: A Texas Hold ‘em poker game to play with friends.
- Rocket Bot Royale: A side-scrolling battle royale tank fighting game. Inspired by Worms.
- Soulbound: An MMO RPG game with classic JRPG-style pixel art graphics.
- BOPZ.io: A top-down multiplayer shooter.
- Daily Sudoku Together: A Sudoku game that generates unique puzzles each day. Features 14 difficulty levels and a variety of game variants.
- Battle Tabs: A Battleship-inspired, turn-based PVP game.
- Letter League: A Scrabble-like spelling game.
- Bobble League: An arcade-style Soccer game.
- Roll20: A Tabletop RPG app that allows you to create and play tabletop role-playing games.
- ERTH Poker: A Texas Hold ‘em Poker game where you can play against real or AI players.
- Hex Puzzle Adventure: A puzzle game where you match colors by stacking hex pieces to solve levels.
- Whiteboard: A collaborative drawing game where multiple users can draw and upload GIFs.
- Mission Impossible Puzzle: A puzzle game inspired by the Mission Impossible movie series.
- Gobbler Dash: A side-scrolling platform battle royale game where you run, jump, and dash to compete against other players.
- Exoracer: A fast-paced, competitive run-and-jump game.
- Echo Chess Daily: A Chess game that gives you daily challenges to solve.
- Chef Showdown: A cooking simulator game where you compete against other players to create meals for customers.
- Death by AI: A prompt-based multiplayer survival game.
- Tiny Royale - ZOMBIES!: A top-down shooter where you fight a horde of zombies in teams of up to 4 players.
- Krunker Strike FRVR: A multiplayer competitive first-person shooter game.
- Spark - Hero Tactics: A competitive card battle game involving creatures, constructs, and spells.
- Idle Mafia: A mafia management simulation game. Manage your criminal empire.
- Land-io: A top-down arcade game where you try to claim new territory while avoiding other players.
- Blockbuster. A Tetris-like game where you place blocks in various places to clear lines.
- Blackjack: Place wagers with chips and play Blackjack.
- Castle Craft: A game where you gather and combine resources to build buildings and spread throughout the land.
- Word Farm Harvest: A game where you create words using cards with letters.
- Word Bomb: A game where you form words from given letters before a ticking time bomb goes off.
- Snake Squad: A Snake-like game where you eat crystals to grow bigger.
- Autobattler Talisborn: An autobattler game where you roll dice to deploy units to the battlefield.

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What are some of the best games?

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Some of the most popular games include Poker Night, Chess in the Park, Land-io, Soulbound, Sketch Heads, Blazing 8s, Putt Party, and more.^{[2]
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What are game bots?

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Game bots are bots or programs that can host and manage games within a server. Some of them are available through Discord, but some you must add to a Discord server from a third-party website. To do so, you must be the owner of the server or have administrative permissions.^{[3]
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- Add a bot on Discord: To add a bot on Discord, go to a server you own or have administrative privileges to. Click the name of your server at the top. Then click App Directory. Click the magnifying glass to search for a specific bot or browse the bots and apps available in Games. Click the game or bot you want to add. Then click Add app.
- Add a bot from a website: To add a bot from a website, go to the website where the bot is hosted. Click Invite or the invite link next to the bot. Sign in to Discord if asked to do so. Then select the server you want to add the bot to. Check the required permissions the bot needs and click Continue. Then click Authorize.

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Where can you find game bots?

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There are a variety of websites that host bots. The following are a few websites that have game bots:

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What are some good game bots?

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There are lots of great game bots. The following are some of the most popular game bots:^{[4]
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- Dank Memer: Dank Memer is one of the most popular game bots on Discord. It is a quirky bot that features meme generation, image manipulation, and a currency system where players can earn coins by playing games. They can then trade coins for new features and even steal coins from other players.
- Gamebot: Gamebot features a variety of games, including Chess, Cards Against Humanity, Othello, and more.
- Table Games for Discord: Table Games for Discord features a variety of single-player and multiplayer tabletop games. These include Rubik’s Cube, Minesweeper, Connect Four, Sudoku, Battleship, Dominoes, Hangman, and more.
- IdleRPG: IdleRPG adds RPG elements to your server. Users can level up, create characters, find items, and battle other players, all while chatting.
- OV: OV is a mafia RPG game where players join a family, attack other players, commit crimes to earn cash, sell and purchase items on the black market, gamble, steal, or collect over 1000 cars, which you can race against other players.
- Casino Bot: Casino Bot adds a variety of casino games that players can play and earn virtual money. It also features a full economy synced across all guilds, as well as a level and XP system.
- Trivia Bot: Trivia Bot adds a variety of trivia games from a variety of categories, including sports, science, and pop culture.
- Lawliet: Lawliet is a fishing game where players catch fish by being active on the server.
- Karuta: Karuta is an anime card collecting game. It features over 160,000 cards that users can collect, customize, date, and fight. It also features a global economy.

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What are text-based games?

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They don’t require a bot. They can be organized by a single user who will explain the rules in the chat. Text-based games can be simple games such as trivia games, 20 Questions, Never Have I Ever, or Truth or Dare), or they may be a complex tabletop RPG, like Dungeons and Dragons.

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How do I play third-party games?

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Generally, a bunch of server members will meet in a voice channel, decide on a game to play, and then play the game and squad up in a multiplayer session. Fun games to play over Discord include Skribbl.io, Fortnite, Roblox, Minecraft, Among Us, Jackbox Games (with screen share), and more.