Imposter Game

Yes. Imposter is free to play, with no sign-up and no account. It is made by Pixel & Oak Games and inspired by classic word and social-deduction party games.

No. Imposter runs in your web browser, so you open the page and play. Players joining an online room only need the code, the link or the QR code.

You need at least 3 players. Pass & Play on one phone works for 3 to 20 players, and an online room holds 3 to 16 players, each on their own phone. Only 2 of you? Turn on Surprise mode, where nobody knows how many imposters there are, and sometimes there are none.

Yes. In Questions mode everyone secretly answers a question, but the imposter got a slightly different one and doesn't know it. Answer out loud, then the real question is revealed and you look for the answer that doesn't fit. There are 120 question pairs built in.

Pass & Play does. Once the page has loaded on a phone, it keeps working with no signal, which helps on road trips, flights and at places with bad reception. Online rooms need a connection. You can also add the game to your home screen so it opens like an app.

No. The game remembers the words you've played and won't repeat one until you've used up the packs you picked. It also avoids making the same person the imposter round after round, and the imposter never has to give the first clue.

You can play with 1, 2 or 3 imposters. We suggest 1 imposter for 3 to 6 players, 2 for 7 to 12 players and 3 for 13 or more.

Start your call, then have the host create an online room and share the code or link in the chat. Everyone joins on their own device and sees their role privately. You can say clues out loud on the call or type them in the app.

Yes. The Kids (Easy Words) pack uses simple words that children aged about 6 to 10 know, and the Picture Words pack shows a big picture with every word, so kids who can't read yet can play too. Turn on Kid-friendly only to hide the grown-up packs. Similar word mode is also a gentle option for young players, because the imposter is not told they are the imposter and nobody has to bluff on purpose.

Yes. Type in a custom word list and the app picks the secret word from it. It is a good way to add inside jokes, class vocabulary or a party theme.

In similar word mode the imposter gets a different word from the same pack instead of no word, and is not told they are the imposter. If the crew has Lion, the imposter might have Tiger. Rounds get sneakier, because even the imposter has to work out what is going on.

If the crew accuses an imposter and that imposter fails to guess the secret word, the crew wins and every crewmate scores 1 point. If the crew accuses an innocent player, the vote is a tie, or the caught imposter guesses the word, the imposters win and each one scores 2 points. Scores add up over as many rounds as you like, until you start a new game.

Imposter works in any modern browser on a phone, tablet or computer. There is nothing to install, so players can mix phones, tablets and laptops in the same online room.