You Can Now Play These Multiplayer Games on YouTube
When I open YouTube, I most likely plan to watch one or two videos (or 50). I can honestly say that I have never opened a website or app to play a game, but apparently this option has been available to me for some time . YouTube calls them “Playables” – lightweight games that can be played on the company’s website or mobile app for free.
YouTube isn’t the only video streaming company offering games. Netflix has a large library of games that its customers can also play for free . However, these games include well-known games from famous studios such as Hades , Into the Breach and Monument Valley . For the most part, YouTube games are the ones you’d expect to find in the “free” section of your app store or see ads between videos on TikTok. That doesn’t mean they aren’t fun to play: just don’t expect to be able to play some AAA indie games with your YouTube account.
But the reason I’m writing about YouTube Playables isn’t because I want to spread the good word about these free games. This is because YouTube wants you to start playing these games with other people. On Monday, the company quietly announced that it is now testing a multiplayer feature for Playables. With it, you can play games in real time with other players on YouTube. This test is currently quite limited, but it is also widely available. If you want to try playing games with other people on YouTube, you can do so, even if it doesn’t work for most games yet.
How to Play Multiplayer Games on YouTube
As of this writing, only two games are available for multiplayer play: Ludo Club , a dice and board game, and Magic Tiles 3 , a tap-to-the-beat game.
To play any of the games, you need to be logged into your Google account on YouTube. Any title is available both on the web and in the YouTube mobile app. If you open the link on your phone, it should open in the app. Currently, the multiplayer features of Ludo Club are available on my end, but I don’t see an option to play with other people in Magic Tiles 3 yet. This could be because I can’t get past the game’s first song, which means I probably shouldn’t be playing with other people online anyway.