Two-Player Games
39 free games in this category
No second device or online account is needed for these games: two people share one phone, tablet or computer and take turns, or play at the same time in the arcade duels. Choose a thinking game such as Chess, Chinese Chess, Checkers, Go, Reversi, Gomoku, Hex or Dots and Boxes, a fast duel like Air Hockey, Paddle Duel, Tank Duel or Snake Duel, or a party board game such as Ludo, Backgammon or Billionaire for up to four players. Because everything runs locally, the games also work offline on a train or a plane. Most of them have a matching vs-computer version for when you are playing alone.
Chess
Two-player same-screen chess — full rules, castling, en passant, promotion.
2 playersChinese Chess
Xiangqi for two — same-screen, full rules: cannon, horse-leg, elephant, flying general.
2 playersBillionaire
Property-trading board game for 2-4 — same screen, trade, build, auction.
2-4 playersAnimal Chess
Jungle (Dou Shou Qi) for two — same-screen. Rank beats rank, but the rat beats the elephant.
2 playersCheckers
Checkers (draughts) for two — same-screen. Jump to capture, crown your kings, take all the pieces.
2 playersGo (Weiqi)
Go (Weiqi) for two players on a 9×9 board — surround territory and capture stones. Same screen, area scoring with komi.
2 playersGomoku
Five in a Row for two players — same screen. Line up five stones across, down or diagonally to win.
2 playersChinese Checkers
The classic star-board race — hop chains of jumps and fill the opposite triangle first. 2, 3, 4 or 6 players on one screen.
2-6 playersBanqi (Dark Chess)
Dark Chess (暗棋) for two players — flip hidden xiangqi pieces on a 4×8 board, outrank and capture. Same screen.
2 playersShogi
Japanese chess for two players on one screen. Capture pieces and drop them back as your own on a 9×9 board.
2 playersYut Nori
The traditional Korean stick-throwing race — throw four sticks, dash your mal around the board, take the diagonal shortcuts, capture and stack. 2–4 players, optional bots.
2-4 playersMakruk (Thai Chess)
Thai chess for two players on one screen. An 8×8 board where the Met and Khon are short-range — pawns start on the third rank and promote on the sixth.
2 playersOuk Chatrang (Khmer Chess)
Cambodian chess for two players — same screen. An 8×8 Makruk-style board with Sdaach, Neang, Koul, Ses, Tuuk and Trey, and special first moves.
2 playersCongkak
The beloved Malay mancala: relay-sow 98 seeds, land in your rumah for a free turn, capture across the board. Two players, one screen.
2 playersLuzhanqi (Land Battle Chess)
The classic Chinese army board game, open (明棋) version for two players on one screen — railroads, camps, mines and bombs. Capture the flag!
2 playersAeroplane Chess
Flying Chess (飞行棋) for 2-4 players on one screen. Launch on a 6, hop your colour cells, take the diagonal shortcut, capture rivals back to the hangar and race all four planes home. Fill empty seats with bots.
2-4 playersInternational Draughts
10×10 draughts for two players — same screen. Flying kings, backward captures and the majority rule.
2 playersReversi
Reversi for two — same-screen. Outflank enemy discs to flip them; most discs at the end wins.
2 playersBackgammon
The classic dice race for two players on one screen — hit blots, hold the bar, bear off all 15 checkers first. No doubling cube.
2 playersNine Men's Morris
The classic mill game for two on one screen — place, move and fly your nine men, form mills and remove enemy pieces.
2 playersHnefatafl (Viking Chess)
The Viking Age strategy game — 24 attackers hunt the king, 12 defenders escort him to a corner. Same-screen for 2 players.
2 playersOware (Mancala)
The great West-African sowing game: capture enemy houses on 2 or 3, chain captures, first to 25 seeds wins. Two players, one screen.
2 playersLudo
The classic four-colour dice race for 2 to 4 players on one screen, with optional bots. Roll a six, race your tokens around the track and be first to get all four home.
2-4 playersSnakes and Ladders
Roll the die, climb the ladders and slide down the snakes in this pure-luck race to square 100. 2-4 players on one screen, with optional bots.
2-4 playersChess960 (Fischer Random)
Chess with a shuffled back rank — 960 starting positions, special castling, no memorised openings. Same screen, 2 players.
2 playersHalma
The 1883 jump-race classic — step or chain-jump your pieces across the board and fill the opposite camp first. Same-screen for 2 players.
2 playersDots and Boxes
The classic pencil-and-paper duel for two on one screen — draw lines, close boxes, score and move again.
2 playersHex
The classic connection game on an 11×11 hexagon board — Red links top to bottom, Blue links left to right. No draws possible. Two players, one screen, pie rule included.
2 playersUltimate Tic-Tac-Toe
Nine tic-tac-toe boards in one — your move sends your opponent to a board. Claim three boards in a row to win.
2 playersFour in a Row
Drop discs into the grid and connect four before your friend does — same-screen for two players.
2 playersFox and Geese
The medieval hunt game for two — same screen. One cunning fox against thirteen geese on the cross board.
2 playersPaddle Duel
The classic two-paddle bounce game for two players on one screen. Slide your paddle, angle the ball past your rival, first to 7 wins.
2 playersTank Duel
Two tanks battle in a walled arena — same screen. Drive, aim and bounce shells off the walls to hit your rival first.
2 playersSnake Duel
Two snakes on one grid, same screen. Grow by eating food and cut off your rival — the last snake alive wins.
2 playersCarrom
Flick-and-pocket carrom for two players on one screen — sink your nine coins and cover the red queen.
2 playersSittuyin (Burmese Chess)
Burmese chess for two on one screen. Arrange your own army behind a fixed feudal wall in the setup phase, then checkmate the enemy King on an 8×8 board.
2 playersJanggi (Korean Chess)
Korean chess on a palace board with diagonal lines, cannons and no river. Same-screen for 2 players.
2 playersEight Ball Pool
Top-down 8-ball pool for two on one screen — break, pot your solids or stripes, then sink the 8 to win.
2 playersAir Hockey
Fast portrait air hockey for two players on one screen. Slide your mallet, smash the puck past your rival’s goal, first to 7 wins.
2 players