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24 alternatives to Face in the Hole

Use your face to play games against a friend

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Face in the Hole launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Selfie Smash▲93

   Face off with your friends in a game of selfie charades!

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Wacky Face▲96

   Play this game with your face 😮

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   lies▲284

   A trivia game about your friends that ends friendships

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   #PokerFaceChallenge▲148

   If you laugh you lose with this AI-powered face game 🤡

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Are you in over your head?▲66

   The near-impossible game that centers around your face.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6RF
   RegEx Face Off – Beat your friends with regular expressions▲70

   2016 · regexfaceoff.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FreeMind▲89

   Challenge your friend and step out of your comfort zone!

   2016 · freemind.today · its alternatives →

8. 8
   FaceDance Challenge!▲68

   An mobile AR rhythm game using your face

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Wink▲76

   The first iPhone game you control with your face

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Blinky Staring Contest▲68

    You blink you lose! Play staring contest with friends & bots

    2018 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    MIMIC▲12

    The daily face game — make the emoji, beat friends

    Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    FaceLink▲54

    Join face on your tap. Spread happiness

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AR FaceFighter▲73

    Your face is the controller

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Photobomb▲84

    just shipped my first ios game: photobomb, a party game for 3–8 players. similar to cards against humanity one player gets a prompt (ex: "bad posture"), everyone else digs through their camera roll to find the best matching photo under 40 seconds. The prompter picks their favorite photo and the player with that chosen phot wins the round, and you rotate until everyone's been the judge. bonus: if your photo gets screenshotted during the gallery , you score extra point. ;) its free, just need three friends and photos to share

    May 2026 · photobomb.online · its alternatives →

15. 15
    ThrowFaces - Throw in Subway▲68

    Throw faces is a game of skill where one face travel between

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Word Game Hero for iOS▲68

    Play word puzzles with friends, learn and train your brain

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cheese▲144

    Try not to laugh. A multiplayer game for iPhone.

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    FaceArena▲51

    Play with your face! Emotion-driven online party games

    2025 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Killer Clown Chase▲54

    Tap carefully to bounce your way to Clown supremacy.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Parlay▲125

    Challenge your friends about anything

    2016 · parlaywith.me · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Troll Face Quest Video Memes▲67

    Fans of free escape games will just love the brained

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    SmileFun▲74

    iPhone X game controlled by your face

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tap, Buddy. Tap.▲63

    The Color Matching Puzzle Game

    2016 · tapbuddytap.mindbrain.toys · its alternatives →

24. 24
    4 Snaps▲157

    Snapchat + Draw Something, an all-new kind of word game

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →