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24 alternatives to Pretense

A game night social metagame

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pretense launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Wings.io▲73

   Another fast paced multiplayer game

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Disco Melee▲71

   Making gaming social again

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cursortag▲83

   Chatroulette meets Asteroids

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Spaceteam: The Card Game▲113

   A chaotic and cooperative card game.

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Interaction▲76

   Party and family board game with “fairness” algorithm

   2017 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Color▲80

   A color matching game

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Playtest▲89

   Be the first to play tomorrow's games.

   2014 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Sportsfriends▲71

   Local multiplayer games for living rooms (and backyards)

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   GAMURS▲57

   The ultimate CS:GO network

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Shape▲81

    A letter shaping game

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    One Night Ultimate Werewolf▲57

    No moderator, no elimination, ten-minute games.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Gridland ▲87

    An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Parlay▲125

    Challenge your friends about anything

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Happy Mitten - 37: Board Games, Business, and Protospiel Ann Arbor▲51

    Interviews and play testing with designers and publishers

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    BrowerQuest▲65

    A HTML5/JavaScript multiplayer game experiment

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    NightHub▲65

    Discover social experiences with your friends

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Happy Mitten - 29: Board Games, Business, and Tox from Crits Happen▲51

    Tox gives a reviewer's take on making an exceptional game

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Connectly▲60

    A new twist on Connect Four

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Wordrops▲55

    Addictive Word Game

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20GF
    Gamamia: Find, share, and discuss indie games▲29

    2015 · gamamia.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Lettercraft▲86

    A word game

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Facebook Arcade▲86

    A new way to play games with Facebook

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Cubits!▲79

    A game where less is more.

    2014 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Game of Bombs▲83

    Browser-based multiplayer Bomberman

    2015 · 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 →