Games to play with Twitch chat: the best picks

Nine games and tools your Twitch chat can play, from browser games to Steam downloads and party packs. We make ChatGames, which is on this list, so every fact about another product links to that product's own page. Each entry says what it is best for.

Updated 12 October 2026

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At a glance

Game	Streaming sites	Cost	Best for
ChatGames	Twitch	Free	Trying many kinds of chat games without installing anything.
Marbles on Stream	Twitch	Free, in-app purchases	Big chats that want to race with one command.
Kukoro: Stream chat games	Twitch	Paid, in-app purchases	Small and mid-size chats that want variety.
Words on Stream	Twitch, YouTube, Kick	Free	Word-loving chats of any size.
Gartic on Stream	Twitch, YouTube	Free	Chats that like fast guessing.
Stream Avatars	Twitch, YouTube, Kick and more	Paid, optional DLC	An always-on overlay for lurkers and your community.
Jackbox Party Packs	Any (joining is at jackbox.tv)	Paid, Party Pack 10 has a demo	Party nights where a few players lead and the rest of chat votes.
Crowd Control	Twitch, TikTok, others by link	Free, paid Pro and MAX plans	Letting chat mess with the game you already play.
ChatGuessr	Twitch	Not stated (donations)	Geography chats and GeoGuessr streamers.

Facts about other products come from their own sites, Steam pages and docs, checked on 12 October 2026. We make ChatGames. Products change: if something here is out of date, tell us with the bug button on the left edge of the page.

Chat plays by typing in chat

Nobody leaves the stream: viewers type a command, a word or a number in chat, and the game reads it.

ChatGames

A website with 22 games your chat plays by typing: a marble race, mini golf, trivia, word games, chess against chat and more.

How chat plays:: Type in Twitch chat. No account, app or link.
What you need:: A browser tab. Nothing to install, on any computer with a current desktop browser.
Best for:: Trying many kinds of chat games without installing anything.

Marbles on Stream

A marble racing game: chatters' names race as marbles. Modes include Race, Royale, Grand Prix and a map builder.

How chat plays:: Type a command in Twitch chat to join a race.
What you need:: A Steam download for Windows 10 (64-bit).
Best for:: Big chats that want to race with one command.

Marbles on Stream on Steam ↗Compared with ChatGames →

Kukoro: Stream chat games

More than 20 mini-games controlled by chat, from 2D shooters to tactical RPGs.

How chat plays:: Type in Twitch chat. !kukoro saves a spot in the next game.
What you need:: A Steam download for Windows and macOS.
Best for:: Small and mid-size chats that want variety.

Kukoro on Steam ↗Compared with ChatGames →

Words on Stream

A browser anagram game by Onrizon: chat finds the hidden words in a set of scrambled letters.

How chat plays:: Type words in chat. In Party Mode, people in the room guess on their phones through a QR code.
What you need:: A browser tab, no download.
Best for:: Word-loving chats of any size.

Words on Stream (wos.gg) ↗Onrizon: games made for stream ↗Compared with ChatGames →

Gartic on Stream

A drawing game by Onrizon: chat guesses the drawing while it is being drawn.

How chat plays:: Type guesses in chat.
What you need:: A browser tab, no download.
Best for:: Chats that like fast guessing.

Gartic on Stream (gos.gg) ↗

Stream Avatars

An overlay that gives every chatter an avatar that walks, fights and duels on screen.

How chat plays:: Type !commands in chat and spend stream currency on looks.
What you need:: A Steam download for Windows and macOS.
Best for:: An always-on overlay for lurkers and your community.

Stream Avatars on Steam ↗

Chat plays on a phone, a link or an extension

Viewers open a website, a room code or the Twitch extension next to the stream. More can happen on their screen, and it takes one step more to join.

Jackbox Party Packs

Packs of party games. A few players play on their phones, and a large audience votes along.

How chat plays:: Viewers open jackbox.tv and enter the room code shown on stream. Most games have audience play, for up to 10,000 people.
What you need:: A pack on Steam for Windows, macOS and SteamOS/Linux, also sold on other stores.
Best for:: Party nights where a few players lead and the rest of chat votes.

Jackbox: streamer's guide ↗The Jackbox Party Pack 10 on Steam ↗

Crowd Control

Not one game but a tool: viewers trigger effects inside more than 250 supported games.

How chat plays:: Through an Interact Link website, the Twitch extension (Bits or Channel Points), or subs, raids and follows.
What you need:: The Crowd Control app on Windows. Mac and Linux are not supported.
Best for:: Letting chat mess with the game you already play.

Crowd Control: features ↗Crowd Control: setup ↗Crowd Control ↗

ChatGuessr

An open-source chatbot for GeoGuessr: chat guesses where the streamer's round is on a map.

How chat plays:: Type !cg in chat, open the map link, log in with Twitch and place a guess. Viewers need no GeoGuessr account.
What you need:: A desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux, used with GeoGuessr.
Best for:: Geography chats and GeoGuessr streamers.

ChatGuessr: how to play ↗ChatGuessr ↗

Questions streamers ask

What is the easiest game to play with Twitch chat?

One where nobody has to join and chat answers by typing a number or a word, in a browser tab. ChatGames Trivia, Words on Stream and Gartic on Stream all work that way.

Which Twitch chat games are free?

ChatGames, Words on Stream and Gartic on Stream are free and run in the browser. Marbles on Stream is free with in-app purchases, and Crowd Control is free with paid plans. Jackbox, Kukoro and Stream Avatars are paid.

Which ones work on a Mac?

The browser games work on any computer: ChatGames, Words on Stream and Gartic on Stream. Of the downloads, Jackbox, Kukoro, Stream Avatars and ChatGuessr have Mac versions. Marbles on Stream and Crowd Control are Windows only.

Can I play skribbl.io with Twitch chat?

Not through chat. skribbl.io has no Twitch chat mode: players join a private room through an invite link. Gartic on Stream is a drawing game chat plays by typing.