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Playcade turns any TV with a browser into a party game console. Open playcade.party on the big screen, everyone scans the QR with their phone, and in under 15 seconds the whole room is holding a controller. No app, no account, no hardware. 11 games (and more coming) for 2–12 players: kart racing, light-cycle Trails, sumo, drawing, trivia, hidden-role. Rounds run 3–7 minutes, so nobody's stuck waiting for a turn.
Hey PH 👋
Playcade started with a simple annoyance: getting 8 people into a game together means somebody has to own a console, or everyone has to install something. A TV already has a browser (most new smart platforms) and everyone already has a phone. That's a console.
The one interesting technical bit: the TV runs the only simulation and the only render -phones just send inputs. That collapses most of the hard multiplayer problems, and it's why a 12-car race feels okay on ordinary party wifi.
Everything is built around a 12-player ceiling from the ground up, not 4 players with extras bolted on. Try it with a big group - that's where it's meant to live. You can also play solo games.
Would genuinely love feedback on the join flow and on how it runs on older smart TVs.
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About Playcade on Product Hunt
“The TV arcade - your phones are the controllers”
Playcade was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #97 on the daily leaderboard. Playcade turns any TV with a browser into a party game console. Open playcade.party on the big screen, everyone scans the QR with their phone, and in under 15 seconds the whole room is holding a controller. No app, no account, no hardware. 11 games (and more coming) for 2–12 players: kart racing, light-cycle Trails, sumo, drawing, trivia, hidden-role. Rounds run 3–7 minutes, so nobody's stuck waiting for a turn.
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