Apps

A party game app for people who are already in the same room, played by passing a single smartphone around. The screen shows whose turn it is by name and icon, so the phone just moves to the next person as the game leads them through it. Because it needs no connection at all, it works in basements, on trains, and anywhere else without a signal. Player counts vary by game: the roulette and dice tools work for one, chess is for two, and bingo takes up to 100. It is free to start and available in 15 languages, including English and Japanese. Where Dokopa is built for playing remotely over a voice call, PartyAt is built for the moments everyone is together.

It works for groups as small as 2 and as large as 111. Play side by side, or pair it with a LINE or Discord call to reach people who are somewhere else. Titles such as improv comedy prompts and drawing telephone keep being added and updated, and it is currently free with no in-app purchases.

Every level carries its own point value, and as you fill them in the map of Japan colors itself, showing at a glance where you have and have not been. Several maps can be kept at once, so a family can hold separate records, or one person can track a year at a time.

Over 1,400 prompts are included, across categories such as food, daily life, hobbies, and romance. A round runs about five minutes, which suits parties and idle waiting. A “conversation hint” button is there for anyone playing for the first time.

This is the app version of the analog game “Mr. Drosselmeyer’s God of Walk.” It depends on no particular route or landmark, so an ordinary loop around your own neighborhood is enough to play. Available as a one-time purchase. Once on the stores and later removed, the app was rebuilt by Qdan and brought back.

This is the app version of the analog game “Mr. Drosselmeyer’s Koo-Ron-Do,” made in connection with a collaboration with TBS Radio’s “After 6 Junction 2.” It supports several players at once and is sold as a one-time purchase. Previously on the stores and then removed, it is now back — with this being its first release on Android.

This is the app version of an analog game by Drosselmeyer’s, and the indoor counterpart to God of Walk. Because you only have to follow what arrives, it starts anywhere — a wait, a commute, a gap in the day. Available as a one-time purchase.

This is the app version of the analog game “Mr. Drosselmeyer’s God of Wits.” The questions were written in full cooperation with the Akihabara ogiri (comedy) cafe “Bokeruba.” It supports group play, which suits drinking parties, social gatherings, and live stream content. Available as a one-time purchase.