The best 2 player games on one phone

One phone, two people, no second device and no sign-up. These games split the screen or pass it across the table.

Play Marble Rumble with 2 players

Prices and features of other people’s games change, so check the store or site before you rely on any detail here.

Head to head on a split screen

Marble Rumble Sit at opposite corners and race to sink marbles in a spinning plate, or take turns in Hole in One. Free, in the browser. We make Marble Rumble, so of course it is on this list. Everything else here is someone else’s game, and we have no connection to any of them.
2 3 4 Player Games A free app of short minigames with one-button controls. Good for a best-of-ten.
Glow Hockey Air hockey with a paddle at each end of the screen. Fast, simple and loud.
Fruit Ninja Its two-player mode splits one screen so you slice against each other.
Badland Has a same-device versus mode as well as its single-player levels.

Take turns

Chess and draughts apps Most have a pass-and-play mode. Lichess is free and has no adverts.
Ludo King Pass-and-play Ludo for two to four.
Noughts and crosses, dots and boxes, four in a row Dozens of free versions exist, and you can also play all three on paper.

More game ideas

Common questions

What games can two people play on one phone?

Split-screen games such as Marble Rumble, Glow Hockey and 2 3 4 Player Games let both play at once. Chess, draughts and Ludo apps let you pass the phone between turns.

Are there 2 player games that need no wifi?

Yes. Same-device games do not need a connection once installed. Marble Rumble also works offline after you have opened it once.

What is a good 2 player game for a parent and a young child?

Pick something with short rounds and no reading. In Marble Rumble the child can switch on Easy help for their corner only, which evens things up.

Ready to flick?

Marble Rumble is free, runs in the browser and needs no account or download.

Play Marble Rumble with 2 players