STARLASSO

Multiplayer io games to play with friends on your phone

An io game is the quickest kind of online game there is: you are in an arena with other people within seconds, a round is over in minutes, and the leaderboard tells you who holds the most. These are the ones worth putting on your phone, starting with the one we make.

A rival's territory dissolves after its trail is cut

1. Starlasso

Territory capture, live. Draw loops to claim ground, cut rivals' trails, two-minute matches with up to six pilots, parties of four friends in one arena, a monthly ranked season. iPhone, iPad and Android, no ads. This one is ours.

2. Paper.io 2

The best-known territory capture game, by Voodoo: loop out from your color and claim the area. iPhone and Android.

3. splix.io

Territory capture in a web browser, with square blocks instead of curves, against other people online.

4. Agar.io

The one that started the name: eat smaller cells, avoid bigger ones, split to strike. By Miniclip, in the browser and on phones.

5. Slither.io

Snakes in an open field: steer so a rival runs into your body, then collect what they leave. In the browser and on phones.

6. Hole.io

A hole in a city that grows as it swallows cars and buildings, against other holes on the clock. By Voodoo, on phones.

Questions people ask

What is an io game?

A quick online arena game that drops you into a shared map with other players: easy to start, short rounds, and a leaderboard of who holds the most. The name comes from the .io web addresses the first ones used.

Which io games can I play with friends?

Starlasso puts a party of up to four friends into the same arena from one invite link, on iPhone, iPad and Android together.

Are there io games on iPhone with no ads?

Starlasso has no ads, and it is free.

Like the loop-and-claim kind best? Games like Paper.io goes deeper, and what a territory capture game is explains the rules they share.

Download on the App StoreJoin the beta on Android
iPhone and iPad on the App Store in the US, Canada and Mexico (elsewhere, the TestFlight beta); Android in beta on Google Play. Free, no ads.

Game names belong to their developers. Starlasso is an independent game and is not affiliated with any of them.