Guess The Drawing

Guess The Drawing is a multiplayer digital party game developed by a small independent studio, first released in 2018. The game is available on personal computers and mobile devices, supporting cross-platform play. It falls under the category of social deduction and drawing games, where players alternate between creating visual representations of given words and guessing the intended subject of other players' drawings. The game does not require artistic skill, as the scoring system rewards both accurate guessing and creative interpretation. Each round involves a single player acting as the "artist" while all other participants attempt to identify the drawing within a time limit. The game supports between four and twelve players per session, with private lobbies and public matchmaking options. The visual style is minimalist, featuring a simple white canvas and a limited palette of colors and brush sizes. The game includes a built-in word bank categorized by difficulty, ensuring a variety of prompts from common objects to abstract concepts. No voice chat is integrated, but a text-based chat system allows players to submit guesses and communicate during rounds. The game has no single-player mode and requires an active internet connection for all features.

Gameplay and controls are structured around turn-based rounds. At the start of each round, one player is designated as the artist and receives a word or phrase to draw. The artist has a fixed time limit, typically 80 seconds, to complete the drawing using the available tools. The drawing interface consists of a blank canvas, a color selector with eight basic colors, three brush sizes (small, medium, large), an eraser tool, and an undo button. The artist cannot use text or numbers in the drawing. All other players view the drawing in real-time as it is created. They submit guesses by typing into a text input field and pressing the enter key. Correct guesses are displayed to all players, and the guesser earns points based on speed. The artist earns points for each correct guess made by others. If no one guesses correctly within the time limit, no points are awarded. After the round ends, a new artist is chosen, and the process repeats until all players have served as artist once. The game ends after a set number of rounds, and the player with the highest total score is declared the winner. Controls are limited to mouse or touch input for drawing and keyboard for typing guesses. No controller support is available.