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Card night on your phone — shedding, trick-taking, rummy and bluffing. Private rooms, built-in chat, and quick hands you can play anywhere, ad-free.
Poker
Texas Hold’em poker. Bet smart, bluff boldly, and win the pot with the best five-card hand.
Ocho
Ocho is a UNO®-style card game you can play in your browser. Match colors or numbers, play action cards, and empty your hand first.
Cribbage
Play the right cards, peg the right points, and stay one step ahead in this race of skill and strategy.
Gin Rummy
Head-to-head Gin Rummy. Draw, discard, form melds, and knock before your opponent outscores you.
Go Fish
Go fishing for cards, collect your catches, and beat your friends to the most four-of-a-kinds.
Spades
Team up, trump in, and claim every trick you can.
Bullsh!t
Bullsh!t is all about bluffing. Lie through your teeth or call out your friends’ fibs to dump all your cards first.
Truco
From the mate circle to the card table, bluff, bid, and battle for every last point.
Old Zombie
Old Maid with a cryptic twist. Make pairs and don’t end up with the lone Zombie card when the round ends.
Big Two (Pusoy Dos)
Be the first to empty your hand by beating the cards in play with poker hand combinations.
Hearts
Dodge the points, shoot the moon, and win with the lowest score.
Ways These Games Play
Card games move fast but reward planning. Shed your hand, take tricks, build melds, ask and collect, or bluff. Ocho, Spades, Gin Rummy, Go Fish, Old Zombie, Hold'em, and Bullsh!t cover familiar styles here.
Shedding Games
It's a race to ditch every card. Each turn, match, beat, or slip cards onto the pile to shrink your hand. In Ocho, match color, number, or symbol. In Big Two, play higher singles, pairs, and five-card hands.
Trick-Taking Games
Players follow suit; the highest of the suit—or trump—wins the trick. Spades needs partner bids and careful bag control. Hearts flips it: avoid hearts and the queen of spades, unless you're shooting the moon.
Meld Games
Build sets and runs, then end the hand at the right moment. Gin Rummy trims deadwood and lets you lay off. Cribbage scores fifteens, runs, and pairs, then pegs points on the track.
Ask & Collect
Ask for a rank you already hold; if they have it, they must hand it over, and you go again. Make books of four to score. Simple turns, smart memory, and good reads keep you ahead.
Bluffing Games
Win by selling a story—or spotting lies. Hold'em uses betting to pressure folds and test reads. In Bullsh!t, you declare ranks in order; anyone can call you out, flipping the pile and exposing fakes.
Great games
We build and curate all our games in house, from classics like Chess to Plato originals like Match Monsters. Each game is easy to learn and fun with friends. Chat is part of the experience, not an afterthought.
Real players
We match you against people, not bots. Public queues seat you quickly with others who want to play now, while private tables are for your crew via an invite link. No fake multiplayer tricks — just real matches with chat next to the game.
No ads
Plato does not run ads. No pop-ups and no video breaks. Nothing cuts into a match or a chat. We also avoid tracking you don't need, so you open a game and play without commercials in the way.
No pay-to-win
Plato does not sell gameplay advantages. Shop items are cosmetic — for looks and flair, not for power. If you win, it is because you and your team played well, not because you bought an edge.
Can I play online?
Yes. Install the Plato app on iOS, Android, or macOS to play the full catalog with friends or matchmade opponents. You can also play Ocho online in your web browser — no install needed.
Can I play with friends?
Yep. Tap Create Private Game, then share the invite link or invite from your contacts. When they tap Accept, they're seated at your table.
Is it free?
Yes — free to play and ad-free. If you buy something, it's for looks (themes, profile flair), not power.
Is it fair?
Shuffles, deals, dice, and timers run on Plato servers, not your device. Everyone plays by the same rules and no one can peek at hidden information.
Is it safe?
You can block and report from profiles or chat. Public spaces use filters and human review. Some rooms use Chat Pass to deter spam, and privacy controls let you limit who sees you online.
Live vs. turn-based: what’s the difference?
Both are turn-taking; the difference is the clock. Live uses short timers for quick back-and-forth. Turn-based gives you longer — often up to 24 hours per move in games like Chess — so you can play at your pace.
