Is Drawception still online?
Yes. Drawception was online when we last checked.
Picture-telephone drawing game with random players. Miscommunication and hilarity ensues. [1]
What is Drawception?
From Wikipedia
Drawception is a multiplayer web-based drawing and guessing game. Considered similar to the telephone game, it was created by Jeremiah Freyholtz (aka "Reed") and released as an early beta on March 26, 2012.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Drawception”, by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Unmodified except for paragraph trimming.
In this directory, Drawception sits in the modern indie collection and is tagged drawing (7 games), party (23 games) and telephone (2 games). It launched in 2012, which places it on our timeline.
Fact file
- First released
- 2012
- Genre
- party video game
- Platforms
- web browser
- Game modes
- multiplayer video game
- Country of origin
- United States
Source: Wikidata (CC0). Wikidata is community-edited; corrections welcome there.
How to play
- 01Open drawception.com in a desktop or mobile browser. It is the official site; avoid “unblocked” mirrors.
- 02The homepage doesn't say whether you need an account. Many games here let you play as a guest and register later to keep progress.
- 03The homepage doesn't list controls, so we don't guess. Most games show a tutorial or a “how to play” screen on first launch.
Platform notes
- Browser
- Plays in the browser from drawception.com (our inclusion rule).
- Account
- Not stated on the homepage.
- Mobile
- Not stated on the homepage.
Status history
| Checked (UTC) | Status | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026, 08:46 UTC | Online | 63 ms |
| Oct 29, 2026, 08:24 UTC | Online | 68 ms |
Per-check history started on Oct 29, 2026. Status changes across all games are in the status log.
Drawception: FAQ
▸Is Drawception still online?
Yes. At our last check on Oct 29, 2026, 08:46 UTC, the official site at drawception.com responded normally (HTTP 403 (site up, behind bot protection)) in 63 ms. A site that answers doesn't guarantee busy servers, so if a lobby is empty, try a different time of day.
▸When did Drawception come out?
Drawception launched in 2012 (source: drawception.com).
▸Do I need to download anything or make an account to play Drawception?
Drawception is playable from its official website in a web browser; that's our inclusion rule. Its homepage doesn't state whether an account is required, so expect a possible sign-up step.
▸What's the official Drawception website?
https://drawception.com/. Still Online only links to official game sites, never to re-uploads or mirror sites.
▸What games are similar to Drawception?
If you like Drawception, try Gartic Phone, Drawasaurus, Drawize, Gartic.io.
If you like Drawception
Gartic Phone
Online · 55ms · garticphone.com · 2020
The online telephone game: write, draw and watch the message mutate around the group.
#drawing #party #telephone
Drawasaurus
Online · 710ms · drawasaurus.org
Free Pictionary-style drawing and guessing game that runs in any browser.
#drawing #party #guessing
Drawize
Online · 107ms · drawize.com
Draw-and-guess game for friends or a whole class, right in the browser.
#drawing #party #guessing
Gartic.io
Online · 52ms · gartic.io
Quick drawing-and-guessing rooms: draw, guess, win.
#drawing #party #guessing
Sketchful.io
Online · 126ms · sketchful.io
Free online drawing and guessing game; be the fastest to guess.
#drawing #party #guessing
skribbl.io
Online · 920ms · skribbl.io · 2017
Free multiplayer drawing and guessing game. Draw and guess words with friends or strangers.
#drawing #party #guessing