Codenames App

CGE digital

About this game

The same word association principles you love, but with some cool twists! Codenames App is the standalone version of the popular party game. It’s still Codenames you know, but with some wild rules, new twists, and mechanics.

Are no friends available to play?
That’s not a problem anymore! Thanks to the robust matchmaking system, Codenames App will put the game group together automatically. You can also challenge your friends in friendly games. The game is played asynchronously - your friends will play when they have some time. You don’t have to be online at the same time!
Last but not least, you can enjoy completely new solo challenges prepared by the others for you!

Want something extra to your Codenames experience?
Enjoy tons of new game modes to unlock. Challenge your opponents in a crossover between Codenames and Minesweeper, play wild Converter where the spymaster can change the color of two words each turn, or use Quantum Gadgets to touch two words instead of one when guessing. That and much more await you in Codenames App.

Prove you are a dedicated fan!
Collect and play with thousands of new words divided into thematic categories. Do you prefer fantasy, sci-fi, or travel? The choice is yours! New thematic missions are the real challenge.

When Codenames App is the best choice?
You want to spend some time playing Codenames when no friends are available.
You have friends you would love to play with, but it is difficult to set up a time.
You are looking for a clever mobile game to kill some time during the day.
You want to experience something new from the Codenames world.
You want to play whenever you have some spare time (even a few minutes are enough for a session).

Ratings and reviews

Edit: Bumping to 5. Quality has increased over past few months. Still some occasional glitches as user base grows, but overall, I play this game more than any other. Love the game overall. There are some fun twists on the board game. Would be 5 stars, but the game gets stuck frequently when switching back to it - says connected, but screen is stuck - requiring a kill and restart.

A brilliant adaptation of the board game, updated to be asynchronous and with tons of variant modes and a progression system. You even unlock the variant modes as options to use in the for-fun games you can invite friends to =) On the day that I downloaded they were having some type of server issue that made the game regularly time out (and then flat-out fail to even log in, as the problem progressed), but it's been smooth sailing in the week since then!

Great app with cool features but a few huge flaws. Mainly locking so many things behind consumables and XP gating. And then having a lot of XP and rewards tied to frustrating achievements that are overly punishing, especially when trolls can screw up nearly 15 game streaks. Feels like it was going to be a freemium game and they didn't fix the problem areas before making it paid. Still fun, but really annoying if you want access to everything and are a completionist.

What’s new

Spanish and Portuguese languages added