Games Like Buzzwire

You're the host. Your friends are the contestants.

Buzzwire turns game night into a quiz show. You pick the clues, read them out, and judge the answers. Your friends race to buzz in from their phone or computer, and the board, scores and countdowns play out on screen for everyone to watch. Contestants don't need to own Buzzwire or install anything. They open a link, type the room code, and their phone becomes a buzzer.

Made for Discord and Twitch

Couch mode: one TV, four controllers

Playing in the same room? Put the board on the TV and hand out controllers. Up to four players grab a pad, press a button to take a seat, and pick their arcade initials on screen, all at the same time. Then they buzz in with any face button, and whoever has control steers the board with the D-pad. PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and Steam Deck controllers all work through Steam Input, and the board shows each player their own controller's buttons. For the Final, players scan a code to wager and answer on their phone, or just write it down.

Bring your audience in

Only a few people get a podium, but everyone watching can play.

Buzzwire reads public Twitch chat without asking anyone to log in. Viewers and chat never change the contestants' scores.

Run it your way

Every rule is a setting:

Over 3,300 clues, a fresh board every show

Buzzwire comes with 18 original starter packs, each holding three boards' worth of categories. Every show deals a new set at random, so the same pack plays differently each time:

Classic wordplay categories are mixed in throughout: answers that end in Y, rhyme, or hide an animal, before & afters, and actors who've shared the screen with a famous star. The questions are original fan trivia; Buzzwire isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any of the films, shows, books, comics or games they're about. Mix packs for a themed night or pick Select all for everything at once, then leave out the packs you don't want. Choose categories yourself or let Buzzwire deal them. Boards are balanced so a round doesn't pile up the hardest categories.

Write your own questions

Build packs in the editor, which is laid out like the game board, or import a spreadsheet from Excel or Google Sheets. Add more categories than fit on one board and each show deals a different set. Share your packs on the Steam Workshop, and play the ones other hosts have written. Packs you subscribe to show up in your library, ready to play.

Stats for the commercial break

Buzzwire tracks who's quickest on the buzzer, the closest races, the longest streaks, the biggest comebacks, and more. Put the stats on the board between rounds, with talking points ready for you to read out.

Never lose a show

Every show is saved as it happens. If your PC crashes or you close the window, pick up exactly where you left off. Contestants on the same room code reconnect on their own. Your packs and saves follow you between PCs with Steam Cloud. Music by Ovani Sound.