Your phone is part of the game
Not just a gamepad. Each game decides what your phone becomes, and reaches you through it.
Coming soonOur first game: The Marram →
Games on the TV. Your phone is part of the game.
Armrest makes games for the big screen where your phone is more than a controller. The TV shows what the whole room can see. Your phone shows what only you can.
No app to installOne TV, a phone eachRuns in the browser
Scan to joinPoint your camera at the code
REST
On the sofa
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Waiting for player 3…Everyone sees thisCheck your phone.Player 3 has something only they can see.
Player 3
Join the game
Your nameYOU
You’re in.Watch the TV.
Only you see thisTap the card to peek
Tap Join on the phone.
How it works
From the sofa to playing in under a minute.
Every Armrest game starts the same way. All you need is the big screen and the phones already in your pockets.
- Scan to join
Open it on the big screen
Play in Chrome on a computer connected to your TV. The game puts a code on the screen.
- Your nameYOUJoin
Scan it with your phone
Phones join in the browser by scanning the code. There’s nothing to download.
- Only you see this?
Your phone joins the game
Each game decides what your phone becomes: your controller, your secrets and your say in what happens next.
Features
One big screen for the room. One small screen just for you.
What every Armrest game is built around.
Secrets stay on your phone
The TV only shows that something arrived. What it says is between you and your phone.
Nothing to install
Phones join by scanning the code on the TV, and the game runs in the browser.
iPhone
Android
Scan and play
Choices that echo
What one of you picks can show up on someone else’s phone, and change what happens later.
Two screens, two jobs
Everyone watches the same TV. Each phone only shows what that player should know.
Play it your way
Comfort settings sit right on the start screen, before anyone picks up a phone. Try them.
Subtitles: every spoken line on screen.
Built for people in the same room
You’re on the same sofa, talking the whole time. The only private thing in the room is the phone in your hand.
Games
One game on its way. Two more face down.
The Marram comes first. The next two stay hidden until they’re ready.
MV Marram · overnight to Caillich
Two siblings, a dead ferry and something that only moves in the dark. A night operator calls you both with different orders, and you have to decide which voice to trust.
Contains flashing lights, sudden loud sounds and scenes of grief. Story mode and reduced flashing are built in.
Game 02
???
Louder. That’s all we’re saying for now.
Game 03
???
Lighter. The waitlist hears first.
FAQ
Questions people ask.
What do I need to play?
A computer connected to your TV, running Chrome, and a phone for each player. Phones join in the browser by scanning a code, so there’s nothing to download.
How many people can play?
It depends on the game. The Marram is for two players side by side, each playing one of the siblings. We’ll share player counts for the next games when they’re revealed.
Are all the games horror?
No. The Marram is a horror game about grief, with Story mode and reduced flashing built in. The next two are different again.
Do I need a games console?
No. Any computer that runs Chrome, plugged into your TV, is enough. The phones do the rest.
When can I play?
The Marram is first. We’ll email the waitlist with the launch date, plus invites to test early builds before that.
Will there be more games?
Yes. Every Armrest game uses the TV and your phones together. Two more are in the works, and the waitlist hears about them first.
Get first go at the early builds.
Join the waitlist for one email when the first game is ready, plus invites to test sessions before then.