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The GIF Game

Your group chat. On a TV. With a scoreboard. A couch party game for 3 to 8 players where every phone is the controller. Three prompts, two GIFs, one winner per round. No app for your guests. Plays in person or…

17 July 2026

The GIF Game is an indie developed by Party Hat Games, released 17 July 2026 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The GIF Game is

The GIF Game is an indie game developed by Party Hat Games and released in 2026. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Your group chat. On a TV. With a scoreboard. A couch party game for 3 to 8 players where every phone is the controller. Three prompts, two GIFs, one winner per round. No app for your guests. Plays in person or remotely over any video call.
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How it plays

Its themes are party. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Split screen.

What it launched against

The GIF Game launched on 17 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved and Big Walk.

Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Beast of Reincarnation, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Big Walk.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

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When did The GIF Game come out?
The GIF Game was released on 17 July 2026 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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