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Who Is Undercover? · 5–10

Who Is Undercover? — a secret-word party game for 5–10 friends

Most of you share one word. A few of you have a similar word. Nobody knows their faction at the start. Listen closely: one perfectly innocent clue might give someone away.

Choose Who Is Undercover? and create a room

Who Is Undercover? at a glance

How many players does Who Is Undercover? need?

Who Is Undercover? on partygame needs 5 to 10 players in the same room. There is 1 undercover player with 5 or 6 people and 2 with 7 to 10.

How long does a game of Who Is Undercover? take?

A game usually takes 10 to 15 minutes, so most tables play several rounds in a row.

How do you play Who Is Undercover?

Most players get the same secret word and the undercover players get a similar one. Everyone describes their word without saying it, then all survivors vote to eliminate the player they suspect.

Which languages are the words in?

The host picks English or Simplified Chinese words for the whole game. Each language has 32 hand-picked word pairs.

Is partygame free?

Yes. Every game on partygame can be played in full for free, with no download or account. Free rooms may show an ad only in the lobby and on the final result screen.

Get everyone around one table

Gather 5–10 friends, one phone each. Choose Who Is Undercover? when creating the room, share the code or QR, and have everyone ready up. The host plays too.

One language for the words

Choose English or Simplified Chinese for the entire game. Everyone keeps the same dealt word when refreshing or changing their interface language. Our starter pack contains 32 independently curated pairs per language.

Check your word privately

There is 1 undercover player with 5–6 people, or 2 with 7–10. Everyone else is a civilian. No blank cards. You see only your own word, without your faction or teammates. Confirm once you remember it.

Who wins?

Civilians win as soon as every undercover player is eliminated. Undercover wins once its surviving players match or outnumber the civilians. The final result reveals both words and all identities. An aborted game reveals neither.

Read the rules