What Should We Play Tonight? How to Decide in 2 Minutes

The weekly ritual nobody enjoys

It starts the same way every time. Someone drops "what should we play tonight?" into the group chat around 6pm. Three people respond with different games. One person hasn't replied yet because they're still at work. By 7pm there are twelve messages, no consensus, and someone has started a poll that's split 2-2-1.

By the time you actually launch something, half the energy is gone and you end up on the same game you always play. Rocket League again. Or Fortnite. Or whatever the group default is.

The problem isn't that your group has bad taste. It's that the process is broken.

Why group chats are terrible for this

Think about what actually has to happen for a group to pick a game:

• Someone suggests a game they're into
• Everyone else has to decide on the spot whether they want to play it
• Nobody wants to be the one to say no
• Nobody checks whether the game works on everyone's platform
• The loudest voice wins

This is why the same person always picks. And it's why everyone else quietly goes along with it even if they'd rather play something else.

A better way to do it

Instead of one person proposing and everyone reacting, make it so everyone votes independently. That way nobody anchors the decision. Nobody feels pressure. And the game that genuinely works for the most people floats to the top.

That's what PickThe.Games does. You make a board for your group, everyone swipes through games on their own time, and the results show which games your group actually agrees on.

The important part: it checks platform compatibility automatically. If someone's on PS5 and the game is PC-only, it shows up in the results flagged. If a game supports crossplay between Xbox and PC but not Switch, that's visible too. No more Googling "does [game] have crossplay" at 7:15pm.

Do it before game night, not during

The move is to set up a board earlier in the week and send the invite link. People swipe whenever they have 2 minutes. By the time Friday hits, the results are already there.

No debate. No poll. No "what does everyone think." Just open the board and look at what came out on top.

The ban button solves arguments

Every group has that one game someone will not play. Maybe they got burned on it. Maybe they just hate it. In a normal group chat, vetoing something feels aggressive. On PickThe.Games, there's a ban button. Swipe down. The game is removed from the results entirely. No explanation needed, no hard feelings.

This sounds small but it changes the dynamic. People are more honest with their votes when it's private.

Start now, not Friday

Create a board right now and send the invite to your group chat. By this weekend, you'll have a list of games your group actually wants to play, on platforms everyone actually owns.

Or if you want to see how the swiping works first, try it without an account.

Not sure where to start? Browse our top-rated co-op games, free multiplayer games, or check crossplay compatibility for your group's platforms.