How to play Mural — free online co-op group drawing game
Pass one canvas around and pile on — a stick figure becomes a beautiful disaster.
- Players
- 3–4
- Length
- ~7 min
- Type
- Draw
- Price
- Free
Mural passes one canvas around the room and lets every player add to it. Crucially, you can't erase anything that came before — you can only add.
So a lone stick figure picks up a hat, then a background, then a second character nobody asked for, and by the end it's an overloaded scene with a life of its own. The finished mural is revealed big at the end with full credits.
One team, one score: the whole room wins together, and the finale celebrates what you pulled off as a group — no podium, no loser.
Free, no app and no sign-up to join — players hop in with a 4-letter code on their own phone.
How to play Mural
The host picks the number of chains
One mural chain is the default, which already takes the canvas around the whole room.
A canvas starts with one player
Someone makes the first mark. It can be anything.
The canvas passes on
Each player receives the drawing as it stands so far — everything everyone has added.
Add, never erase
You can only pile on. Prior ink is permanent, which is what makes the accretion happen.
The mural is revealed
The finished piece is shown large with credits for everyone who touched it.
What Mural looks like
How scoring works
Mural is co-operative: there's no score and no podium. The room makes one thing together and the reveal celebrates it.
Because nothing is ranked, there's no incentive to hog the canvas or to sabotage — the only way to play badly is to add nothing.
The finale credits every contributor rather than crowning one.
Tips for winning Mural
- Leave room for the next person. A canvas you've filled edge to edge is a dead end for whoever gets it next.
- Add something that invites a response — a door, an outstretched hand, an empty sky.
- Don't try to fix what came before. You can't erase it, and working with the mess is the whole point.
- Commit to a bold shape early. Timid marks get buried; a big confident one shapes the rest of the mural.
Frequently asked questions
How many players do you need for Mural?
Three to four.
Can I erase what someone else drew?
No — that's the core rule. You can only add, which is why the picture accumulates rather than being repeatedly rewritten.
Is it competitive?
No, it's co-operative. There's no score, just the finished mural and the credits.
Is it free?
Yes, free to play and free to host, and joining needs only the room code.
Free, no app and no sign-up to join — players hop in with a 4-letter code on their own phone.