FAQ

Imposter is a free social deduction word party game. All players pass a single phone and secretly view their assigned word. One player — the Imposter — receives a similar but different word and must bluff their way through the discussion without being caught.

1. Entrez les noms des joueurs.
2. Choisissez une catégorie de mots et le mode de jeu.
3. Passez le téléphone — chaque joueur tape pour voir son mot privately, then passes it face-down.
4. Everyone discusses clues without saying the word directly.
5. Les joueurs votent pour identifier l'Imposteur.

3 to 20 players. The sweet spot is 5–10 players — enough to hide the Imposter in a crowd without the discussion dragging.

A single round typically takes 5–10 minutes. You can set a discussion timer in Settings to keep things moving.

In Imposter mode, Civilians all get the same secret word (e.g. "Dog") and the Imposter gets a closely related but different word (e.g. "Wolf"). The Imposter actually knows something, making bluffing and detection far more interesting than getting nothing at all.

The Imposter wins if the group votes out the wrong person, or if the Imposter correctly guesses the Civilians' secret word before being eliminated.

Civilians win by successfully voting out the Imposter. Be careful — clues need to be specific enough for other Civilians to recognise, but not so obvious that the Imposter can guess the word.

• Give clues that are vague enough to fit both your word and the real word.
• Listen closely — Civilians will reveal the word through their clues.
• Don't be the first or last to give a clue.
• Mirror the confidence of the group — panic is the biggest tell.

• Give clues specific enough that other Civilians clearly recognise them.
• Watch for vague or generic clues — they might fit a related concept, not the real word.
• Ask follow-up questions during discussion. Imposters stumble when pressed.
• Trust your gut — off energy is a real signal.

Oui, 100% gratuit: sans telechargement, sans compte, sans frais on any device, ever.

Yes. playimposter.xyz works on any phone or tablet in your browser. Aucun telechargement d application requis. It's designed mobile-first.

You need a connection to load the game initially. Once loaded, all game logic runs entirely in your browser — no server calls are made during gameplay.

Not yet — but the game ships with a large built-in word library across many categories. Custom word support is on the roadmap.

Suitable for ages 10 and up. All word categories are family-friendly and the rules are easy to learn in one round.