Parallel Play

All gaming.
No spreadsheets.

Purpose-built to make running a game club effortless.
Designed by people who love gaming.

Early accessStart your club for free.

A club's Round page mid-round: the game being played, time left until the get-together, and who has finished.

The easiest way to start and run a game club. Designed to manage all aspects of your club, Parallel Play lets you spend more time gaming and less time nagging Chad to pick a game.

  • The picker's view: it's your turn to pick the game for the round.

    Purpose-built

    Parallel Play is designed by people who love gaming with friends but don't love managing a game club.

  • A game's user rating and time-to-beat, from IGDB.

    Powered by The Internet Game Database

    Add any game to your club's playlist. Easily see a game's ratings and time-to-beat.

  • Playlist rules: games per member, time to beat, and preferred platforms.

    Designed for replayability

    Playlist preferences and smart notifications help your group maintain momentum.

Setup
and invite

Start a club with Parallel Play and invite your friends in less than a minute. The first round can start when at least two members have added a game to the club's playlist.

The Create a club form: club name, round length, get-together schedule, and playlist rules.

Pick
and play

Easily see whose turn it is to pick the next game, what game was picked, how much time is left in the round, and who's finished the game.

A club's Round page showing whose turn it is to pick the game and which members are ready.

Celebrate,
curate, repeat

Discuss the game at the end-of-round get-together, take some time to update the playlist, and when everyone is ready start the next round.

A finished round: everyone has completed the game, with the club's rating and the upcoming get-together.

Why should book clubs have all the fun.

Start a club

Free during early access.