Charades - Who Am I?!?

How to Play

The game is played locally with two or more people and utilizes the device's motion sensors.

• The Setup: Select a category (deck) and place the phone on your forehead with the screen facing your friends.

• The Action: Your friends must act out, describe, or mimic the word shown on the screen without saying the actual word.

• Intuitive Controls: * Correct Guess: Tilt the phone down toward the floor to record a point and move to the next word.

  • Skip/Pass: Tilt the phone upward toward the ceiling if you are stuck or don't know the word.

• The Results: Once the timer expires, the app provides a summary of all guessed and skipped words for the round.

Strategy

• Diversify Clue Types: If a player isn't guessing a verbal description, quickly switch to physical acting or sound effects. Different people process information differently; some are better at recognizing gestures than word-based riddles.

• Efficient Passing: In a timed environment, momentum is key. If a word is too obscure for the group, don't spend more than 5-10 seconds on it. Tilt up to pass and reach words that can be guessed in 1-2 seconds.

• Leading Questions: As the person guessing, you can help your friends by narrowng down the field. Asking "Is it a person?" or "Am I an animal?" while they are acting can help them focus their clues more effectively.

• The "Vibe" Check: For younger players, stick to "Animals" or "Characters" decks. For adults or niche groups, use "90s Pop Culture" or "Movies" to keep the difficulty level engaging.

Technical Details

• Compatibility:

  • iPhone: Requires iOS 13.0 or later.

  • iPad: Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.

  • Mac: Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with an Apple M1 chip or later.

• File Size: Approximately 43.1 MB.

• Developer: Dream-Up.

• Privacy & Data: The developer’s privacy policy notes that the following data may be collected:

  • Identifiers (Device ID).

  • Usage Data (Product interactions).

  • Diagnostics.

• Monetization: Free to download; offers a "Premium" subscription (Weekly/Monthly) or a "Lifetime" one-time purchase to unlock all categories and remove ads.