Chromebook games to play with friends

Updated October 9, 2026

A Chromebook cannot install most games, so the ones that work with friends are web pages: you open a link and you are playing. Brudvig Hockey 2027 is one of them. It is free real-time hockey for up to eight people, with no install and no account.

What to look for in a Chromebook multiplayer game

• It runs in Chrome. No app store, no download, no extension.
• Joining is a link or a code. If everyone needs an account first, half the group gives up.
• Keyboard controls. Chromebook trackpads are poor game controllers. Keys that sit under two hands are better.
• It copes with slow laptops. School Chromebooks are not fast.
• No chat with strangers. Friends-only games by link avoid the problem.

How Brudvig Hockey fits

It is a website. One person taps Challenge a friend and shares the link or a six-letter code. Everyone picks a side in the lobby, up to four a side, and one person a side can play goalie. The keyboard-only layout is WASD to skate with J pass, K shoot, L check and I spin. There is no chat, and you only play people who have your link, unless you choose Search for opponent.

Ideas for a group

• 2 people: 1 vs 1, each controlling a whole team.
• 3 or 4: 2 vs 1 or 2 vs 2. Everyone keeps one skater and the computer plays the rest.
• 5 to 8: put a person in net on each side. 4 vs 4 has no computer players at all.
• More than 8: winner stays on, or print the bracket.

One Chromebook, two people

Plug in two USB gamepads and use couch play. Two people sharing one keyboard is not supported.

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