Use Your Words: local multiplayer on PC

Apr 4, 2017
2+players

PC
Xbox
Switch

Casual · Party Game · Funny

Use Your Words is the new party game for funny people and their unfunny friends! Laugh your way through four hilarious mini-games! Use your smartphone to fill in the blank, or try your luck using one of our answers to get laughs! No matter your strategy, Use Your Words brings comedy home!

90%Very positive750 Steam reviewsOpenCritic 66 · 56% of critics recommendSteam Deck unsupported

Who can play

Store

Same-screen play on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Xbox lists 6-player local play. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
Online play is not confirmed.
One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.

SteamPrice on SteamGet it

1 copy with Remote Play Together

How it plays

Is it good

90%

Very positive on Steam

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Steam Deck Unsupported

Every way to play together

Steam lists local multiplayer for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet.

- PC
PCStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
2+players, versus
Same room, own screens
Not listed
Online
Not listed
- Xbox
Xbox Series X|SStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
6+players
Same room, own screens
Not confirmed
Online
Not listed
- Switch, not confirmed
Not confirmed: available, how it plays together is not checked yet

Play modes here come from the Steam and Xbox store listings, which give no player limits. Console play modes are not confirmed yet. How we check facts

Quick facts

Developer: Smiling Buddha Games, LLC
Publisher: Screenwave Media
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
Released: Apr 4, 2017 on PC
Controllers: Full controller support on PC
Languages: Text in 2 languages, voices in 2

In these lists

One of 1,795 local multiplayer games on PC

Answers

Updated October 27, 2026

Can you play Use Your Words on one screen?: Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen versus on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox and Switch.; One of 1,795 local multiplayer games on PC
Do you need two copies of Use Your Words?: No. On one screen, one copy is enough.
What platforms is Use Your Words on?: PC, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
Does Use Your Words work on Steam Deck?: No: Steam rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
Is Use Your Words free?: No, it's a paid game.

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