How to play I Want
I Want is a free multiplayer party game for phone and PC. Every round, one player types what they want, and it happens for everyone in the match. This guide covers everything you need to start playing and winning.
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A match has up to four players. Empty seats are filled by bots, so you never wait for a full lobby. During a round, players take turns at the mic. When it is your turn, a box appears at the top of the screen that says "I want". You type an idea, press Enter, and the world changes. A castle rises out of the ground, three dragons fly in, the floor turns to lava, or the whole match becomes a soccer game.
Each idea lasts 20 seconds. Then it fades away and the next player gets the mic. Ideas of the same kind replace each other, so a new map idea ends the old map and a new game mode ends the old game mode. Monsters and disasters are different: they stack, so the chaos keeps building until the round ends.
Controls
| Action | PC | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Move | WASD, or the up and down arrows | Joystick on the left |
| Turn the camera | Left and right arrows, or drag with the mouse | Drag the screen |
| Jump | Space | Jump button |
| Attack or shoot | Click or F | Attack button |
| Build or place blocks | B | Build button |
| Get in or out of a car | E | Drive button |
| Type your idea | Type in the box and press Enter | Tap one of the idea buttons, or tap the box and type |
| Pause and settings | Esc | Menu button, top right |
When you hold a gun on PC, click the game once to aim with the mouse. On phones, aiming helps you a little by locking onto the nearest player or monster in front of you. On phones the camera also swings behind you while you run, so you can play with one thumb.
Your turn
When the box says YOUR TURN, you have a few seconds to choose. You are safe while you type: nothing can hurt you until you send your idea. You can type anything, short or long. Two ideas at once also works, for example "3 dragons and a castle" or "zombies at night". If you cannot think of something, tap one of the suggested ideas under the box.
The game understands numbers, so "100 chickens" really does bring a lot of chickens. It also understands when an idea is about you: "make me giant", "I can fly" or "I want to be invisible" change only your own character. Offensive words are filtered and replaced with something harmless.
If you type an idea that nobody has ever typed before, you get a FIRST EVER badge and bonus points. The full list of ideas the game knows is on the ideas page, and players keep finding new combinations.
How to score points
- Stay alive. You earn points every second you are alive and not taking damage.
- Knock players out. The last player to hit someone before they go down gets the knockout bonus.
- Defeat creatures. Dragons, dinosaurs, zombies and every other monster give points when you take them down.
- Win the game inside the game. When an idea turns the match into a race, a sport or a challenge, finishing first or scoring goals is worth a lot.
- Have good ideas. When your idea happens you get points, and a brand new idea gives a big bonus.
If you get knocked out, you come back a few seconds later with a short shield, so one bad moment never ends your round. The player with the most points when the last idea ends wins the round.
The kinds of ideas
Map ideas
Change the world itself: castles, towers, mazes, pyramids, islands, volcanoes, cities, ice floors, trampolines, night time, outer space and more. A new map idea replaces the previous one.
Monsters and disasters
Bring in enemies and hazards: dragons, dinosaurs, sharks, zombies, robots, giant gorillas, bees, tornadoes, meteor showers, tsunamis, acid rain and black holes. These stack, so a round can end with dinosaurs in a thunderstorm on a sinking island.
Gameplay ideas
Turn the match into a different game for 20 seconds: car racing, soccer, basketball, bowling, golf, boxing, sumo, dodgeball, hide and seek, red light green light, king of the hill, a block crafting world where you mine and build, an obstacle course, or an open city with traffic and police. Weapons are gameplay ideas too, from swords and bows to snowballs and water guns.
Player ideas
Change the players: wings to fly, super jump, speed, invisibility, giant or tiny size, shields, and superhero powers like flying, super speed, wall climbing, stretchy punches or rage smashes.
Game modes
Casual is the quick way in. Press Play and you join a match with other players and bots in a few seconds. Ranked matches you with players near your level. Finish with more points than them to gain rating and climb from Bronze to Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond and Champion. Friends makes a private room with a code you can share, so you can play with the people you choose.
Playing with friends
Press Friends, then create a room. You get a short room code and a link. Send it to your friends, and they join the same match from their phone or computer. A room holds up to four players, and bots fill the rest. When a round ends, everyone stays together in the room for the next one.
Tips from good players
- Climb. Roofs, walls and towers keep you away from lava, floods and most monsters.
- Hide under a roof when it rains acid or meteors fall.
- Read the banner at the top: it tells you what the current idea does and how to win it.
- Use your turn for points. A gameplay idea you are good at, like a race or a sword fight, gives you an edge.
- Combine ideas. "Low gravity" with "basketball" or "night" with "zombies" creates rounds nobody has seen before.
- Share your best moments. The Share button saves the last 15 seconds of your match as a video clip.
Questions
Is I Want free?
Yes. It is free to play, with no purchases. It is supported by short ads between rounds.
Do I need an account or a download?
No. It runs in any modern browser on phone, tablet or computer. Pick a name and press Play.
Is it safe for younger players?
Typed ideas and names pass through a word filter, the violence is cartoon style, and there is no chat between strangers beyond the ideas themselves. See the privacy policy and terms.