Kiai!
A camera game: shadow fighters run at you from both sides. Strike them down with quick hands, and duck their stars.
- 1–4 players
- Plays with: phone · keyboard · controller + a camera
- Camera
- Leaderboard
Play Kiai! nowFree to join, no app
At a glance
- Players
- 1–4 players (play alone or with others; bots fill empty seats where the game has them)
- Plays with
- phone · keyboard · controller + a camera. Mix them in the same game: everyone uses what they have.
- Details
- Phones; needs a camera. Best with phones or a keyboard
- Shelf
- Move your body
- Leaderboard
- Yes, ranked by score
- Camera
- Your webcam or a phone as the camera. The picture stays on the device that took it; the game only sees your joints.
How to play Kiai! on the couch
Open arcade.happylight.io on the TV or a laptop and press Start a party.
Everyone else opens the same address on their phone, taps Join with a code and types the four-letter room code, or scans the QR code. No app.
Pick Kiai! in the cabinet and start. Stand back a little so the camera sees you, and play with your whole body.
Better together
Kiai! is part of Happy Light Arcade, made to bring friends and family together in the same room, on one screen, with whatever controller each of you has. Online play is a bonus; the sofa is what it is built for.
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