Free tabletop game night — no app, no books
You run the game from a browser. Everyone plays on their phone. The map, the dice and the big moments come alive on your TV.
Players join at play.couchcrawl.com · up to 8 players · ready in 30 seconds
How it works
No downloads, no sign-ups for players, no 300-page rulebook. If you can open a web page, you can play.
On a laptop or tablet, tap Host. Start a quick game, or sign in free to run one of the starter adventures. You get a 4-letter code and a link for the TV.
Players point their phone camera at the TV, type a name, and pick a ready-made hero or forge their own in a couple of minutes.
Phones become character sheets and dice. The TV shows the map, whose turn it is, the dice landing and every victory.
No camera handy? Players can also go to play.couchcrawl.com and type the code.
Every seat has a job
Your phone is your hero.
Run the story, not the spreadsheet.
The whole table watches the same story.
Features
All the fun of a fantasy tabletop campaign, with the bookkeeping done for you.
12 ready-made heroes per rule set, or a step-by-step hero forge right on the phone.
Compatible with the 5e SRD rules, plus a Heroic Fantasy rule set. Bring your own classes and spells with custom packs.
A map editor with layers, grid, tokens and fog of war, and 242 pieces of built-in art to build with.
334 monsters, 319 spells and 599 items, ready to drop into any fight.
Prep fights ahead of time, then press Run: monsters appear on the map and initiative is rolled.
Every hero earns the full experience for each victory — no splitting, no arguments. Heroes level up with their choices made right on the phone, and the TV celebrates.
Notes on tokens, a campaign wiki and a story log, so next week picks up right where you left off.
Seven themes — from torchlit parchment to pixel art — for the TV, the console and every phone.
Starter adventures
4 complete adventures come free, with maps, monsters, read-aloud text and a guide for the GM. Each one fits in a single evening.
Level 1Goblins are stealing the village lanterns! A starter adventure for 3–5 level 1 heroes: a road ambush, wolves at an old mine, a hall of skeletons, and a boss fight with Chief Grukk.
4 maps · 4 encounters · 3–5 heroes
Level 2The lighthouse has gone dark and ships are crashing! An adventure for 3–5 level 2 heroes: smugglers on the pier, sahuagin on the rocks, a haunted stair, and a ghostly keeper who can be fought or set at peace.
4 maps · 4 encounters · 3–5 heroes
Level 3Sandstorms batter the desert town every night! An adventure for 3–5 level 3 heroes: gnoll raiders, an oasis ambush, a trapped tomb hall, and a mummy king who sleeps again if his scarab is returned.
4 maps · 4 encounters · 3–5 heroes
Level 5A dragon has stolen the Ember Heart and winter will not end! An adventure for 3–5 level 5 heroes: wolves in the pass, a glacier of ice mephits, two hungry ogres, and Frostbite the young white dragon.
4 maps · 4 encounters · 3–5 heroes
Family game night
Couch Crawl started as a way to play fantasy adventures with kids. The phone does the maths; everyone gets to be the hero.
Kids join with a name and a code. No account, no email, nothing to install.
Monster health shows as words like "badly hurt" instead of numbers, so the table stays focused on the story.
Every starter fight comes with an easier and a harder version, so you can tune it to who is playing.
Calm the wolf, feed the ogre, return the stolen treasure — the adventures reward clever and kind choices too.
Pricing
No subscriptions to run a game, no ads, no paywall on the starter adventures. Optional Hero plans are for players who want to keep a big roster of heroes.
$0
$1/month
Upgrades aren't open yet.
$5/month
Upgrades aren't open yet.
Prices in USD. Hero plans are for player accounts that keep heroes between games — you never need one to host or play.
FAQ
A fantasy tabletop adventure game for your living room. One person runs the game (the GM) from a web browser, everyone else plays on their own phone, and the map, dice and big moments play out on your TV.
Yes. Hosting a game is free and playing is free. Players never need an account. A free account stores up to 5 heroes; optional Hero plans for people who want more are listed on the pricing page.
No. Any phone with a web browser works. Players scan the QR code on the TV (or type the short web address shown there) and enter the 4-letter game code. No app, no sign-up, no email.
Up to 8 players plus the GM. Three to five is the sweet spot for the starter adventures.
A laptop or tablet for the GM, any big screen that can open a web page (a smart TV browser, a cast tab, or a laptop on HDMI), and a phone for each player.
Not really. Couch Crawl is compatible with the 5e System Reference Document rules and does the bookkeeping for you: initiative, hit points, death saves, spell slots, experience (every hero gets the full award) and levelling up. The GM leads the story; the starter adventures include read-aloud text and tips for every fight.
Yes, it is built for family game night. Kids join with just a first name, monster health is shown as words instead of numbers, and every starter adventure has easier and harder versions of each fight, plus ways to win without fighting.
Yes. With a free account you get a campaign editor with maps, fog of war, tokens, encounters, notes and a story log, 242 pieces of built-in map art, and custom rule packs for your own classes and spells.
One independent developer. Couch Crawl is in beta, so expect the occasional rough edge, and tell us what broke on the support page.
Grab the snacks, find the remote, and start your first adventure tonight. It's free.
