Snap Introduces a New Gameplay Format for Snap Games: Leaderboard Games

Earlier this year, Snap Inc. launched Snap Games, the destination for mobile games made for friends -- connecting friends through the shared experience of playing games. Sometimes though, friends can’t play at the same time, so today Snap Games is introducing Leaderboard Games; a new gameplay format that allows Snapchatters to challenge their friends to lighthearted competitions all while playing on their own time.

Leaderboard Games are casual, easy-to-play games that let friends play asynchronously to compete for the top spot on a leaderboard among their own group of friends. This style of play complements the real-time multiplayer games found in Snap Games today.

Leaderboard Games also introduce a new feature called Score Streaming, which shows Snapchatters their friends’ live scores while they’re playing with you. When friends are playing the same game through a shared conversation, players will also see their friends’ Bitmoji peeking over the Chat Bar, just as in Chat. 

Developed by Snap’s own games studio, the first two Leaderboard Games are called “Find My Friends” and “Slide the Shakes.” In “Find My Friends,” score points by picking friends out of a crowd in increasingly crazy scenes. The faster they’re found, the higher the score. In “Slide the Shakes,” serve delicious milkshakes to friends by sliding them along the counter. But this is no ordinary bar — players need to navigate moving platforms, slippery ice, and even giant swinging wrecking balls.

How to play Leaderboard Games 

Open Snapchat (iOS or Android) 
Tap Chat or swipe right to the Friends screen
Open a Chat or Group Chat and tap the rocket icon to open the Game Drawer  [Snapchat Games rocket icon]
To play a new Leaderboard Game, look for a trophy icon  [????]
If friends are playing at the same time, you can chat via text or voice while you play