POKO - Play With New Friends is a free-to-play social & communication app that combines the functionalities of gaming and social media platforms. This app, created by Poko Game, lets you play any of its wide range of games and can match you up with a friend or with a stranger. After each game, you can add each other and even chat.

As a social game, POKO - Play With New Friends is a simpler alternative to Minecraft or Roblox, letting you hang out with people but without the virtual world or the need for moving and controllable avatars.

Simple mechanics, simple socializing

As a game, POKO - Play With New Friends does not offer anything exciting or engaging. There are no quests to complete or no story to follow. It only contains minigames that are reminiscent of other games like Fruit Ninja or Candy Crush Saga. As you compete with its large player base, you can also see your level against your opponent’s, giving you an idea of who you’re going up against.

It does, however, have a simple interface that makes navigation effortless, even for inexperienced users. Once you open the app, you immediately see the games available for you to play with others. This is one of three pages, as seen on the bottom of the screen. Also available is a page for your conversations and a page that shows your friends on the platform.

As a social platform, its user base is not divided into servers that maintain a maximum player capacity nor does it divide its players by geographical areas. This means that you are randomly paired with any of the thousands of its players across the globe. While there’s no tool for bridging the language barrier, the opportunity to meet people from other places is freely available in this app.

Compete against the world

As a game that includes social media elements, POKO - Play With New Friends is a promising platform for fun and exciting ways to meet and interact with new people from around the world. While it serves a rehash of already existing games, it has a simple interface that makes you smoothly move between playing and communicating. This is a must-try for people looking to connect with new people.