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DurakThe card game everyone in Russia learns first.

There is no winner in Durak, only a loser. Beat what is thrown at you, get rid of your cards, and make sure the last hand on the table is not yours. Two to six players, four modes, no ads and no account.

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Free on Windows and Linux. On the App Store, Google Play and the Mac App Store.

The game as it is actually played

Played in kitchens, student halls and train compartments, with all the local variations people argue about. Every one of those arguments is a setting.

  • 01

    Four ways to play

    Simple, Podkidnoy (thrown-up), Perevodnoy (transfer) and Transfer 2. Change the table rules and the computer plays differently too.

  • 02

    Four levels of AI

    Easy plays the obvious card. Normal weighs every one and keeps its trumps back. Hard counts the deck and searches ahead. Master runs the same search, guided by a trained network.

  • 03

    Two to six seats

    Head-to-head, or a full six-handed table where everyone piles cards onto whoever is defending. The board lays itself out for the number of players you choose.

  • 04

    Online multiplayer

    Create a private room and share the code, or hit Quick match. Empty seats are filled with AI, so the game always starts.

  • 05

    No account, no fuss

    Single-player works fully offline. Multiplayer needs just a nickname — never an account, never an e-mail address.

  • 06

    Classic deck art

    The Atlas deck, the one people remember, redrawn so it stays sharp at any size. Felt colour, card order and animation speed are all settings.

  • 07

    Learn as you play

    The table shows you where you stand: whose bout it is, which of your cards are legal, and whether you can beat it, pass it on or take. Turn the hints off when you stop needing them.

  • 08

    English and Russian

    Interface, rules and the letters on the cards, in both. The game takes your device language unless you pick one yourself.

Every house plays it differently

Durak is a game people argue about. Rather than pick a side, the app puts the arguments in Settings — set the table the way it was set where you learned.

Not sure what any of that means? Read the rules →

Modes

Simple
one attacker, nothing thrown in
Podkidnoy
everyone may pile on
Perevodnoy
pass the bout to the next seat
Transfer 2
a trump of the same rank passes it too

The table

2–6
players
24 · 36 · 52
cards in the deck
First move
traditional, lowest trump, or fixed
Trump swap
nobody, you, the computer or everyone

Or turn off

The six-attack cap
let a bout run past six
The hints
stop dimming the cards you cannot legally play

Screenshots

A bout in play: an attack on the felt and the hand below
Beat it, pass it on, or take
A six-handed table with five opponents' fans around the felt
Up to six at the table
Settings screen showing gameplay and table rules
Set the table your way
Multiplayer screen with display name, difficulty and room code
Rooms & quick match
The built-in rules screen
The rules, in the app
Durak running on a Mac desktop with four players
At home on the big screen

Your table, your rules

  • Private roomscreate a room, share the code, deal the cards.
  • Quick matchone tap to join an open table.
  • AI fills the gapsstart with one friend at a six-handed table; the computer takes the empty seats.
  • Reconnect safelydropped connection? Your seat waits for you.
  • Nothing to cheat withthe server runs the match and never sends you another player's hand.

Platforms

Durak is free on Windows and Linux, and out on the App Store, Google Play and the Mac App Store.

The Windows build includes Master, premium felts, custom rules and hosting online rooms — no purchase required. Questions? Contact support.