Free Steam game Jono lets just one player play at a time

The free PC action game Jono, in which only one person in the world can play at a time, is drawing renewed attention, according to Automaton Media. Everyone else who opens the game waits in a queue and watches.

Jono is a simple 2D jump action title available on Steam at no cost. Because a single player holds the controls, the rest of the audience spends its time in the queue chatting with one another while they wait.

Part Time Monkey released Jono on Steam on October 5, 2026.

One controller, a global queue

The setup turns each session into a shared viewing room: one person plays, and the waiting players follow along and talk among themselves until their turn comes.