90s music quiz: play the nineties online
Eurodance, grunge, Britpop and boy bands in one decade. Easy to love, surprisingly hard to put in order.
Free to try. Log in with an email code, no password and no app to install.
The nineties are the first decade where genres ran side by side. A grunge song, a dance hit and a ballad can all come from 1994, so style stops being a clue and your memory has to do the work.
This is the decade that many players grew up with, which gives it a special energy at parties: people are not guessing the year, they are remembering where they heard the song. The timeline turns that memory into a score.
How it works
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Log in with a code
Enter your email address and type the code we send you. No password, no app.
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Pick a deck
Choose a popular deck, one of your own, or scan the QR code of a deck you have.
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Add the players
Add everyone who plays and choose how many cards are needed to win. One phone is enough.
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Listen and place
Hear a 30 second preview and place the song on your timeline. Right answers grow your timeline, the first to fill it wins.
The timeline in one look
Every player builds a timeline of songs in release order. You never see the year of the new song: you listen, then decide where it fits between the songs you already placed.
Tips for this game
Remember the school year
Think about where you were when the song was everywhere. It beats any guess about the sound.
Mix genres on purpose
A deck with rock, dance and pop makes the order less obvious and the game more fun.
Keep a late-90s pile
Pop exploded around 1998 to 1999, so many late songs look the same. Place them last.
What you get
One phone, whole group
The phone goes from hand to hand. Nobody needs their own device or an account.
Real music
Songs play as 30 second previews, enough to recognise a chorus and argue about the year.
Free decks to start
Popular public decks are free to play. Want your own songs? Turn any playlist into a deck, the first 100 cards are free.
Prefer real cards?
The same game also exists on printed cards with a QR code on every card. See how that works for this subject.
Frequently asked questions
Can I make a nineties deck from my own playlist?
Yes. Paste the playlist into Hitify and it turns into a deck. The first 100 cards are free.
Is it good for a 90s themed party?
It is made for it. One phone in the middle of the table is the only prop you need.
Do I need to install an app?
No. The game runs in your phone browser. You only log in with a code sent to your email address.
Can we play together on different phones?
Not yet. The game is made for one phone that the group passes around, the way you would pass a stack of cards.
Ready to play?
Open the game, log in with a code and start your first round in a minute.
Hitify is an independent game. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Hitster or Jumbo.