The phrase "asynchronous game" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a type of game where players do not need to be online at the same time to participate, often taking turns at their convenience.
Example: "In this asynchronous game, players can make their moves whenever they have time, allowing for a more flexible gaming experience."
Alternatives: "turn-based game" or "non-simultaneous game".
BP: The biggest successes in regards to friends playing together seem to be asynchronous games, whereas, you don't play at the same time.
There are online asynchronous games.
With this, developers can easily build asynchronous games with up to eight participants.
Mellies [S99] proposed a denotational prepositional linear logic for asynchronous games, and Calderon and McCusker [S100] presented their analysis of game semantics using coherence spaces.
Earlier today, The Information reported that Facebook is building the Instant Games platform for asynchronous games that you can take turns playing with friends, not necessarily at the same time.
Not everyone agreed that synchronous gaming was out of the picture though — Playdom's John Pleasants said that we'd probably see synchronous gameplay as an extension of some asynchronous games (I think he's right).
An asynchronous online game was developed to simulate situations where males were incentivized to communicate like females, and females were incentivized to communicate like males.
Last week we took a look at a pair of other iPhone applications that are leveraging the iPhone's network effect to get a leg up on competitors: Chess With Friends is an asynchronous chess game looking to capture the addictiveness of Facebook's mega-hit Scrabulous, and Smule's Ocarina allows users to listen to music being played live around the world.
Some of the games are notable for their multiplayer support, allowing up to twelve players to simultaneous play (while asynchronous Flash games like Chess are common, large fast paced games are much rarer).
