A user terminal device for enabling a user to participate in a remotely accessible electronic game for one or more players, the user terminal device comprising: game application means for supporting a game application for execution of the electronic game; request processing means for processing a game participation request initiated by a player of the electronic game to request the user of the user terminal device to join the electronic game, the game participation request providing access to game synchronisation data for synchronising with the electronic game; and activation means for activating the game application, in response to the request, using the game synchronisation data enabling the user to participate in the electronic game; characterised in that the remotely accessible electronic game is an ongoing multiplayer electronic game played by one or more other players in which the user is a player which has already participated, the game participation request being initiated by another player of the multiplayer game; each participating player of the electronic game is associated with player profile data characterising the status of the respective player in the electronic game, and the electronic game is associated with game status information characterising the status of the game; the game participation request provides access to player profile data for obtaining up-to-date player profile data of the player requested to join the electronic game and the game synchronisation data for synchronising with the electronic game is based on the up-to-date game status information, the game synchronisation data enabling synchronisation of execution of the game with the ongoing game; and the up-to-date player profile data comprises player profile data characterising the last saved player profile data of the player in the game. game application means for supporting a game application for execution of the electronic game; request processing means for processing a game participation request initiated by a player of the electronic game to request the user of the user terminal device to join the electronic game, the game participation request providing access to game synchronisation data for synchronising with the electronic game; and activation means for activating the game application, in response to the request, using the game synchronisation data enabling the user to participate in the electronic game; characterised in that the remotely accessible electronic game is an ongoing multiplayer electronic game played by one or more other players in which the user is a player which has already participated, the game participation request being initiated by another player of the multiplayer game; each participating player of the electronic game is associated with player profile data characterising the status of the respective player in the electronic game, and the electronic game is associated with game status information characterising the status of the game; the game participation request provides access to player profile data for obtaining up-to-date player profile data of the player requested to join the electronic game and the game synchronisation data for synchronising with the electronic game is based on the up-to-date game status information, the game synchronisation data enabling synchronisation of execution of the game with the ongoing game; and the up-to-date player profile data comprises player profile data characterising the last saved player profile data of the player in the game. <EOS>