Games to play on video calls with friends, family or colleagues

Video calls are great for catching up, but conversation can run dry. A short game gives everyone something to do together. GroupGames rooms run in the browser alongside the call you already use, such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet. Each person joins the room on their own device, so there is nothing to install and no need to share your screen.

How it works

1. Start your video call as usual.
2. The host creates a GroupGames room and pastes the invite link into the call chat.
3. Everyone opens the link in a browser, on the same computer or on their phone, and enters a name.
4. The host picks games for the lineup and starts them for everyone at once. Scores carry across games in the room.

Good games for a call

• Quiz Together: everyone answers the same questions at the same time, which makes it easy to talk through the answers on the call.
• Sketch & Guess: one person draws a secret word and everyone else types guesses. Guesses are visible to the room.
• Would You Rather: a light conversation starter where people pick an option and explain their choice on the call.
• Guess The Flag and Higher or Lower: quick individual challenges where everyone plays on their own device and the room compares scores at the end.
• Impostor and Mafia: social deduction games that work well when people can talk and accuse each other on the call. Keep private roles off shared screens.

Tips for playing on a call

• Keep the first game short and simple so everyone can get used to the room.
• If someone needs to step away, they can leave a game part-way through and rejoin for the next one without leaving the room.
• If you share your screen, share the presenter screen rather than your host view, so players see the questions and live answer counts without your controls.
• Choose games that suit the group, and let people watch instead of playing if they prefer.

GroupGames rooms do not provide the voice or video call itself; use your usual call app for conversation.

Free rooms hold up to 8 entries; Social rooms hold up to 100 and Host Pro rooms up to 500, including the host. Social is £2.99 per month or £29.00 per year paid upfront; Host Pro is £7.99 per month or £79.00 per year paid upfront. Plans renew automatically until cancelled.

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