Remote team building
Share the game screen on your call. Icebreakers, trivia and most likely to all play from phones, so nobody needs to install anything and everyone's on the same screen.
Team building games for in-person and remote teams
Team building works when people learn something real about each other and laugh while doing it. These games do both, and the top picks work in a meeting room or on a video call.
Ranked
12 team building games, ranked
- 01
Play it free
Team building icebreakers Our pick
Questions that go a little deeper than small talk, with the screen picking who answers.
- Deeper
Pick it if the team meets often.
- 02
Play it free
Team trivia Our pick
Mixed-department teams buzz in on a game show board, from our sister site LiveGameShow.
- Teams
Pick it if you want teams to work together fast.
- 03 Play it free
- 04
Play it free
Most likely to for coworkers Our pick
Friendly teasing about habits everyone shares.
- Free
Pick it if the team already knows each other.
- 05
Play it free
Team building bingo Our pick
Squares like "has worked here five years" that people fill by talking to each other, from our sister site LiveBingo.
- Mingling
Pick it if you want people to mingle.
- 06
The marshmallow challenge
Build the tallest spaghetti tower in 18 minutes, with a marshmallow on top.
Pick it if you want to talk about how teams work.
- 07
Escape room
Book a real one, or run a puzzle hunt in the office.
Pick it if you have a budget and an afternoon.
- 08
Blind drawing
One person describes a picture, their partner draws it without seeing it.
Pick it if you want to practice clear communication.
- 09
Minefield
One teammate guides a blindfolded partner through a course of obstacles with words only.
Pick it if you have open space.
- 10
Survival ranking
Teams rank 12 items to survive a stranded scenario, then compare with an expert list.
Pick it if you want a discussion on decisions.
- 11
Lost and found stories
Everyone shares a story about something they lost and found.
Pick it if the group is small.
- 12
Appreciation round
Each person names one thing a teammate did that helped them this month.
Pick it if you're closing a project.
How it works
Ready in about a minute
- 01
Open the game on a TV, a laptop or a projector. The screen shows a six-digit code and a QR code.
- 02
Everyone scans the QR or types the code at LivePartyGames.com. Nobody has to install an app or make an account.
- 03
Every phone answers in secret, then the big screen shows what the room picked.
Questions
Good to know
What are good team building games?
Ones that mix getting to know each other with working together: team building icebreakers, two truths and a lie, team trivia and the marshmallow challenge.
What works for remote teams?
Phone games on a shared screen: icebreakers, trivia and most likely to.
How long should team building take?
Twenty to forty minutes is plenty for most teams.
Keep reading
More ideas for the night
Get the party going tonight
Open it on the TV, share the code, and ask the first question in under a minute.