Games to Play on Call With Friends

Nothing to install and no sign-up: one person opens this page and runs the round for the whole call.

Games to Play on Call With Friends

  1. Name Five1. The caller names a category, such as fruits. 2. The next player has ten seconds to name five. 3. Manage it and you score; the caller picks a new category. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  2. Odd One Out1. One holds up three things, one of them not like the others. 2. Everyone guesses which is odd and why. 3. Any good reason counts; the holder decides. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 10 min. Needs cameras on. Props: things at home.
  3. Quick Trivia Round1. The caller opens the random trivia generator. 2. Read ten questions; players write answers or say them in turn. 3. A point each; most points wins. Players: 3 to 20. Time: 15 min. Voice only.

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How it works

These games to play on call with friends need nothing to install. One person opens this page and runs the round: talking games work with voice only, camera games need cameras on, and a caller can read a round for everyone.

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Voice only or cameras on

Fifteen talking games, from Twenty Questions to Hum That Tune, work on a voice call. Twelve camera games, such as Charades to Camera and Fetch It, need everyone on video. Pick the set that suits the call.

Taking turns on a call

Go in the order of names on screen, so nobody talks over anyone. For the reading rounds one person, the caller, keeps the page open and reads; the others only need to listen and answer.

Tips
  • On a work call, keep to the talking games and the caller rounds, and let anyone pass on a turn.

Questions and answers

What games can you play on a call with friends?

Talking games such as Twenty Questions, Word Chain and Two Truths and a Lie; camera games such as Charades to Camera and Draw It and Hold It Up; and trivia or fact or fiction rounds one person reads.

What can you play with cameras off?

Any of the fifteen talking games or the caller rounds: Twenty Questions, Ghost, Hum That Tune, Quick Trivia Round and Fact or Fiction all work on voice alone.

How many people can play?

Most games here take 3 to 12 players; a few, such as Would You Rather Vote and Simon Says, take up to 20. Twenty Questions and Higher or Lower work with just two.

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Talking games, voice only 15

  • Alphabet Round 1. Pick a category, such as foods. 2. Go round the call naming one for each letter: apple, bread, carrot. 3. Stuck for ten seconds and the next person takes the letter. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • Fortunately, Unfortunately 1. One starts a story: "Fortunately, I found a map." 2. The next continues with "Unfortunately...", the next with "Fortunately..." 3. Go round until someone brings it to a happy end. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • Ghost 1. Take turns adding one letter to the start of a real word. 2. Do not be the one to finish a word of four letters or more. 3. Think someone is bluffing? Challenge them to say the word. Players: 2 to 8. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • Guess the Sound 1. One mutes their camera and makes a sound with something at home: keys, a kettle, a zip. 2. The others guess what it is. 3. First right guess makes the next sound. Players: 3 to 10. Time: 10 min. Voice only. Props: things at home.
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Talking games, voice only, continued

  • Higher or Lower 1. One picks a number from 1 to 100 and writes it down. 2. Others take turns guessing; the picker says higher or lower. 3. The one who guesses it picks the next number. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 5 min. Voice only.
  • Hum That Tune 1. One hums a well-known song for ten seconds. 2. Everyone else guesses the title. 3. First right answer hums next. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • I'm Going on a Picnic 1. The first says "I’m going on a picnic and I’m bringing" something starting with A. 2. The next repeats the list and adds a B. 3. Forget an item and you are out; last one in wins. Players: 3 to 10. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • Letter Categories 1. Open the site’s category game for a category and a letter. 2. Go round the call, each naming something that fits. 3. Five seconds each; stuck or repeated, you are out of the round. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • One-Sentence Story 1. Someone gives the first sentence of a story. 2. Go round the call, each adding one sentence. 3. After three rounds, the last person ends it. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • This or That 1. Open the this or that questions. 2. Read a pair aloud. 3. Everyone says their pick at once on three. Players: 2 to 20. Time: 5 min. Voice only.
  • Twenty Questions 1. One thinks of a thing and tells nobody. 2. Everyone else takes turns asking yes or no questions. 3. Twenty questions to guess it, then the guesser thinks of the next. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • Two Truths and a Lie 1. One says three things about themselves, one false. 2. Everyone else guesses which is the lie. 3. Right guessers get a point; then the next person goes. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 15 min. Voice only.
  • Word Association 1. One says a word. 2. The next person on screen says the first word it brings to mind, and so on round the call. 3. A long pause or a repeat ends the round. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 5 min. Voice only.
  • Word Chain 1. Pick a category, such as cities. 2. Each word must start with the last letter of the one before: Paris, Seoul, London. 3. Go in the order of names on screen; the first to get stuck starts the next chain. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • Would You Rather 1. Open the site’s would you rather questions. 2. One reads a question aloud. 3. Everyone answers in turn, with one line of why. Players: 2 to 20. Time: 10 min. Voice only.

Camera games 12

  • Blind Drawing 1. The caller names a thing to draw, such as a cat. 2. Everyone draws it without looking at the paper for 30 seconds. 3. Hold them all up together and vote for the best. Players: 3 to 20. Time: 10 min. Needs cameras on. Props: paper and a pen each.
  • Charades to Camera 1. Open the site’s charades generator on one person’s phone. 2. They act the card to their camera without a sound. 3. The others shout guesses; first right answer acts next. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 15 min. Needs cameras on.
  • Draw It and Hold It Up 1. One takes a word from the drawing game words. 2. They draw it on paper in 60 seconds, then hold it up to the camera. 3. First right guess scores; everyone draws the next word at once. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 15 min. Needs cameras on. Props: paper and a pen each.
  • Emotion Charades 1. Open the emotion charades cards. 2. One acts the feeling with only their face. 3. First right guess acts next. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 10 min. Needs cameras on.
  • Fetch It 1. The caller names something to find, such as something blue. 2. Everyone dashes to fetch one and holds it to the camera. 3. First back scores; the virtual scavenger hunt list has more to call. Players: 3 to 20. Time: 10 min. Needs cameras on.
  • Hat Parade 1. Everyone has two minutes to make or find a hat. 2. Show it on camera one by one. 3. Vote in the chat for the best; no voting for your own. Players: 3 to 20. Time: 10 min. Needs cameras on. Props: anything that works as a hat.
  • Mirror Me 1. One leads, moving slowly on camera. 2. Everyone else copies like a mirror. 3. Swap leader every minute. Players: 2 to 12. Time: 5 min. Needs cameras on.
  • Odd One Out 1. One holds up three things, one of them not like the others. 2. Everyone guesses which is odd and why. 3. Any good reason counts; the holder decides. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 10 min. Needs cameras on. Props: things at home.
  • One-Minute Show and Tell 1. Everyone brings one thing to the camera. 2. Each gets one minute to say why it matters to them. 3. Others ask one question each. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 20 min. Needs cameras on. Props: one thing each.
  • Rock Paper Scissors Tournament 1. Pair up in the order of names on screen. 2. Count to three and show your hand to the camera. 3. Winners play winners until one is left. Players: 2 to 16. Time: 10 min. Needs cameras on.
  • Simon Says 1. One is Simon and calls actions: touch your nose, raise a hand. 2. Do it only if Simon said "Simon says" first. 3. Move when you should not and you are out. Players: 3 to 20. Time: 5 min. Needs cameras on.
  • Zoomed-In Object 1. One holds an everyday object very close to their camera. 2. They slowly move it back. 3. First to name it takes the next turn. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 10 min. Needs cameras on. Props: things at home.

One person reads 8

  • Categories Speed Round 1. The caller names a category and a letter. 2. Everyone writes as many answers as they can in one minute. 3. Read them out; answers nobody else had score a point. Players: 3 to 20. Time: 10 min. Voice only. Props: paper and a pen each.
  • Fact or Fiction 1. The caller reads a statement from the fact or fiction questions. 2. Everyone says fact or fiction on three. 3. The caller reveals the answer; a point each for right calls. Players: 3 to 20. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • Finish the Proverb 1. The caller says the first half of a well-known saying: "The early bird..." 2. Players race to finish it. 3. A point for each right ending; funny wrong ones get a clap. Players: 3 to 20. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • Name Five 1. The caller names a category, such as fruits. 2. The next player has ten seconds to name five. 3. Manage it and you score; the caller picks a new category. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • Quick Trivia Round 1. The caller opens the random trivia generator. 2. Read ten questions; players write answers or say them in turn. 3. A point each; most points wins. Players: 3 to 20. Time: 15 min. Voice only.
  • Scavenger Riddles 1. The caller reads a riddle from the scavenger hunt riddle generator. 2. Everyone solves it and fetches the answer from home. 3. First to show it on camera scores. Players: 3 to 12. Time: 15 min. Needs cameras on.
  • This or That Vote 1. The caller reads a this or that pair. 2. Everyone votes at once in the chat or by hand. 3. Guess before the vote which side will win for a bonus point. Players: 4 to 20. Time: 10 min. Voice only.
  • Would You Rather Vote 1. The caller reads a would you rather question. 2. Everyone votes A or B at once. 3. Anyone in the smaller side gets ten seconds to win people over. Players: 4 to 20. Time: 10 min. Voice only.

How this list was compiled: Written by the Game Night Generator editors for groups on a voice or video call, in our own words; player ranges and times are our estimates. Traditional games checked on 2026-09-28 against English Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ followed by the name): Twenty_questions, Word_chain, Ghost_(game), Rock_paper_scissors and Simon_says. No app or platform is named, nothing asks a player to message or post to anyone else, and several games open one of the site’s own decks. Licence: own work