20 Must-Try Party Games For Adults (They Will Actually Want To Play!)
Let’s face it. Adult parties can sometimes teeter dangerously between polite small talk and checking the time to see when it’s socially acceptable to leave. But not on your watch!
If you’re hosting a birthday bash or just want to liven up a casual get-together, this list of party games for adults is here to save the day (and your party). These aren’t the stiff, awkward games people avoid. These are laugh-until-you-snort, maybe-we-should-play-that-again kind of games.
No need to worry about the weather or space. Everything here is designed to be played inside and still be a blast.
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20 Hilariously Fun Indoor Party Games Adults Love
1. What Do You Meme?
A super simple, but hilarious card game where players match funny photo cards with captions to create memes. The funniest combo wins the round!
2. Never Have I Ever
Give each player 10 items. Think candy, coins, poker chips, or even sips of their drink. Then go around the circle and take turns saying “Never have I ever…” followed by something you’ve (supposedly) never done.
If someone has done the thing mentioned, they lose one item (or take a drink). The last person with items left wins, but let’s be honest, this one’s all about the hilarious confessions and unexpected surprises.
Use this list of family-friendly never have I ever prompts or come up with your own on the spot. Either way, things are about to get interesting.
Use this game for a fun Christmas Gift Exchange too!
3. 5 Second Rule Game
*Super Popular Game
The 5 Second Rule Game is a lively game with quick thinking. Players must name three things in a category within 5 seconds.
Don’t miss the game cards in the digital shop. They make it easy to play in groups!
More 5 Second Rule Games For Parties:
4. Cards Against Humanity
This outrageous, adult-only game will have everyone crying with laughter…and maybe a little shame.
5. Telephone Pictionary
- Give everyone a stack of paper and a pencil.
- Start by writing a word or phrase on the first sheet of your stack. Keep it a secret!
- Pass your stack to the person on your right.
- The next person looks at the word or phrase, flips it to the back of the stack, and draws what they think it means on the next sheet.
- Pass again to the right.
- This time, the person looks at just the drawing, flips it to the back, and writes a new word or phrase based on what they think the drawing is.
- Keep passing, alternating between writing and drawing, until the stacks go all the way around the circle.
- When everyone gets their original stack back, take turns flipping through the pages and reading them aloud.
Get ready to laugh at how far off the final guess is from the original word!
Or grab this popular Telestrations After Dark set to play this game!
6. Drunk Jenga (or Sober Jenga with Dares)
Like regular Jenga, but each block has a dare, question, or rule written on it.
Don’t want to make your own? Grab this Hilarious Tower Party Game here.
7. Reverse Charades
A twist on the classic charades game. Instead of one person acting and a team guessing, the whole team acts out the word while one person guesses. Much more chaotic and funny!
Create your own cards with themes like “awkward first dates” or “horrible bosses” for a grown-up twist on a classic.
8. Would You Rather?
Sit in a circle and take turns asking silly or weird “Would You Rather?” questions. You’ll learn fun things about each other and have lots of laughs along the way.
9. Heads Up
Using the card game or Heads Up app (iOS/Android), one player holds the phone or card on their forehead, showing a word they can’t see. Everyone else gives clues to help them guess the word before time runs out.
The goal: Guess as many as possible before the timer ends! Great for teams, laughs, and quick rounds of fun.
10. Murder Mystery Game
Buy a box set or download a DIY kit. Assign characters, set the scene, and solve the mystery!
Bonus: Incorporate costumes!
11. Name That Tune
Play snippets of songs and have guests guess the title or artist. Bonus points for singing along badly.
Related: Music Trivia
12. Sneaky Stickers
Give each guest 5–10 themed stickers. Their mission? Secretly stick them on other guests without getting caught. If they’re busted mid-stick, they take the sticker back and accept one from the person who caught them. The first person to use all their stickers wins!
13. Fishbowl Game (AKA Salad Bowl)
The Fishbowl Game combines the classic games of Taboo, Charades, and Password into one fun experience. It is a lively, team-based word-guessing game that involves creativity and quick thinking.
Play Celebrity! Get your team to guess the name of celebrities or well-known people using the same rules and format as the Fishbowl game.
14. Psych
Download the Psych app and answer trivia with hilarious made-up answers. Try to guess the real answer or get others to believe yours. Chaotic fun.
More Free Trivia Game Night Fun For Adults:
15. Minute To Win It
Play fast, silly minute to win it challenges using items from around the house like stacking cups or balancing a cookie on your forehead.
Play Christmas Party Minute To Win It Games and Birthday Party Minute To Win It Games too.
16. Who Is Most Likely To
People in your group will take turns finishing the sentence who is most likely to?
The question asker will count down from three, and on “one” everyone has to point to whoever in the group they think is the most likely to do whatever funny thing was said. Whoever has the most fingers pointed at them drinks.
17. Two Truths and a Lie
Each guest shares three statements about themselves, two true and one lie. Everyone guesses which one is the lie.
18. Don’t Say It
Pick a common word (like “drink” or “phone”) that’s banned for the night. Anyone who says it gets a silly consequence like taking a drink or having to add a sticker to their clothing. By the end of the night whoever has the least amount of stickers, wins!
19. What’s On Your Phone?
Players score points for having certain apps, photos, or texts in their phone. (This free game might reveal more than you expect!)
20. Who Can Do It
*Best with a group that’s not afraid to get a little silly!
Get guests moving and laughing with Who Can Do It. It’s a game of fast, funny challenges like taking the worst selfie or reading a text in a sexy voice. Players compete to be the first, funniest, or most creative. Win cards to score, but let’s be real, everyone’s here for the laughs!
More Fun Party Games For Adults
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