Funny game ideas: make the controls the joke

Three kinds of funny

• Floppy physics. Ragdolls, wobbly arms and things that bounce too far. Every fail looks good on a replay.
• The wrong tool. A serious job done with a silly tool: painting a house with a fish, fixing a car with a trombone.
• An absurd job taken seriously. A timer, a boss and a score for something that should not be a job at all.

10 funny game ideas

• Wedding cake delivery on a unicycle. Try: "deliver a wedding cake on a unicycle through a busy market, my friends are the guests"
• Slap the alarm clock. Every floor of a hotel has something ringing. Try: "slap every alarm clock in a hotel before the guests wake"
• Barber with a leaf blower. Try: "barbershop where the only tool is a leaf blower, match the haircut photo"
• Goat choir. Your finger bends the pitch. Try: "sing like a goat, slide my finger to match the note, the crowd judges"
• Sneaky sock thief. Try: "steal socks from my friends' rooms at a sleepover, do not wake anyone"
• Grandma's driving test. Try: "I am the driving instructor, grandma drives the bus, keep the passengers alive"
• Stress dummy. Try: "ragdoll stress toy with my boss's face, unlock silly tools"
• Pigeon at the picnic. Try: "I am a pigeon at a park picnic, steal fries, avoid the kids"
• Fridge Tetris. Try: "fit the whole shopping bag in a tiny fridge before mom gets home"
• Ninja waiter. Try: "waiter in a ninja restaurant, dodge throwing stars, do not spill the soup"

Roam games that get a laugh

StressBoy is a ragdoll stress-relief toy in the style of Kick the Buddy. Slappy Hour is first-person slapstick: every floor has something that needs a slap. Sound Like a Goat makes your finger your voice. Sniff Every Toe is a voxel prank game: sneak up, sniff, run. On Roam you can also start from a photo, so the friend in the picture becomes the character.

Questions people ask

What makes a game funny?

Physics that goes wrong, a silly goal treated seriously, and friends reacting to each other.

What are funny games to play with friends?

Gang Beasts, Party Animals and Human: Fall Flat are built on floppy physics and are best with friends.

Can I put my friends in a game?

In Roam, yes. Describe them or start from a photo, and they can be characters in the game.