Game ideas for teens that your friends will actually play

School games

• Late to first period. Run the school halls before the bell. Try: "run through school before the bell, dodge teachers, 60 seconds"
• Phone in class. Text your friend without the teacher seeing. Try: "send 10 texts in class without the teacher turning around"
• Cafeteria escape. Get lunch past the line-cutters. Try: "cafeteria obby, get my tray to the table without spilling, line-cutters everywhere"
• Exam week horror. The library at night, and something is studying too. Try: "school library at night, find my notes, something is reading in the dark"
• Hall pass heist. Steal the hall pass from the office. Try: "stealth heist in school, steal the hall pass from the principal's office"

Games starring your friends

• Friend boss rush. Every friend is a boss with their real habit as an attack. Try: "boss rush, my friends from this photo are the bosses, each attacks with their habit"
• Group chat survival. Survive a day of notifications. Try: "dodge falling notifications from our group chat, last one standing"
• Who said it. Guess which friend said each line. Try: "quiz game, guess which friend said each quote, 3 lives"
• Squad shooter. Your friends as the team in a 4v4. Try: "4v4 paintball in our school, my friends are my team"
• Read my mind. Guess your friend's number before they guess yours. Try: "multiplayer guessing duel, read their number before they read mine"

Meme games

• This week's meme. Turn the meme into an obby. Try: "the meme from today as an obby, my friends are the obstacles"
• Brainrot steal. Steal rare brainrots from each other's bases. Try: "brainrot steal, 8 bases, my friends are the rare ones"
• Sigma race. A race where only the most sigma wins. Try: "meme race on scooters, collect sigma points, last place gets roasted"
• Election day. Vote your friends out of the group. Try: "party game, vote one friend out each round, last one wins"
• NPC day. Everyone in town is an NPC except you. Try: "town full of NPCs, find the other real player before they find me"

Keep it fun for everyone

Ask before you put a friend's photo in a game, and keep roasts friendly. Then send it to the people who are in it. Roam games that fit: Hush Hour is school stealth horror where every step makes noise. Read My Head is a multiplayer number-reading deathmatch. Vote Them Out is an election party game.

Questions people ask

What games can a teenager make?

Short games about school, friends or memes. One place, one goal and one way to lose is enough to start.

How can a teen make a game without coding?

Roam turns a sentence or a photo into a game on iPhone. On a computer, Scratch uses code blocks.

Is Roam free?

Yes. Roam is a free iPhone app. Android has pre-registration on Google Play.