Find fun youth ministry games, Christian icebreakers, and team-building activities for church groups, Bible studies, and youth retreats. With Games for Youth Ministry by YM360 you can choose from:
Welcome to Total Survival – College Football Edition, the gridiron guessing game where only the sharpest fans (or luckiest guessers) survive! Whether you're a college football fanatic or just here for the fun, this game will test your instincts as you try to figure out if each new stat is higher or lower than the last. From rushing yards to penalty flags, every round is a new challenge—and one wrong move will send you to the sidelines!
How to Play:
Start by showing a college football–themed question and reveal the number answer. Then display a new question—without the answer—and ask students to guess if the new number is higher or lower than the previous one. Students who think it's higher move to the left side of the room, and those who think it's lower move to the right. Once everyone picks a side, reveal the answer. If you guessed wrong, you're out! Keep playing new rounds until only one student remains—or see how many can survive the whole season!
Batter up! Total Survival – MLB Edition is the ultimate baseball showdown where your only tools are your gut, your game sense, and your ability to guess higher or lower. From insane home run totals to unbelievable strikeout stats, you’ll see one number at a time and have to decide if the next one is higher or lower. Guess wrong and you’re out. Guess right and survive to play another round. It’s fast, fun, and full of surprises—just like baseball itself!
How to Play:
Display an MLB-themed question on the screen with a number as the answer. For the next round, show a new question—but only the question, not the answer. Students must guess if the correct answer to the new question is higher or lowerthan the previous number. Students who think it’s higher move to the left side of the room; those who think it’s lower move to the right. After everyone chooses, reveal the correct number. Anyone who guessed wrong is out. Keep going until one student is left standing—or see who can survive the longest!
You’ve seen them driving by—those clever, cringey, and downright confusing church signs that try to grab your attention. But can you tell the real ones from the fake? Show Me a Sign is the hilarious survival game where each round you’re shown a church sign phrase… and you have to decide if an actual church really put that on their marquee or if we made it up. Some are inspiring. Some are ridiculous. All of them will make you second-guess everything.
How to Play:
Show a phrase that may or may not have appeared on a real church sign. Students must guess if it's real or fake by moving to one side of the room—left for real, right for fake. Once everyone has picked a side, reveal the correct answer. Anyone who guessed incorrectly is out. Keep going with new phrases until only one player remains standing!
Get ready for a fast-paced, color-coded challenge that will test your instincts and knowledge! Primary Colors is the ultimate elimination game where every answer is either Red, Yellow, or Blue—but don't be fooled, it’s harder than it sounds. Contestants will dash to one of three sides of the room based on their answer, hoping they picked the right primary color. Think fast, move fast, and don’t get caught out!
How to Play:
Display a question on the screen where the answer is one of the three primary colors: Red, Yellow, or Blue. Players must quickly choose their answer by running to one of three predetermined zones—Left for Red, Middle for Yellow, and Right for Blue. Once everyone is in place, reveal the correct answer. Anyone in the wrong zone is out and sits down. The game continues with new questions until only one player remains standing. That person is crowned the Primary Colorschampion!
Where did that saying even come from?! Phrase Craze dives into the weird and wild origins of common phrases. Each round will test your students' knowledge (or guessing skills) as they try to figure out which explanation is the real deal. It’s quirky, surprising, and totally fun!
Wands at the ready! In Seen Scene – Harry Potter Edition, your students will put their wizarding knowledge to the test. Each round, a scene description is revealed—but was it in the book, the movie, both… or neither? It's a magical challenge full of twists, deep cuts, and maybe even a little trickery. Only the sharpest fans will survive!
Think you know the extremes of the world? In More or Less, outrageous world records are put to the test as students guess if the real number is higher or lower than the one shown on screen. It's a fast-moving, brain-busting game of instincts and wild stats!
Fast thumbs win in Express Emojis! In this lightning-paced game, students race to recreate a string of emojis exactly as shown on screen. It’s a test of speed, accuracy, and emoji fluency—perfect for the digital generation!
Get ready to piece it all together in Brickology! This game is all about epic LEGO builds and wild guesses. Students will see a real LEGO set and must decide if the actual number of pieces is more or less than the number shown. It’s a brick-tastic battle of instincts and imagination!
Emoji Bible Stories is a fast, high-energy screen game where 4–5 emojis hint at a famous Bible story and students race to figure it out first. It’s simple to run, hilarious to watch, and perfect for getting the whole room shouting guesses, cheering for teammates, and having those “aha!” moments when the story finally clicks.
Think you know everyday items? Alternative Names will put your creativity to the test as your team races to decode hilarious and unexpected names—shout it out first to win!
How to Play:
In Alternative Names, teams will be shown a quirky, offbeat name for a common item (like “nose towel” for a tissue). Teams must quickly figure out the real name of the item and be the first to shout it out. The fastest team scores a point—get ready for clever clues and quick thinking!
This game is loud, chaotic, and absolutely hilarious. Guess What Now? puts one brave contestant on stage with their back to the screen, while the rest of the crowd sees a wild, animated video of a ridiculous scenario—like a leprechaun playing basketball in a haunted library or a vampire roasting marshmallows on the moon. The video highlights three capitalized words that the contestant has to guess, but here’s the catch: the crowd can’t say any of the words—they can only act them out! From zombies to sports to spooky settings, every round is unpredictable, and the energy is off the charts.
How to Play:
Split the group into two teams. For each round, bring one volunteer from each team to the front. The contestant faces the crowd while a video plays behind them with a wacky scene and three capitalized words. The crowd must act out the scene without using any words or sounds. The first contestant to correctly guess all three words wins the round and earns a point for their team. Play as many rounds as you want, and the team with the most points at the end wins!
Some mascots are fierce. Some are… let’s just say, creatively questionable. In High School or No School – Mascot Edition, you’ll see a parade of mascots flash across the screen—complete with a name and an image. But not all of them are real! Some of these wild mascots are totally made up. Each round, you decide: is it an actual high school mascot somewhere in the world… or is it completely fake? From “The Pretzels” to “The Fighting Pickles,” this game will have your students second-guessing everything they thought they knew about school spirit.
How to Play:
Have students stand in the middle of the room. When a mascot appears on screen, students must decide if it’s real or fake. If they think it’s a real high school mascot, they move to the right side of the room. If they think it’s fake, they move to the left. After everyone makes their choice, reveal the answer on the next slide. Students who get it wrong are out! Keep going until one student remains—or reset each round and just play for fun.
Sharpen those pencils and your intuition—it’s time for Follow My Lead – Back to School Edition! In this crowd-based guessing game, one brave leader takes the stage and silently chooses between two classic school-related options. The twist? The rest of the group has to guess what the leader picked by choosing a side of the room. From cafeteria food face-offs to subject showdowns, it’s all about reading the leader’s mind. Pick the right side and you survive. Pick wrong… and you're heading back to class (aka you're out)!
How to Play:
Bring one leader or volunteer on stage. Display a slide with two school-themed choices (like “Math” vs. “English” or “Backpack” vs. “Binder”). The leader silently picks one of the options. Then the crowd chooses what they think the leader picked by moving to the left or right side of the room (based on which side each option is listed on). Reveal the leader’s choice. Students who guessed incorrectly are out. Bring up a new leader each round and keep going until one student remains!
You know their songs, you know their stage names—but do you know their real names? Stage Names will put your celebrity trivia to the test as you try to match famous artists with their true identities. Each round gives you two names to choose from—one real, one fake—and you’ve got to decide which one belongs to the star. It’s a fast-moving, name-dropping challenge where only the sharpest fans survive!
How to Play:
Display the stage name of a well-known musician along with two possible real names—one correct and one fake. Students must guess which is the musician’s real name by moving to the left side of the room for option one, or the right side for option two. Once everyone has chosen a side, reveal the correct answer. Players who guessed incorrectly are out. Continue with new artists each round until only one player remains!
Think you know your pop culture endings? In Famous Last Words, students must decide which quote is the real final line spoken by a famous character. Some are legendary... others are totally made up. Only the most observant fans will survive this dramatic showdown!
How to Play:
Each round, two final quotes from a famous character appear—one on the left side of the screen, one on the right. Students move to the side they believe is the real last line. Choose correctly to stay in the game. Choose wrong, and you're out. Last person standing wins!
Get ready to time-travel through internet history! Going Viral is the ultimate test of your pop culture memory. Each round, you’ll see a viral video, trend, or meme that once took the internet by storm—your job is to remember when it happened. Four years will be on the screen, and you’ll have to race to the corner you think is right. Guess wrong and you’re out. Guess right? You live to meme another round.
How to Play:
Show a viral sensation of a past internet sensation on the screen along with four possible years. Students must choose the year they believe it went viral by running to the corresponding corner of the room. After everyone has chosen, reveal the correct answer. Anyone who chose incorrectly is out. Keep playing with new viral trends and new sets of years until only one student remains!
It’s the most paws-itively ridiculous music game you’ve ever played! In Bark-A-Long!, contestants must rely on their team’s best dog impressions to guess the tune. No singing. No humming. Just barking. It’s loud, it’s hilarious, and it’s a howling good time!
How to Play:
Bring a few contestants on stage and split the crowd into teams—one for each contestant. Show a popular song title on screen (only visible to the crowd). The crowd must bark out the tune while their contestant tries to guess. First correct answer scores a point for their team. Most points at the end wins!
Pack your bags and get ready to spot the ultimate getaway! In Match Four – Vacation Destination, your students will race against the clock to find the one iconic landmark that appears more than all the others. Each round is filled with sunny sights, famous cities, and tropical treats—but only one shows up four times. It’s a fast-paced, visual challenge that’ll have everyone on their toes and dreaming of their next vacation!
How to Play:
Each round, a screen full of vacation landmark icons appears—think Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Big Ben, and more. All but one of the landmarks show up three times, but one sneaky icon appears four times. Players have ten seconds to decide which icon appears four times and move to the corner of the room that corresponds to their choice. If you pick the correct corner, you stay in! Get it wrong, and you're out. Keep going until one player is left standing!
Get ready for a Bluey-filled showdown! In Who Said It – Bluey Edition, you’ll be put to the test with quotes straight from your favorite show. Each round, a quote will pop up along with four character choices—pick wisely and race to the right corner! Only the true Bluey experts will stay in the game and outlast the rest.
Gameplay:
Each round, a quote from Bluey will appear on the screen along with four character options. Players must quickly decide who said the quote and move to the corner of the room that matches their choice. If you’re right, you stay in the game. If you’re wrong, you’re out! Play until one Bluey superfan is left standing.
Get ready for a celebrity guessing game with a twist! In Who Am I Thinking Of?, you’ll see two famous faces and two clues that seem like they could fit either one—but only one is the true answer! Pick a side, trust your gut, and hope you guess right… because one wrong move and you’re out!
How to Play:
Each round, two celebrity images and two clues will appear on the screen. Players must decide which celeb the clues are really describing and move to the left or right side of the room based on their choice. If you guess correctly, you stay in the game. Guess wrong, and you're out! Keep going until only one player remains.
It’s time to put your thumbs to the test! In Thumb War Survival – Summer Edition, the heat is on as players face off against a wave of yes-or-no summer trivia. From beach facts to backyard fun, each round will challenge your summer smarts—so stay sharp, think fast, and hope your thumbs are pointing in the right direction!
How to Play:
Each round, a summer-themed yes-or-no question will appear on the screen. Everyone must decide their answer and show it with a thumbs up for “yes” or a thumbs down for “no.” If you're correct, you survive to the next round! If you're wrong, you're out. Keep playing until only one thumb warrior remains!
It’s a high-energy face-off where Disney magic gets folded into tiny paper masterpieces—and your eyesight gets put to the ultimate test! Imagine this: a swirling blur of creases and colors clarifies. Is it Elsa? Simba? Maybe even that one underrated Disney sidekick you forgot existed? As the image clears, be the first to shout out the Disney character’s name before someone else claims the crown. Play it on stage and award points for speed, accuracy, and pure Disney joy… or light up the whole room as a chaotic, laugh-filled all-play. Let the paper magic unfold!
Holy folded paper! Welcome to Optical Origami!—the high-energy face-off where superheroes are folded into tiny paper sculptures and everyone's eyesight is put to the ultimate test. Picture this: a blurry mess of creases and colors slowly sharpens into someone… heroic?
You'll find out as the blurry image clears up and the pressure mounts to shout out the hero’s name before someone else does. Play it on stage and give points for speed, glory and accuracy... or light up the whole room as an all-play mixer. Whether you’re into one cinematic universe over the other, or just have casual knowledge of heroes, Optical Origami is your next great game… where sharp eyes, quick reflexes, and a love for paper heroes will raise up the ultimate superhero-spotting champion!
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