If you’re looking for fun virtual games to play when you’re tired of studying, you’ve come to the right place! It can be hard to find exciting games that don’t take up too much time, but these 10 games are great options if you’re in need of some entertainment during your study breaks. The rules are easy enough that anyone can play, so it doesn’t matter if you have years of gaming experience or none at all! We hope that you enjoy these virtual games and give us some feedback in the comments section!
1) VR Chat – Multiplayer Game
One of today’s most innovative virtual games to play on a team is VR Chat. The game features a ton of social features like voice chat and role-playing. Users can chat with friends or new people using avatars that can be customized and designed however they’d like. You can even hang out in Oculus rooms with people from all over the world. It’s similar to Second Life, but it’s far more modern, fun, and engaging.
2) Rec Room – Multiplayer Game
Rec Room is a free virtual reality game from Against Gravity that lets you play games like paintball, disc golf, and frisbee with people from all over the world. Students can connect to a nearby server for single-player fun or jump into team-based games on open servers. Rec Room is free and works with both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets. There’s even an Apple TV version for anyone without a VR headset. It may sound strange to play virtual sports indoors, but Rec Room makes it work in surprising ways. Disc golf feels surprisingly good while standing at your desk; painting each other with splotches of water feels like you’re actually there. The best part?
3) The Lab – Single Player Game
First-person video games are typically considered a solitary activity. But you can also play them with others, either face-to-face or online—even on teams! If you’re looking for virtual games for students to play at home, The Lab is an excellent game where players must work together to achieve a common goal. It’s an augmented reality first-person shooter that has players participating in a massive experiment conducted by aliens. Some of your teammates are real people while others are artificial intelligence (AI). Teamwork is critical because everyone needs to solve puzzles and complete tasks as part of a unified plan. You don’t need experience with video games to enjoy it! In fact, once you get started, you might be surprised at how much fun it is.
Abduction is a free online multiplayer game that puts you in control of a UFO, ready to hunt down and abduct unsuspecting humans. A fun idea for a virtual game night, you can choose between three different classes of UFOs: basic, advanced or stealth. Up to six players can play at once and each game lasts around 30 minutes. As a game designed for students to play at home, it’s easy enough to join up with other students across town or across the world!
5) Superhot VR – Single Player Game
In Superhot VR, you have to shoot as many of your enemies as possible in a very short amount of time. The levels are very simple and not much thinking is required. It’s like one of those shooting games you played when you were younger, only with better graphics and more fun! And, yes, it’s available for free on Steam.
6) Lone Echo – Single Player Game
Lone Echo is a free online game for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive that places you in a zero-gravity environment and challenges you to complete puzzles in orbit around Saturn’s moon, Titan. The graphics are absolutely stunning, so if you have room in your living room for a VR headset and some extra space on your coffee table, Lone Echo would be an excellent choice to play with friends or family. Just make sure everyone takes off their shoes first! It might not seem like it, but Lone Echo is one of VR’s best multiplayer games.
7) Accounting+ – Single Player Game
Accounting is a single-player game, designed to help you practice accounting skills. It’s pretty fun, too! You can make and play your own quizzes with customized question pools and track how well you score on each topic area. Your scores are private by default but it’s easy to share them with instructors or fellow students. This is a great way to learn accounting at home—and get in some quality procrastination time too! Click here for more info.
8)Would You Rather
A classic game that is perfect for students and virtual teams. Set up teams of 4-6 students and have each team write down a top 3 of things they would rather do in a given scenario. Good examples: Would you rather give everyone on your team a sticker or receive one yourself? Would you rather be home sick from school or attend school but not be able to speak to anyone or participate in any class activities? The possibilities are endless! This game does require some planning, so I recommend playing it over a virtual meeting like zoom.
9)I Spy
The best virtual games for students are those that help students build soft skills. Virtual team building games foster communication and collaboration by putting teammates in one another’s shoes. When you play a game, think about how your teammates could apply what they learned to their own projects and businesses. And try to leverage what you learned in one game to drive innovation in your next project or product. Whether you’re organizing an internal or client-based team, virtual games can improve teamwork and collaboration, making them perfect for student gaming nights at home.
10)Story Chain
A fun way to plan out your virtual game night is with a story chain. One person starts by saying, We’ve got nothing to do on a Friday night. That person then makes up a new fact about their character and adds it to their end of the chain; they have to continue making facts that connect with previous facts. The next person has to add another fact that connects with all three facts in order of appearance. The next person can’t just add another fact, but must create a connection between two previous facts. This continues until everyone has added something and you’re ready for your virtual game night! Here’s an example: The group begins their Story Chain by stating, We’ve got nothing to do on a Friday night.
The first player states, We are going to play video games.
The second player states, We are going to play online games for virtual teams.
The third player states, We are going to play free virtual games that we can play on Zoom.
And so forth…you get the idea! Each statement should link back to one or more statements before it. As players go along they may want to elaborate more or less than others depending upon how much detail each person wants in their story. If someone forgets or accidentally skips a step then others will let them know.
11)Simon Says
A classic game that people of all ages can enjoy. First, designate one person as Simon and then divide up into two equal teams. The goal is to make Simon say Simon Says without doing anything but repeating what Simon says. So, you can only jump when he says Jump and so on. If a player on either team breaks any of these rules they have to sit out until another player breaks a rule. The team that keeps playing until they run out of players wins! Simple, free, and fun for all ages! You can also create your own variations with different actions and words depending on your age group or play indoors or outdoors!
This game is great because it helps students practice their listening skills while also working on their communication skills with other members of their team. It also requires them to think quickly in order to win which gives them experience problem solving under pressure. Playing games like Simon Says helps students feel more comfortable communicating verbally with others since it’s something they are already familiar with from childhood. This way if they do ever find themselves in a situation where communication skills are necessary, it will be easier for them to get through it successfully!
12)Taboo
This may be one of our favorite activities from childhood. The game is simple: One person says a word, and their partner has to guess it by saying a word that isn’t on any of those lists (and cannot use any part of that word, either). If you can make it through the entire list, then you win! But if not, then your opponent wins. It sounds easy but can actually be quite difficult—it’s an excellent way to get creative and have fun with language at home or in class. You can play online against friends, family members, and even strangers. We recommend Taboo Online because it allows for up to eight players at once and gives each player 10 seconds per turn. There are also tons of categories to choose from (including movie titles) so you never run out of new words to try! Another option is Taboo Game where there are fewer players available but more categories available for play.
13)Liar Game
In a classic version of Liar’s Dice, players take turns rolling a dice and taking away that number of chips from someone else. If you roll two 1s, for example, you can choose to take all 10 chips from one person or divide them among multiple people. It’s important to be strategic when playing Liar’s Dice: If you know your opponent is holding onto a big stack of chips, try not to steal too many from him or her at once. Instead, go after smaller stacks first so that you have more room to maneuver if you get caught lying.
When Should You Use This Game? This game works well as an icebreaker or team-building exercise because it requires no equipment and everyone has a chance to win—even if they end up with no chips left by the end of it! It also helps break down barriers between coworkers who might otherwise feel intimidated by each other in more formal settings. As an added bonus, Liar’s Dice makes a great impromptu meeting activity because it doesn’t require any preparation on your part (aside from making sure there are enough chairs). What Do You Need? All you need is enough space for everyone to sit around a table—and some small tokens like poker chips.
