# 5 Virtual Games to Play on Microsoft Teams (2026)

> You don't need a separate app to play with your team — Microsoft Teams already has everything you need. Here are 5 games that run natively in a Teams meeting, and exactly how to set each one up.

**Source:** https://chefpassport.com/blog/virtual-games-to-play-on-microsoft-teams/
**Category:** Virtual Team Building
**Author:** Matteo Ressa, Founder & CEO, ChefPassport
**Published:** 2023-04-20  ·  **Updated:** 2026-06-05

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You don't need a separate app to play with your team — **Microsoft Teams already has everything you need**. Video, screen-share, chat and breakout rooms are enough to run a genuinely fun game with zero setup friction.

Here are **5 virtual games to play on Microsoft Teams**, and exactly how to set each one up in a meeting.

**Why play inside Teams?**

No new app, no login, no link to chase. People are already in Teams for work — so a 15-minute game becomes an easy, repeatable habit instead of a once-a-quarter production.

## 1. Bingo

Make themed cards (work-life clichés, "things said on calls", company in-jokes) and share the link or screen-share a card. Call items live; players mark their own. First to a line shouts "Bingo!" in the chat. **Setup:** a free bingo-card generator + screen-share. **Great for 5–30+.**

## 2. Charades

Classic acting game, perfect for video. DM each performer a word, they act it out on camera with mic muted, everyone else guesses in the chat. Use a timer for energy. **Setup:** nothing but the meeting. **Great for 4–12.**

## 3. Word Association

A fast, no-prep warm-up. The host says a word; each person adds an associated word in turn, no repeats, no hesitation. Trip up and you're out. A brilliant 5-minute opener for any meeting. **Setup:** none. **Great for any size.**

## 4. Name That Tune

The host screen-shares and plays short clips (sharing computer audio in Teams); first to name the song or artist in chat wins the point. Build playlists by decade or genre for instant nostalgia. **Setup:** a playlist + share audio enabled. **Great for 5–20.**

## 5. Trivia

The reliable crowd-pleaser. Screen-share questions, teams confer in breakout rooms or DMs, answers go in the chat. Keep categories varied so different people get their moment. **Setup:** a question deck + score-keeper. **Great for 6–30+.**

## Tips for running games in Teams

- **Enable "include computer sound"** when screen-sharing anything with audio (Name That Tune).

- **Use the chat as the answer channel** so timing is fair and you have a record.

- **Use breakout rooms** to keep large groups playing in parallel instead of waiting.

- **Appoint a host** — someone to pace, score and keep the energy up.

For games that live in dedicated apps rather than the meeting itself, see [10 online fun games for teams](/blog/online-fun-games-for-team/), or the wider guide to [virtual team building activities](/blog/virtual-team-building-activities/).

## Want something with more depth?

In-meeting games are perfect for quick, regular connection. For a bigger moment — onboarding a new team, a quarterly social, a reward — a **hosted experience** lands harder. ChefPassport's [virtual cooking classes](/virtual-team-building-cooking-class/) bring the whole team into one kitchen (virtually), ingredients shipped to each door and a chef guiding the cook in real time.

## Frequently asked questions

**What games can you play on Microsoft Teams?**

Without any extra software you can run Bingo, Charades, Word Association, Name That Tune and Trivia directly in a Teams meeting using video, screen-share and the chat. Teams apps and the whiteboard can add Pictionary-style play, but the five classics need nothing but the meeting itself.

**How do you play games in a Microsoft Teams meeting?**

Start a meeting, use screen-share for any visuals (a bingo card, a trivia deck, a music clip), and the meeting chat for answers or guesses. Appoint a host to keep score and pace. Breakout rooms let larger groups play in parallel.

**Are Microsoft Teams games good for remote team building?**

Yes — because they remove friction. People are already in Teams for work, so there's no new app, login or link. That makes a 15-minute game at the start of a meeting an easy, repeatable habit rather than a once-a-quarter event.

**What's a good Teams game for a large group?**

Trivia and Bingo scale best. Run trivia with team answers typed in chat, or split a big group into breakout rooms each with a host. Name That Tune also works well at scale since everyone just listens and guesses.

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