[Simple Games] Recommended Indoor Recreational Activities for Adults
When a large group gathers indoors and you think, “Let’s do something fun!”, do you ever find yourselves surprisingly stuck for ideas? In this article, we introduce simple games that are perfect for getting everyone excited, including team battles and cooperative play.
From games that require almost no props to ones you can play easily with everyday items, we’ve gathered activities ideal for indoor recreation.
Games that you progress through by cooperating naturally spark conversation and deepen relationships! There are also slightly brain-teasing games that adults will especially enjoy, so be sure to give them a try together.
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Experiential and Sensory Games (21–30)
Relaxed Psychology Test
These days there are lots of apps you can play with by drawing.
Yukkuri Psychological Test is a game app where you draw and then take a personality test based on the results.
A base picture is already provided and a prompt appears.
You add patterns or drawings to it, and from that the app reveals your personality and even your past love life—or so the results claim.
It sounds like it would be a big hit when you play it with a group of close friends!
Tasting Game
Don’t you often see this on TV variety shows? It’s a game where you’re blindfolded, someone feeds you a bite of food, you eat it, and try to guess what it is.
Just being blindfolded is exciting enough, but if you also pinch your nose while eating, you can’t sense the smell or aroma, so you have to rely solely on texture, which makes it really difficult.
It’s harder than it looks, and you get to enjoy the thrill of being fed something by someone else without having any idea of its taste or smell.
It would probably be a blast as a team competition, too!
Experience/Sensory Games (31–40)
I love you game
The “I love you game” is all about getting embarrassed—but if you show it, you lose! You sit facing each other and take turns saying things like “I love you” or “I really love you.” Sounds simple, but it’s surprisingly hard! It’s not often you get a chance to say “I love you” to a friend or acquaintance, right? If the person being told laughs or gets flustered, they lose.
You can add gestures, put on a serious face, or channel a romantic drama actor and whisper your love… It’s embarrassing, but it really livens things up!
Thumb game
Many of you may have played this game, also known as “Yubi-suma,” when you were in elementary school.
The name varies by region, but the rules are simple: someone calls out a number, and the participants either stick up their thumbs or keep them down.
If the caller guesses the exact total number of thumbs raised, they get to hide one hand behind their back; if they guess correctly a second time, they’re out (they finish) and leave the round.
You don’t need any equipment, and it’s perfect for quick moments of free time—so you can play anytime, anywhere.
Be sure to learn it and give it a try!
Balloon Time Bomb Game
Many people may be bored of classic party games like the Yamanote Line Game because they get played so often.
For you, we recommend the Balloon Time Bomb Game.
By simply using a device that pops a balloon after a set time, even standard games like Shiritori or the Yamanote Line Game become incredibly exciting.
You can also incorporate punishments at the same time, so it’s killing two birds with one stone.
Classic Board and Card Games (1–10)
Trump
When it comes to classic recreational games that you can play solo or enjoy with everyone from kids to seniors, playing cards are the go-to! From fortune-telling and solitaire to games like poker, Sevens, and Daifugō, there are so many ways to play.
Even if you start to feel a bit bored, you can switch to a different game—that’s one of the great things about playing cards.
Maybe someone will even break out a card magic trick! They’re easy to play, you can play them anywhere, and they’re a reliable favorite.
UNO
After poker, the next most famous card game is UNO.
It’s a card game enjoyed around the world—so popular that many households probably own a deck.
Simply put, you play by matching the seven cards dealt to your hand with cards drawn from the deck and those on the table; the first person to get rid of all their cards wins.
That said, UNO also has local rules, allowing people to make the game more complex or simpler, which is another reason for its popularity.