Simple but intense! A quick-and-easy penalty game that hypes everyone up
Many people probably like to play games when getting together with friends, or at year-end and New Year parties.
And when it comes to games with winners and losers, punishments are a must! A little something scary that awaits the person who loses.
In this article, we’ll introduce some of the heavier punishment-game ideas.
We’ve gathered a variety—from absolutely mortifying ones you’d never want to do to those that pack a psychological punch.
Be mindful of your relationships and choose ideas that, while heavy, still let everyone end with a laugh!
- A simple punishment game you can do anywhere without any props—even at school or outdoors.
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Embarrassing Punishment Games and Psychological Damage Idea Collection (11–20)
Change the first person
It’s a simple yet deep game where the person who loses rock-paper-scissors changes their first-person pronoun.
By adjusting how many rounds you play, you can create a more thrilling buildup.
Instead of using your usual way of speaking—like ore, watashi, or boku—have the loser speak using quirky pronouns such as shōsei or wagahai.
If someone slips back into their usual first-person pronoun during casual conversation, you can add an extra penalty on top.
It’s easy for anyone to try, and it’s a forfeit game that will make everyone laugh, so give it a go!
Confessing love with a funny face
https://www.tiktok.com/@vryhjadm9e7/video/7428916622569590024Words used to convey your feelings to someone are often paired with a serious expression, which emphasizes the resolve and emotion behind them.
This piece explores what happens when we deliberately remove that serious expression from such earnest declarations—how does the atmosphere change? The key is to really distort your facial expression, to the point it could be called a funny face, and deliberately create a strong contrast between your expression and your words.
The focus is on whether your true feelings will still get across to the other person when you speak sincerely while making a goofy face.
Impromptu impression (on-the-spot impersonation)
https://www.tiktok.com/@kotachumu/video/6715037937530178818This is a punishment game where you casually throw out themes—like a person or an object you think of—and have someone improvise a full-body performance.
Precisely because it’s improvised, it can reveal what aspects of the given item or person they focus on and how they perceive it.
A recommended variation is to do impressions without using words, and you can make them continue until someone guesses correctly to prolong the suffering.
It also seems fun to deliberately toss out themes with words the performer likely doesn’t know and enjoy seeing what kind of expression they come up with.
to wear a sash of shame
Humiliating, embarrassing sashes! Make the loser of the game wear a sash that no sane person would put on, with phrases like “I am the loser of the game” or “Do not feed me,” and send them home like that.
It’s not that embarrassing if it’s only during the year-end party, but if they have to keep it on while riding the train home, it should be quite a serious penalty game.
Why not give it a try at a year-end party among friends who can joke around and be silly with each other?
Show your driver’s license or student ID
Why is it that driver’s license photos make people laugh when they see them? Most people have stiff, unnatural expressions, and when someone says, “Show me your license,” you can’t help but think, “Uh-oh.” I suppose it’s that peculiar setting—having your picture taken by a stranger, with almost no one you know around, wrapped in a tense atmosphere where you’re too embarrassed to smile—that creates that unique vibe.
It feels almost like a punishment game, as if you’re exposing a raw version of yourself that nobody knows.
Passionately sing along to a song you don’t know
A fun punishment game I recommend for drinking parties or events is to passionately sing a song you don’t know.
Among categories like “this year’s hits” or “anime theme songs,” there are always some you’ve never heard, right? Belt out one of those tracks with full energy to liven up the atmosphere! The key is not to be shy—sing boldly.
As you follow along with the karaoke track, you might find the key and melody start to click.
Whether you sing it well or not, it’s a punishment game everyone can enjoy together.
List five good points.
Have the game winner list five good things about the person receiving the penalty.
We don’t often get the chance to tell our friends or partners what we like about them directly.
Even if we think it, it can be pretty embarrassing to say it face-to-face.
But that’s exactly why it works as a penalty! Use this penalty to encourage honest expressions of feelings.
It may be embarrassing for the speaker, but it will make the receiver happy and give both of you a great opportunity to grow closer.
Call my parents
This one’s an embarrassing but heartwarming penalty game.
Call your parents and, in front of everyone, tell them the gratitude you don’t usually express.
The ironclad rule is to make sure everyone there can hear the other person’s voice too.
It’s pretty cringey to have your conversation overheard, but it isn’t any fun otherwise, right? And do it as earnestly as you can.
Whatever you do, don’t give it away by saying something like, “This is for a penalty game.” This might be a good chance to share your feelings seriously!
Announcement of the minimum score on the test
Do you remember the lowest score you ever got on a test? If this feels like a punishment game to you, a specific answer sheet you’d rather forget probably came to mind.
It’s an even better conversation starter if you share the subject and the story behind why you ended up with that score.
Admitting your lowest score can be a little embarrassing, but by telling an awkward story, you might spark lots of questions and end up feeling much closer to friends or a partner!
Say what your family calls you
For some people, this question basically turns into a punishment game! If you’re usually called by your name without any honorifics, it’s no big deal.
But if you’ve always been addressed with “-chan” or “-kun” since you were little, or you go by a quirky nickname, it might be a pretty embarrassing dare.
It’s probably especially unpleasant for men, maybe? Depending on the person, this dare can get everyone really hyped, but keep the fun and any talk about names limited to that moment.
Imitating or teasing someone about it after the game is over is a no-go.