This article dives into 25 Fun Games to Play with Alexa. Try This Your Next Family Night.
Most people know Alexa because of its incredible smart skills. But it can do more than just turn on and off your devices and lights. It can also help you host fun games.
There are several games to play with Alexa, ranging from energetic kid’s activities to hilarious adventures. Alexa has a roster of games for all generations.
It doesn’t matter whether you are playing it alone or with your friends and family; it is guaranteed that you will find a game that suits your preferences.
The best part is that most of these games are free, and you can play them on any device that supports Alexa, including your smartphone.
But if you want a more engaging experience, you should definitely play it with Amazon Echo. To help you wave through the gigantic catalog of games, we have curated a list of the best games to play with Alexa.
But first, here is what you need to do to get started.
How to Install Games on Alexa
Before you can play games with your Alexa, you must first install the game you want for Alexa. Here is how to do it:
- First, open the Alexa app and tap on the More button.
- Next, choose Skills & Games.
- After that, use either the ‘Categories’, ‘Discover’, or Search options to look for the game you want to install and play.
- If you have found the right game, just tap Enable to Use to finalize the installation.
- From there, you can tell Alexa to open the game and play it.
Since most games to play with Alexa are free, it is better to try them out with the free versions first unless you are sure about the game.
If you wish to purchase a game after the trial, just look for the option for ‘In Skill Purchase Available’. This way, you can add features, questions, challenges, and themes according to your preference.
The Best Fun Games to Play With Alexa
1. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader
Just like the TV show, this game allows you to answer questions to gauge whether you are smarter than a 5th grader.
You may have to start in the first grade and then graduate up. For instance, you may encounter a question like, “The cricket is an insect, true or false?”
If you get it right, you will proceed to a second-grade section.
2. Escape the Room
Escape the Room is one of the fun games to play with Alexa if you want to escape a room. In this case, the room could be an office, spaceship, car, jail cell, or garage.
The main goal is to get out of the room, but you will have to solve a given puzzle.
3. Song Quiz
This is one of the great games to play with Alexa for both group and lone players. If you are playing alone, Alexa will find for you a partner, which you will battle with.
To start the game, you have to select one of your favorite songs, and Alexa will play just a bit of it.
4. Truth or Dare – Spin the Bottle
This game is a combination of two party games: Spine the Bottle and Truth or Dare. Alexa will spin an imaginary bottle and inform you who it lands on. After that, the player needs to choose truth or dare.
5. Guess the Price
Guess the Price is based on the TV show, but Bob Barker won’t be there to ask you questions. It makes you feel like you are on a game show because you will be guessing the prices of items.
If you get the right price, you will receive some bonus points.
6. St. Noire
This is also one of the interesting games to play with Alexa. In this game, you purchase the board game as usual and then connect it to an Echo speaker. Alexa will then help you introduce and narrate the game as you play.
7. Common Knowledge
This party game poses a series of questions to players from categories like etiquette and survival. However, the answers can be real stumpers, making everyone wonder how much common knowledge our brains can handle.
8. Word Play
In this game, you are tasked with looking for a five-letter word. Alexa will only give you the first two letters, so it is up to you to look for the rest.
It is almost similar to playing Wheel of Fortune, minus the light-up letters.
9. RuneScape Quest: One Piercing Note
This online RPG lets you play as an adventurer with the main task of solving the mystery of the abbey. The good thing is that you don’t have to know much about the game’s fantastical medieval world.
10. The Orpheus Device
This haunted house adventure will make you laugh if you feel like getting a little spooky. In the game, you explore an old, haunted building with the eponymous device.
This device will allow you to communicate with a dysfunctional family of ghosts with resentment towards each other.
11. Skyrim Very Special Edition
Skyrim is one of the games you can play with Alexa. It is a version of the Elder Scrolls V and is all audio-based. When you play with Alexa, you can make your way around Skyrim, shout, fight, fight dragons, and open doors.
12. The Dark Citadel
The Dark Citadel will appeal to lovers of Dungeons, Diablo, and Warhammer. In this episodic, you are the last hope for saving the besieged city of Alderton.
During the game, Alexa will act as your humble narrator of your quest.
13. Earplay
This game has more stories that you can select from. In a demo, a lady sits at your table in a restaurant and requests that you pretend that you know her.
From there, any choice you make, from rummaging through her purse to playing along with her ruse, will have consequences.
14. The Wayne Investigation
In this game, you will investigate who murdered Bruce Wayne’s parents, just like in Batman. The first step is to listen to a story line and make a decision based on the story.
You will have a chance to speak with characters and pick up objects for clues on who may have killed his parents.
15. Lemonade Stand
If you have always wanted to own a lemonade stand, then this game will offer you the opportunity to do so.
As you play the game, Alexa will give you an update on what the weather is going to be like. If it’s going to be rainy or cold, don’t expect to sell many cups of lemonade.
16. The Magic Door
The Magic Door is one of the adventure games to play with Alexa. The game allows you to choose from three scenarios—the sea, mountains, or a dark forest—in the process of finding a magic door.
17. 20 Questions
In this game, you think of an animal and then pass it through the 20 questions in such a way that Alexa doesn’t guess what you chose.
If you are thinking of a common animal like a giraffe, Alexa might ask you if it lives in grassland or if it has a long neck. So, you need to pick something that Alexa won’t guess easily.
18. Jeopardy
If you are a fan of the legendary games, then you will have a chance to play them in the comfort of your living room. In this game, you go through a couple of clues, followed by a series of questions.
In most cases, it is in the form of ‘Who is…’ or ‘What is…”, but they can be tough.
19. Deal or No Deal
With Deal or No Deal, you choose one of 22 possible cases. After that, you will go through three rounds, involving choosing a suitcase to open.
In this case, you need to open the case with the lowest amount of money. After each round, the banker will offer a deal; if you accept it, the game stops, and if you say ‘no deal’, the game continues.
20. Bingo
Bingo is one of those timeless classics where you have to either say, “Call the number” or “Next.” If someone wins, you just say, “Bingo,” and that is the end of the game.
21. Tic Tac Toe
You have probably played Tic Tac Toe against your computer, but have you tried it with Alexa? It will be fun.
To start the game, just say, “Alexa, ask Tic Tac Toe for a game.” Alexa will then mention her move, and you will have to speak your next move.
22. Akinator
This game comes in the form of 20 quizzes where you have to choose a character and then answer a series of yes-or-no questions. In the game, Alexa will try to guess what you are thinking of.
23. Blackjack (Beat The Dealer)
You can access this game on Alexa with the skill named Beat The Dealer. During the game, the virtual dealer will try to give you a hand, and Alexa will speak out the dealer’s card as well as your cards. You will then hit or stand.
24. WhereInTheWorld
If you love geography trivia, then this is one of the most interesting games to play with Alexa. It will ask you about where certain languages are spoken, capital cities, and many more.
25. Memory Match
This card-matching game lets you imagine the cards laid out on a grid and then use that memory to match all the pairs. Don’t try to write it down or cheat because it will spoil the fun.
Wrap-Up
As you can see, there is more you can do with your Alexa, especially when it comes to gaming. If you have been using it for serious stuff, give it a break and just play your best game with it.
You won’t miss what you like from the above recommendation.
Also Read:
