Best 20 Online Icebreaker Games for Remote Teams in Singapore
Icebreakers are a great tool to get teams talking. They lighten the mood, improve morale, and grease the wheels. Plus, they’re perfect for in-person and virtual team building. That’s why we’ve put together the ultimate list of the top 20 fun online icebreaker games you can consider for your next team-building activities.
But first, let’s run through two quick icebreaker questions of our own to learn more.
What is an Icebreaker?
An icebreaker is an interactive activity that:
- Starts conversations
- Lightens the mood
- Makes virtual environments more “human”
- Encourages socializing
- Promotes team building
Icebreakers are structured like games and can be played online, in person, or in hybrid environments.
What are the Benefits of Icebreaker Activities?
Countless companies across Singapore are using icebreakers to build stronger teams. Plus, teams that engage with icebreakers often enjoy other benefits like:
- More fun
- Better collaboration
- Enhanced creativity
- Fewer barriers between staff
- And stronger connections
So let’s dive into the world of virtual icebreakers with this list of 20 games to play online. And don’t forget that Jambar Singapore offers a variety of online icebreakers. Each one is facilitated by team-building experts. Talk to us and schedule your online icebreaker today!
Top 20 Online Icebreaker Games To Play With Coworkers
Choosing the best online icebreaker games can be complicated sometimes. But don’t worry, we have put together this list of free online icebreaker games that you can easily play with your coworkers over video calls and make the meeting more fun and engaging!
If you need more ideas for your next online meeting, you can check out the list of 30 Zoom Games for Team Building Activities or 16 Virtual Team Building Games for remote Singaporean teams that Jambar Team Building organizes. Contact us for more info!
Top 20 Fun Online Icebreaker Games to Play with Colleagues
Let’s dive deeper and learn more about the rules of each online icebreaker game. Choose the one you like the most and let’s go!
10 Common Things
Work together to find 10 things you and your teammates have in common. Be sure to ask questions and don’t be afraid to get a little silly with it! The goal is to bond with your teammates, not to finish first. But finishing first gets you points!
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 10 – 15 min
👐 No. of Participants: 4 – 30 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Zoom / Teams Breakout Rooms, Google Sheets
GuessMoji
It’s the classic game of Guess Who? but with a virtual twist — it’s emojis instead of people! Ask yes-or-no questions to narrow down which emoji other teammates have on their board. Play with an app online or create your own “boards” to play with!
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 15 – 20 min
👐 No. of Participants: 2 – 30 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: GuessMoji Online App, Online Whiteboards
Interactive Social Bonding
Trivia, riddles, and other fun games are packed into an hour of team bonding. Get to know your teammates with this hilarious, head-scratching hour of absolute fun. It’s a clever and fast-paced way to break the ice in no time.
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 60 min
MasterChef Mystery Box Challenge
Organize a fun virtual cooking event with everyone on your team. First, come up with a list of mystery ingredients for each team member. Then, send them a box with all the ingredients and have each person cook a delicious meal!
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 180 min
👐 No. of Participants: 4 – 30 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Chat Apps (Slack or Hangouts), Google Sheets, Email, Social Media
Mister Rogers Calls
Round-robin style game where you chat with your work neighbors each week. It’s a great way to introduce icebreakers into a structured workplace. Come up with a schedule so everyone knows when and who they’ll be chatting with.
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 30 min
👐 No. of Participants: 4 – 300 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Chat Apps (Slack or Hangouts), Zoom / Teams Breakout Rooms, Google Sheets
Never Have I Ever
Find out which experiences you and your teammates have in common. This hilarious classic is a surefire way to get everyone bonding and laughing in minutes. Share outrageous stories and talk about your experiences.
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 90 mins
👐 No. of Participants: 5 – 50 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Chat Apps (Slack or Hangouts), Zoom / Teams Breakout Rooms
No Smiling
Try not to laugh in this hilarious, no-smiling icebreaker game. It’s like going back to elementary school! After all, the fastest way to get everyone laughing is telling them they can’t.
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 90 min
👐 No. of Participants: 5 – 50 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Zoom / Teams Breakout Rooms
Pass Along
You’ll need breakout rooms for this improv game! Start by messaging someone on the team a silly phrase. Then that person has to go into a breakout room with another teammate. They “pass along” the phrase, but with charades. That person then acts out the phrase in another breakout room with the next person, so on and so on!
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 30 min
👐 No. of Participants: 5 – 15 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Chat Apps (Slack or Hangouts), Zoom / Teams Breakout Rooms
Quiz About Employees
Learn about your fellow team members and answer fun questions about their lives. You can think of this as a quiz show, but about your teammates. Learn about their interests, hobbies, families, and professional skills.
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 60 min
👐 No. of Participants: 2 – 500 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Chat Apps (Slack or Hangouts), Zoom / Teams Breakout Rooms, Online Whiteboards, Padlet, Evernote, or Lino
Shape Shifter
Group everyone in your video conference into pairs (teams of two). Call out a letter, a shape, or a number. Each pair has to work together to make that shape using their arms and bodies. It’s a silly way to get to know each other, break the ice, and get moving.
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 30 min
👐 No. of Participants: 10 – 50 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Chat Apps (Slack or Hangouts), Zoom / Teams Breakout Rooms, Online Whiteboards
Shazam
Call out song titles and artists to earn points and break the ice. Shazam is the ultimate music quiz game to get everyone dancing along in their seats. Plus, it’s a great way to find out who your musical teammates are!
Check out our free online Music Trivia Games! Put your music knowledge to the test!
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 10 – 15 min
👐 No. of Participants: 10 – 15 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Chat Apps (Slack or Hangouts), Online Whiteboards
Sun Salutation
It’s stretching and relaxing, but also competitive! Start the day with this fun icebreaker challenge. Plus, Sun Salutation is guided by Jambar Team Building experts! Let us organize this virtual icebreaker event for your team to make the most of every minute.
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 60 min
Two Truths & A Lie
Play this classic icebreaker game to learn more about your fellow team members. It’s another fun storytelling game that’ll get everyone talking and bonding in minutes. Share two things about yourself that aren’t true, and one that is. Let everyone on the team guess which one is real!
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 120 min
👐 No. of Participants: 5 – 10 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Chat Apps (Slack or Hangouts), Zoom / Teams Breakout Rooms, Online Whiteboards, Survey Monkey
Virtual Show & Tell
Round-robin style game where each person shares stories, hobbies, and more. Talk about your child’s latest accomplishment at school. Play a song on your favorite musical instrument. Or simply tell a funny story from way back in high school — it’s up to you!
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 30 min
👐 No. of Participants: 5 – 500 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Zoom / Teams Breakout Rooms, Online Whiteboards, Social Media, Wikis (Slimwiki), Google Forms
Virtual Team Building Bingo!
Play a quick and easy game of Bingo! to get your team bonding in no time. To make things even more fun and interesting, add in some prizes. Whoever wins the first few rounds gets a free coffee, or an extra ten minutes added to their lunch break.
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 60 min
👐 No. of Participants: 5 – 200 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Online Whiteboards, Wikis (Slimwiki), Padlet, Evernote, or Lino
What Would You Do?
Ask hilarious hypothetical questions to get the team talking, laughing, and connecting. Gather up some head-scratching prompts and ask your team what they’d do in that situation. It’s a hilarious and lighthearted icebreaker that also encourages critical thinking.
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 90 min
👐 No. of Participants: 5 – 500 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Online Whiteboards, Wikis (Slimwiki), Padlet, Evernote, Lino, Survey Monkey, Google Forms
Who Said This?
It’s the ultimate game of TV quotes trivia! Pull a bunch of famous quotes from TV shows, shuffle them around, and read them out loud one at a time. Whoever guesses the show and character correctly gets a point — most points wins!
Check out the fun online Movie Trivia that Jambar Team Building offers!
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 20 – 30 min
👐 No. of Participants: 5 – 10 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Online Whiteboards, Padlet, Evernote, Lino, Survey Monkey, Google Forms
Whose Office Is It Anyway?
Guess which virtual office workspace belongs to who. It’s like the “Show and Tell” game but with a twist. Have everyone submit a photo of their remote workspace and show them to the team one at a time. Let everyone vote and guess who works where!
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 60 – 120 min
👐 No. of Participants: 2 – 500 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Online Whiteboards, Padlet, Evernote, Lino, Survey Monkey, Google Forms
Work From Home Bingo!
This is like regular team-building bingo, but with a personalized twist. Create your very own custom bingo board with fun squares about working remotely. Don’t forget to put a free space in the middle of each Bingo! board.
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 30 min
👐 No. of Participants: 2 – 500 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Online Whiteboards, Wikis (Slimwiki), Padlet, Evernote, Lino
WorkStyle Personality Tests
Use the WorkStyle personality tests to get everyone talking about what motivates them. It’s an interesting way to learn more about your teammates and what makes them tick. And you never know, they just might learn something new about themselves, too!
💻 Platform: Zoom / Teams
⏱ Timing: 60 min
👐 No. of Participants: 2 – 500 pax
🕹 Online Tools to Use: Google Forms, Survey Monkey, WorkStyle Online Personality Test
FAQ: Everything you Need to Know about Online Icebreaker Games
What are online icebreakers?
Online icebreakers are like traditional icebreaker activities, but virtually. Use desktops, laptops, or tablets to connect with teammates and build trust online.
How do the online icebreaker games of Jambar Singapore work?
After you book an online icebreaker, we take care of the rest. Our expert facilitators send you everything you need before the online activity starts. Then, we guide you and your team through each icebreaker —easy!
What other activities does Jambar Team Building offer besides Online Icebreakers?
Jambar Team Building offers fun corporate team-building activities both for small groups and big ones. Our activities include in-person team building activities in Singapore (both Indoor and Outdoor), as well as Virtual Team Building activities and games both for Singaporean and International teams. Contact us for more information and arrange an amazing experience for your team today!
How many people can participate in an online icebreaker?
Jambar offers countless icebreaker games in Singapore. Most of our activities accommodate between 5 and 200 people.
Do icebreakers boost productivity at work?
They do! Virtual icebreakers are a great way to get the juices flowing. Companies that partner with Jambar Singapore for online icebreakers often notice:
- An increase in productivity
- Enhanced creativity
- Improved morale
After icebreakers, employees often feel more energized and enthusiastic. This is often reflected in their quality of work.
How long do virtual icebreakers last?
Our Singapore virtual icebreakers last about an hour (60 minutes). But some are shorter, some are longer.
Can anyone participate in a virtual icebreaker?
Absolutely, the more the merrier. We encourage any and all of your team members to join in and get to know each other.
How far in advance do I have to book an online icebreaker?
We recommend you book at least one week in advance. This gives you and your team enough time to prepare ahead of time.
If you want to book sooner, we’re happy to work with you and your schedule. Reach out today to book virtual icebreakers with Jambar Singapore!
