Summary
If there’s one thing people can trust others to do, it’s to make a drinking game out of anything. Cards, Phrases, movies…anything, someone has drank to it. The same is true in the video game realm. Players looking to get their game on whilst enjoying some hilarious drinking games have some exciting options here.
To keep the good times flowing, we’ve compiled and ranked seven great video game drinking games that players can enjoy alongside family and friends. We have the rules, we have the rankings; all that’s left to do is grab the alcohol, get some friends over, and read on.
The Rules:Simply launch a friendly game between the players, each of the players will start with 10 health. Each round, they’ll be wagering cubes (up to 8) per match to bet on their chances of winning. Losing the round means that the amount of points will be deducted from their total health. For the drinking game, we’re swapping out health points for sips, meaning how many cubes a player wagers will be how many sips they’ll be taking come that round’s end. If a player loses all 10 points, then they’ll be taking a shot to boot.
It’s early days forMarvel Snapbut the cube system lends itself perfectly to being adjusted to a friendly drinking game. The reason it sits fairly low on the list isMarvel Snapis a strategic card game that unlocks stronger cards the more it’s played. Meaning, players that already have an account are sorted for a good time, butfor any new playersjust coming into the fold, then understanding the locations and card abilities may make it a more daunting experience than a relaxing drinking game.
The Rules:Fall Guyscan be played remotely with friends as a drinking game, playing in a pre-made squad, or on the same couch with each drinker alternating turns after facing their punishments.
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Fall Guysis already cathartic enough on its own that adding drinking game rules to it only seems like the next logical step. The game is great to spectate and be a part of, thanks in part toits game showaesthetic, so the mood won’t ever drop. Since the game’s launch back in 2020 the game has only continued to grow, adding new seasons and new maps to get stuck in, plus the game is free to play, which means it’s accessible to everyone, so there’s not really a given reason not to try it out
The Rules: Hop into Kick-Off, select how many of the drinkers will be taking part (Up to 4 through couch Co-op), and assign the drinkers their teams.
Sports games are common practice in the competitive couch co-op scene. No more so thanEA Sports, the football game has beenaround a long timeand lent itself to many a controversial result and heated exchanges between friends. So why not increase that tension by mixing in plenty of alcohol? Conceding chip shots is humiliating enough, but adding a shot of alcohol to that too? Talk about adding insult to injury.
The Rules: The aim ofMario Partyis to move across the board collecting coins to buy stars. Whoever has the most stars at the end wins the game.
Mario Partyis already a staple for get-togethers in many family homes, and much like Monopoly, it’s also a staple of many fallouts. So infusing the game with alcoholic rules can only be a positive,… right? The selection of mini-games is vast and the game can be set up to run between 45 minutes to two hours, so it’s guaranteed the game won’t end like it started. Chuck in the fear of losing the coveted stars and coins with having to drink, and these fallouts might just happen sooner rather than later.
The Rules: It’s a fighting game. All gamers know the drill, up to three rounds of one-on-one combat to decide the victor.
WhilstMortal Kombatis in the title we’ve gone with, feel free to swap this out for any fighting game of choice, the rules all transfer. Though we would say thatMortal Kombatoffers a few more options in drinking rules as opposed to the others, plus it tends to be a strong candidate for accessible fighters among the opposition. It’s a fun fighter, it can work with bothMortal Kombat X, 11,or the latest released titleMortal Kombat 1.
The Rules: Gun Game sees players cycle twenty guns progressing each time they get a kill; the first to get a kill with the 20th gun wins. Players can be set back by being killed with a knife, which will demote them to the previous gun.
Gun Game is one of the most enjoyable modes inCall of Dutyand the ability to play it four-player split-screen means it’s the perfect option for a get-together drinking game. The rules are straightforward, the gun cycling is easy to track, plus players can even customize the rules to make it even more vicious. Knife kills set players back one gun? How about it sets them back 5? Or even right back to the starting gun.
The Rules: Each player has a drink (most commonly a beer or cider) and they have to finish their drink before they can finish the race. There is only one caveat: no drinking and driving. So, each racer must pull over each time they want to have a drink. First across the finish line with an empty drink wins.
TheMario Kartdrinking game or ‘Beerio Kart’ as it can sometimes be known is what we’d call the quintessential video game drinking game. Mario Kart was already a great party game due to its pick-up and play nature and wideroster of well-known characters. Plus the game mechanics have been designed to stop players from falling behind, keeping everyone in the action. That translates perfectly for the drinking game as pulling over to take sips, or just down it in one, meaning players can get useful power-ups and get themselves right back to the heat of the race in no time. In short, it’s simple, straightforward, and, like many Mario party games, players can guarantee there’ll never be a dull moment.
