So, you’ve selected the spookiest costumes, curated the perfect eerie playlist, and even stocked up on a plethora of Halloween candies. The stage is almost set for a memorable adult Halloween bash, but what about the entertainment? Halloween party games for adults can elevate your event to a new level of fun and spooky delight. To make sure your guests have a ghoulishly good time, here are 18 Halloween party games designed especially for adults:
1. Murder Mystery
This game weaves storytelling and interactive role-playing. It adds suspense to the night, allowing adults to dive deep into character and escape their daily routines.
Items Needed: Murder mystery game kit or app.
How to Play: Each guest gets assigned a character. Throughout the night, they interact, collect clues, and try to figure out who the murderer is among them.
2. Halloween Charades
Charades is a classic game loved by all ages, but the Halloween twist makes it season-appropriate. It’s not only fun but also tests guests’ pop culture knowledge and creativity.
Items Needed: Charades cards with Halloween themes (e.g., Frankenstein, trick-or-treating).
How to Play: Classic charades – but with a creepy twist. Act out Halloween-related phrases while others guess.
3. Wrap the Mummy
A nostalgic nod to childhood games, it adds humor as adults fumble and rush with rolls of toilet paper, making it both fun and hilarious to watch and play at a Halloween party.
Items Needed: Toilet paper rolls.
How to Play: Form teams of two. One person wraps the other using the toilet paper roll, racing to create the best mummy the fastest.
4. Zombie Tag
This game offers a lighthearted and active way to embrace the Halloween spirit. It’s a fun callback to games we played as children but with a spooky twist.
Items Needed: Open space.
How to Play: Designate one player as the “zombie.” The zombie tries to tag others, turning them into zombies. The last person remaining un-zombified wins.
5. Bobbing for Apples… with a Twist
The added challenge of vampire teeth brings out the playful side of adults, stirring laughter and competition at your Halloween party.
Items Needed: Large basin of water, apples, vampire teeth.
How to Play: Before starting, everyone puts in vampire teeth. Then, they try bobbing for apples without using their hands.
6. Halloween Pictionary
A game that encourages creativity and teamwork. The Halloween themes provide both challenge and amusement.
Items Needed: Whiteboard or paper, drawing utensils, cards with Halloween phrases.
How to Play: Just like classic Pictionary, all drawings are Halloween-themed.
7. Guess the Halloween Villain
This game tests guests’ horror film knowledge and offers ice-breaking opportunities as they interact with others to figure out their assigned villain.
Items Needed: Sticky notes or cards with names of famous horror movie villains.
How to Play: Stick a note on each guest’s back without them seeing the name. They ask yes or no questions to figure out which villain they are.
8. Pumpkin Beer Pong
Combines the traditional college game with a seasonal favorite drink, making it both familiar and festive for your adult Halloween party.
Items Needed: A long table, plastic cups, ping pong balls, pumpkin ale.
How to Play: Traditional beer pong rules, but with a Halloween twist using pumpkin ale.
9. Eyeball Toss
A simple yet engaging game that brings out the competitive spirit while maintaining a creepy Halloween vibe.
Items Needed: Ping-pong balls painted like eyeballs, buckets.
How to Play: Toss the “eyeballs” into the buckets. The farther the bucket, the higher the points.
10. Haunted House Escape Room
Challenges the intellect and teamwork skills of adults, and the horror-themed setting amplifies the spooky atmosphere.
Items Needed: Escape room kit or app, props for added ambiance.
How to Play: Set up a room or part of your house as an escape room. Guests have to solve puzzles to “escape.”
11. Witch Hat Ring Toss
A skill-based game that’s easy to set up and play, providing a whimsical Halloween flair.
Items Needed: Witch hats, rings, or glow necklaces.
How to Play: Try to land the rings or glow necklaces on the pointed tips of the witch hats.
12. Scary Movie Trivia
Perfect for movie buffs and those who love a challenge. It sparks conversations and nostalgic memories of iconic horror scenes.
Items Needed: Questions based on horror movies, buzzers, or bells.
How to Play: Ask guests horror film questions. Whoever gets the most correct answers wins.
13. Candy Corn Relay
A light-hearted game that’s not only fun but also evokes memories of past Halloweens and the candies associated with them.
Items Needed: Candy corn, spoons, bowls.
How to Play: Players transfer candy corn from one bowl to another using only a spoon held in their mouths.
14. Dark Cornhole
The glow-in-the-dark element adds a mysterious vibe, making a daytime favorite suitable for evening Halloween festivities.
Items Needed: Cornhole set, glow-in-the-dark paint, or tape.
How to Play: Regular cornhole but played in the dark with glow-in-the-dark bean bags and boards.
15. Halloween Costume Contest
It celebrates the effort guests put into their costumes, fosters a sense of community, and adds an element of excitement to see who wins.
Items Needed: A panel of judges and prizes.
How to Play: Guests strut their stuff, showcasing their costumes. The judges decide on categories like ‘Most Original,’ ‘Scariest,’ or ‘Funniest.’
16. Ghostly Guesses
It’s a simple Halloween game that requires observation and estimation, making it a fun, low-key addition to your adult party.
Items Needed: Jars, common Halloween-related items (like candy corn, plastic spiders, etc.), paper and pens.
How to Play: Fill the jars with different Halloween-related items, making sure to count each item as you fill. Let guests write down their guesses for how many items are in each jar. The person who guesses closest to the actual number wins a prize. For added challenge, you can use murky water or other translucent materials to obscure the contents.
17. Dark Tales Storytelling
It allows adults to tap into their creativity and share spooky tales, making the Halloween party atmosphere more immersive and reminiscent of campfire ghost stories.
Items Needed: Bowl, slips of paper with opening storylines or themes.
How to Play: Guests draw a slip of paper with an opening line or theme from the bowl. They then have 2 minutes to come up with a spooky short story or tale based on that prompt. The most chilling or entertaining story, as decided by applause or a panel of judges, wins.
18. Spell-Casting Duel
It’s a blend of improv and competition, making for hilarious scenarios and a lot of laughter.
Items Needed: Wand props (can be as simple as sticks or more elaborate), a list of fictional “spells”, and an announcer.
How to Play: Two players stand back-to-back, wands at the ready. The announcer shouts out a fictional spell name (like “Ghostly Giggles” or “Eerie Embrace”), and the players turn and cast their “spell” (gesture with the wand and act out the spell’s effect). The rest of the party decides whose spell was more impressive or hilarious, and that person moves on to the next round.
With these Halloween party games for adults, your soirée will surely be the talk of the crypt. Ensure everyone plays safely, and above all, have a spooktacular time! 🎃
