Office Halloween Party Games Printable: 10 Free Games + Schedule

Office Halloween Party Games: 10 Work-Appropriate Games You Can Print and Play

I’ve been the person handed the “plan the office Halloween party” job with two days’ notice, and it’s a special kind of stress. The games have to be fun, but they also have to work in a conference room, keep everyone from HR to the interns comfortable, and run on zero budget. This page is your free printable: 10 office Halloween party games written out in full, plus a ready-made 1-hour party schedule. Print this page and you’re covered.

Every game below is work-appropriate — no dares, no drinking, nothing that requires anyone to get too silly in front of their boss. That’s the trick to office games: people participate when the bar for embarrassment is low.

Your 1-Hour Office Party Schedule

Here’s the schedule I recommend. It fills a lunch hour or a Friday-afternoon slot without dragging.

0:00–0:10 — Costume contest voting opens (hand out ballots — game 1 below). Snacks out.
0:10–0:25 — Game 2 (Halloween Two Truths and a Lie) — everyone plays at once, great icebreaker.
0:25–0:40 — Game 3 (Halloween Office Trivia) — teams of 3–4.
0:40–0:50 — Game 4 (Find Someone Who) — gets people moving and talking.
0:50–1:00 — Announce costume contest winners + trivia winners. Done.

Want the full designed version with all 10 games on styled printable sheets, answer keys, ballot cards, and award certificates? Grab our Halloween Office Party Games Bundle on Etsy — it’s the polished, ready-to-print version of everything below, made for exactly this.

Game 1: Costume Contest Ballots

The costume contest is the backbone of every office Halloween party. Skip the awkward “who wants to judge” moment — let everyone vote.

How to play

Give each person a ballot with these categories: Best Overall, Scariest, Funniest, Most Creative, Best DIY/Homemade.
Voters write one coworker’s name per category. Nobody votes for themselves.
Collect ballots in a box or folder, count with one other person, announce winners.

Host tip: prizes don’t need to be expensive. A $5 coffee gift card, first pick of the leftover Halloween candy, or a printed “Best Overall Costume 2026” certificate all work. People mostly want the glory.

Game 2: Halloween Two Truths and a Lie

This one plays itself and breaks the ice fast. Each person writes down two true Halloween-related statements and one lie about themselves. The room guesses the lie.

Starter prompts (print these on slips for shy teams)

I once ate so much Halloween candy I was sick on a school trip.
I’ve never carved a pumpkin in my life.
I still check the back seat of my car after watching horror movies.
I’ve dressed as the same costume three years in a row.
I have a real fear of clowns / spiders / the dark.
I’ve worked a shift at a haunted house.
I can name every actor who’s played Dracula.
I’ve never watched a single horror movie all the way through.

Scoring: 1 point per correct guess about someone else. Most points wins. No props needed — just paper.

Game 3: Halloween Office Trivia (15 Questions + Answers)

Split into teams of 3–4. Read the questions aloud; teams write answers. I’ve mixed easy, medium, and hard so every team has a shot.

The questions

What vegetable were jack-o’-lanterns originally carved from in Ireland? Answer: Turnips.
Which candy was originally called “chicken feed”? Answer: Candy corn.
What is the fear of Halloween called? Answer: Samhainophobia.
In what year was the first Halloween celebrated as a national holiday? (Trick — Halloween isn’t a US federal holiday!) Answer: It isn’t one.
Which US state produces the most pumpkins? Answer: Illinois.
What color was the first “orange” on Halloween associated with, before orange became standard? (Harvest-related) Answer: Orange comes from the autumn harvest — the question’s premise is a trick; black + orange is the classic combo.
What do the letters in “SAMHAIN” (the Celtic festival behind Halloween) roughly translate to? Answer: “Summer’s end.”
Which horror movie villain wears a hockey mask? Answer: Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th).
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop, according to the famous commercial? Answer: The owl says three.
What is a group of witches called? Answer: A coven.
Which country started the tradition of trick-or-treating? Answer: The US (evolved from Irish/Scottish “guising” and souling traditions).
What’s the best-selling Halloween candy in America most years? Answer: It varies by year — commonly Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups or Skittles top the lists.
How heavy was the heaviest pumpkin ever recorded? Answer: Over 2,700 pounds (records keep getting broken; the current record-holder is around 2,749 lbs).
What phobia is the fear of spiders? Answer: Arachnophobia.
Finish the phrase: “Double, double, toil and ___.” Answer: Trouble (Macbeth).

Scoring: 1 point per correct answer. Tiebreaker: closest guess to the current heaviest-pumpkin record wins.

Game 4: Find Someone Who (Human Bingo)

Everyone gets this checklist and mingles to find a different coworker for each square. First to fill a row (5 in a row) wins — or play blackout for a longer round.

The checklist

___ has worn a homemade costume to work
___ is afraid of the dark
___ has been to a haunted house this year
___ can do a spooky laugh on command
___ has carved a pumpkin already this October
___ owns more than 5 Halloween decorations
___ has watched a horror movie marathon
___ knows what “samhain” means
___ dressed their pet up for Halloween
___ has eaten candy corn on purpose this year
___ can name 3 Stephen King books
___ has worked here less than a year

Game 5: Halloween Emoji Pictionary

Read the emoji strings aloud or write them on a whiteboard. Teams guess the Halloween phrase. Here are 10 to start:

🎃🥧 — Pumpkin pie
🧙‍♀️🧹 — Witch / witch’s broom
🕷️🕸️ — Spider web
👻🏠 — Haunted house
🍬🌽 — Candy corn
🧛🩸 — Vampire
🌕🐺 — Full moon / werewolf
💀☠️ — Skeleton / skull and crossbones
🦇🌃 — Bats / night
🕯️🎃 — Jack-o’-lantern

Bonus round: teams make their own emoji puzzles for the other team. The best original puzzle gets a bonus point.

Game 6: The Mummy Wrap (Team Relay)

Yes, it’s a cliché. Yes, it still gets the biggest laughs of any office game I’ve ever run. Teams of 3–4; one volunteer is the mummy. Each team gets 2 rolls of toilet paper. You get 3 minutes — best-wrapped mummy (voted by the room) wins.

Cleanup note: designate one trash bag for the aftermath before you start. Future you says thanks.

Game 7: Halloween Word Scramble

Print this list and give teams 5 minutes. Unscramble all 12:

NUPKIMP → PUMPKIN
CWTHI → WITCH
OTGSH → GHOST
MUVRIEAP → VAMPIRE
KEONETSL → SKELETON
ABT → BAT
DEIPSR → SPIDER
DANYC → CANDY
UNTDHAAE SOUEH → HAUNTED HOUSE
MUYMM → MUMMY
OWLOEFNR → WEREWOLF
NOLACDRUA → CAULDRON

Scoring: 1 point each; 2 bonus points for finishing first. Tiebreaker: unscramble “NIECRDTK RAO TERTA” (TRICK OR TREAT).

Game 8: Guess the Candy (Blind Taste Test)

Buy a mixed bag of fun-size candy. Blindfold volunteers (or just have them close their eyes) and hand them one piece at a time. They guess the candy. 1 point per correct guess; 3 rounds per person.

Work-appropriate warning: check for nut allergies before you start, and keep ingredient labels handy. Nobody wants the party remembered for the wrong reason.

Game 9: Halloween “Would You Rather” — Office Edition

Read each one aloud; everyone points left or right (or stands on a side of the room). No winners — it’s a conversation starter for the snack break.

Would you rather have a haunted office printer that prints on its own at midnight, or a break-room fridge that opens by itself?
Would you rather be stuck in a meeting with a vampire or a zombie?
Would you rather your costume wins “funniest” or “scariest”?
Would you rather eat only candy corn or only pumpkin spice lattes for a week?
Would you rather work the night shift in a haunted house or a graveyard?
Would you rather your boss dressed as a witch or a clown?
Would you rather carve 10 pumpkins or wrap 10 mummies?
Would you rather hear “Monster Mash” or “Thriller” on repeat all day?

Game 10: The Great Pumpkin Weigh-In

Buy one medium pumpkin and put it on the break-room table a week before the party. Everyone writes their guess of its weight (in pounds and ounces) on a slip with their name. At the party, weigh it on a kitchen scale. Closest guess wins — no going over, Price-Is-Right rules.

This is my favorite low-effort game because it runs itself all week and builds anticipation. People will walk past that pumpkin and change their guess three times.

Want the Polished Printable Version?

Everything above is free to print straight from this page — copy it, print it, run your party. If you’d rather have the designed version, our Halloween Office Party Games Bundle on Etsy includes all 10 games on matching printable sheets with styled layouts, answer keys, ballot cards, award certificates, and a host checklist — the kind of thing that makes it look like you planned for weeks instead of days. Happy haunting, and may your mummy wrap stay intact.

Office Halloween Party Games Printable: 10 Work-Appropriate Games

Office Halloween Party Games: 10 Work-Appropriate Games You Can Print and Play

Your 1-Hour Office Party Schedule