27 Best Alexa Games to Keep You Entertained

Alexa gets props for its smart-home, news, music and productivity skills, but the assistant's got game, too. From interactive stories to bingo, Amazon's voice assistant makes an excellent game master and can keep you entertained for hours. Here are the best game and trivia skills for Alexa.

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It's "Choose Your Own Adventure" for the Alexa age. Say, "Alexa, open the magic door," and it will talk you through one of several stories. Alexa will describe the scene, and the story unfolds based on the choices you make. Stories include helping a princess find her crown or a gnome find a key.

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Just like the real-live version, the Escape the Room skill has you use Alexa to search through a virtual room to find clues on how to escape. There are four rooms, in increasing level of difficulty, from which to choose: a jail cell, office, car, and garage. If you get stuck, a walkthrough can help you get out.

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This family-friendly version of Would You Rather makes you pick between two silly situations. New questions are being constantly added, and there's even a football edition of the game. 

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Another classic game brought to Alexa. Think of something, and then Alexa will try and guess--in twenty questions or less--what it is. Can you stump Amazon's assistant?

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Solve the question at the root of Batman's origin story: Who killed Bruce Wayne's parents? You play a detective investigating the murder. It's a fun way to explore a world familiar to fans of the Dark Knight.

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Harkening back to the days when radio stories were the favored form of entertainment, Earplay offers up thriller stories with an interactive twist. Your choices determine how each story unfolds. This skill features two stories, though Earplay promises that more are on the way.

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