Game Room: virtual team building games Working from home shouldn't mean working alone
Your office has a Game Room down the hall. Teammates play chess, Ludo, Tic-tac-toe or Snakes and Ladders together and talk about something other than work, with no extra tool, calendar slot or organiser.
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When the only conversations left are about work
Gallup's State of the Global Workplace 2026 report, based on 2025 data, found that fully remote employees report more daily loneliness than people who work on site.
Working from home, most of the day is quiet. People join the meetings they're invited to, answer the messages meant for them, and log off. Weeks go by and a teammate is still just a name and a role.
The usual fix is an event: a calendar invite, a new tool and someone to organise it. It happens a few times a year, then the quiet comes back.
VirtualStation puts the Game Room inside the office your team already works in. It's open all day, a game is one walk away, and people can get to know each other without anyone planning it.
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Inside the tool you already use.
The Game Room is a room in your office. Walk your avatar through the door and you're in your workspace's own games hall.
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Real conversation, not just a game.
Mic and camera work in the Game Room, so you talk with your table and the people near you, like anywhere else in the office.
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A short game, then back to work.
When the game ends, walk back to your desk. The work is where you left it.
Four games, one room
Tic-tac-toe, chess, Ludo and Snakes and Ladders. Play each one with teammates or against AI, and Tournaments are next.
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Game 1: Tic-tac-toe
2 players
- vs Human
- vs AI
The quickest game in the room. Two players, three in a row.
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Game 2: Chess
2 players
- vs Human
- vs AI
Play a teammate, or take on AI at Easy, Medium or Hard.
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Game 3: Ludo
2 to 4 players
- vs Human
- vs AI
Fill the chairs with teammates, AI, or both.
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Diwali special: Snakes and Ladders
2 to 4 players
- vs Human
- vs AI
Three boards: easy, medium and hard. Ladders up, snakes down, first to 100 wins.
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Tournaments
Next: Tournaments. Stay tuned.
Coming soon
Play your team, or play AI
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With your team.
Pull up a chair with teammates and play together, mic and camera on if you like.
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Against AI.
Alone in the Game Room? Play AI at Easy, Medium or Hard. Pick the level that suits the player.
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People and AI at one table.
At Ludo and Snakes and Ladders, AI can take the empty chairs, so two people can still play a four-player game.
Every game counts
Games earn Skill Points. Each game has its own leaderboard for the week and the month, so the chess players and the Ludo players each get their own race.
The weekly Champion
Last week's top scorer in each game is its Champion, shown on their profile card.
In every game
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Share the result
Send a result card to a chat, so the whole team sees the result.
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Pick your board
Five board themes to choose from.
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Sounds your way
Game sounds on when you want them, off when you don't.
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Mic and camera
Talk to your table the way you talk anywhere in the office.
Coming soon
Tournaments are coming
We're building Tournaments for the Game Room next. Stay tuned.
Questions about the Game Room
What is the Game Room?
A room inside your VirtualStation office. Walk your avatar through its door and you're in your workspace's own games hall, where you play with teammates or against AI.
Do we need to plan or run team building sessions?
No. The Game Room is open whenever your office is. People drop in when they have time, and nobody has to schedule or host anything.
Won't people play instead of working?
The Game Room works like an office break room. A controller icon on a teammate's avatar shows when they're playing or in the Game Room, so a break is as visible as it would be in an office.
Which games can we play?
Tic-tac-toe, chess, Ludo and Snakes and Ladders. Ludo and Snakes and Ladders take 2 to 4 players.
Can someone play when no teammate is free?
Yes. They can play AI at Easy, Medium or Hard. At Ludo and Snakes and Ladders, AI can also fill empty chairs next to teammates.
Which parts need a paid plan?
Chess and Ludo between people, AI at Medium and Hard, and Snakes and Ladders. Every new workspace starts with 14 days of Pro, so your team can try all of it. See the plans.
Can we talk while we play?
Yes. Mic and camera work in the Game Room, and you hear the people near you, as everywhere else in your office.
How do Skill Points and Champions work?
Games earn Skill Points. Each game has a weekly and a monthly leaderboard, and last week's top scorer in each game becomes its Champion, shown on their profile card.
Give your remote team more to talk about than work
Set up your office and invite your team. The Game Room is already down the hall: no extra tool, no calendar slot, no organiser.