Virtual Team Building Activities That Connect Remote Teams
Distance shouldn't get in the way of a strong team culture. Outback offers professionally facilitated remote and virtual team building activities, available anywhere in North America.
- Available anywhere, connect participants wherever they log in from
- Fully facilitated so that everyone can enjoy the fun
- Built for every setup, fully remote and hybrid teams alike
- Real business outcomes, stronger collaboration, communication, and culture
Explore Virtual Team Building Activities
Art Heist: Monet Talks
Step into the role of an NYPD detective and uncover the truth behind a high-stakes art crime. Analyze evidence, question what you know, and work with your team to crack the case before the final reveal.
Oktoberfest Trivia
Take a virtual journey to Germany with your team to celebrate the world-famous Oktoberfest and take a seat in an online bierzelte (aka beer tent) as you compete through trivia, music, and travel-themed challenges.
Team Pursuit
Get your remote team together to compete in a series of online mental, physical, skill, and mystery challenges. One of our most popular team pursuit challenge is now available in a virtual format for remote workgroups.
Friendly Feud Social
Gather your colleagues and take part in your very own virtual Family Feud-style gameshow team building activity that fuses high-energy competition with engaging social mixer activities.
Halloween Time Machine
Travel back through the decades in a Halloween-themed trivia showdown packed with spooky movies, music, TV, and pop culture. Work together, buzz in with your answers, and compete to see which team knows Halloween history best.
Billboard Bingo
Get ready to test your music knowledge and have a blast with Billboard Bingo—a fun, interactive bingo game featuring the biggest Billboard hits.
Jeoparty Social
Work collaboratively with your teammates as you put your collective trivia knowledge to the test in this high-energy, and immersive virtual Jeopardy-style competition infused with a fun social twist.
Clue Murder Mystery
Gather your remote team online and collaborate virtually to crack the case of deadly crime in this virtual murder mystery team building activity.
Price It Right
Come on down! Bring the excitement of a classic game show to your remote team with Price It Right, a high-energy virtual experience filled with price guessing, friendly competition, and plenty of laughs.
Beach Staycation
We're all in desperate need of a vacation. Luckily, the Captain has room for you and your colleagues on their virtually chartered team building yacht. Come aboard and transport to your "inner Cancun" for a tropical online team building adventure.
Escape Room: Jewel Heist
Get together with your team for a virtual escape room experience where you'll uncover clues, solve brainteaser challenges, and think outside the "room" as you work to find the hidden stolen jewels.
European Adventure
Gather your colleagues, board your virtual private jet, and take a digital trip to Europe in this high-energy travel-themed team building activity.
Jeoparty Social: Culinary Quest
Test your food and drink knowledge in this a fast-paced virtual team trivia game! Buzz in, compete, and tackle Jeopardy-style questions, social mixers, and fun challenges. Will your team take the crown?
Escape Room: Mummy’s Curse
In this virtual escape room experience, your team will be transported into a pyramid cursed by a restless mummy. You'll have to work together to uncover clues and solve complex challenges to lift the ancient curse.
Trivia Time Machine
Step into the Outback Time Machine and take a trip through pop culture history, in this virtual trivia game for remote teams! Transform your home offices into a virtual game show experience – game show host, scoreboard, buzzer, and all!
Happy Hour Trivia
Gather your team and step into a virtual pub, where a legendary Scottish pub owner hosts a lively team building trivia experience packed with laughs. It's the perfect way to add some friendly competition to your next virtual happy hour!
Hollywood Murder Mystery
Solve a star-studded case in Hollywood Murder Mystery, where your team investigates the suspicious death of a famous celebrity amidst glitz, glamour, and secrets in this engaging virtual mystery team building activity.
Halloween Friendly Feud
Get ready for nonstop laughs with Halloween Friendly Feud, a spirited team building experience where your group goes head-to-head in a spooky twist on a classic TV game show.
The Do-Good Games
Team up with your colleagues to do some good in the world and give back to those in need, while having a blast. The Do-Good Games is a virtual charity team building activity that transforms friendly competition into charitable donations.
Escape Room: The Haunting of Spencer Manor
Step into a haunted mansion virtual team activity where your team becomes paranormal investigators, racing to solve puzzles, uncover a ghostly mystery, and break a century-old curse before time runs out.
Code Break
Solve online puzzles, riddles, and trivia with your remote colleagues in this brain-boggling virtual puzzle-based team building competition.
Trivia Championship
Compete with your colleagues, collaborate with your teammates, test your trivia knowledge, and conquer the leaderboard with this virtual trivia activity for remote work groups.
Social Shuffle
Boost connections and break the ice with Social Shuffle, a virtual icebreaker team building activity designed to spark conversations and strengthen bonds in a fun and relaxed way.
Office Olympics
Will your team earn gold? Channel your inner Olympian and flex your sports trivia knowledge with this Olympic-themed virtual team building activity for remote teams.
Jeoparty Social: Pride Edition
In the Pride Edition of Virtual Jeoparty Social, you and your teammates will work collaboratively as you compete in an ultra-social, Jeopardy-style team building competition focused on celebrating Pride and LGBTQIA+ culture.
Game Show Extravaganza
Remote workgroups can go head-to-head in this virtual game show activity. Together, teams will need to tackle trivia challenges covering everything from pop culture to politics as they compete to be named the winners.
Jeoparty Wars
Venture back to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away and test your trivia knowledge with this Star-Wars themed team building activity.
Jeoparty Social: Women’s Edition
Celebrate the achievements, contributions, and brilliance of women throughout history with our Jeoparty Social Women's Edition. This engaging and interactive virtual event is perfect for teams looking to bond, learn, and have fun!
Halloween Howler
Compete with your colleagues in spook-tacular fashion with a wit-testing, gut-busting, interactive, Halloween-themed virtual trivia activity.
Scream Pursuit
Gather your remote team for a ghoulishly fun online team building activity that tasks them with tackling Halloween-themed mental, physical, skill, and mystery challenges.
Holiday Feud
Gather your colleagues and take part in your very own holiday Family Feud-style gameshow activity that fuses high-energy competition with engaging social mixer activities.
Winter Jeoparty Social
Head to the virtual ski cabin for a lively mix of winter trivia, friendly competition, and team connection. Compete through Jeopardy-inspired rounds, tackle social challenges, and see which team comes out on top.
Holiday Time Machine
Travel back through the decades and put your holiday pop culture knowledge to the test in a festive virtual trivia showdown packed with nostalgia, laughs, and friendly competition.
Frost’s Holiday Trivia
Celebrate the holiday season with your colleagues in a fun and festive virtual team building activity that’s the perfect blend of bond-building socialization and trivia-based team competition.
Elf’s Merry Mingler
Give your team a chance to unwind, connect, and enjoy some festive fun together. With conversation starters, team challenges, trivia, and plenty of laughs, this virtual holiday social is all about ending the year on a high note.
Yuletide Showdown
Celebrate the holidays and give back to those in need with your team by competing in a festive, high-energy team building activity packed with trivia, brainteaser, and scavenger hunt-style challenges.
Holiday Bingo Bash
Holiday Bingo Bash is the perfect team building game for holiday parties—festive trivia, live leaderboards, and mini-games that spark fun and connection.
MLK Jeoparty Social
A virtual team building activity focused on celebrating the life, legacy, and profound impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This engaging and interactive virtual event is perfect for teams looking to bond and learn about one of history's most influential leaders.
St. Patrick’s Day Happy Hour
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with your team and compete in super-social and high-energy Celtic-themed trivia, memory, and song challenges to find out who will be named the Honorary Irish!
Holiday Hijinks
Bring your team together for some festive competition with Virtual Holiday Hijinks, a virtual holiday team building activity packed with fun, fast-paced challenges designed to get everyone laughing, collaborating, and celebrating.
Jeoparty Social: Scary Edition
In the Scary Edition of Virtual Jeoparty Social, you and your teammates will work collaboratively as you compete in an ultra-social, Jeopardy-style competition focused on terrifying Halloween gameshow team building activity.
How to Choose the Right Virtual Team Building Activity
Choosing the right virtual team building activity means matching the experience to your team’s goals and practical needs. Consider team size, budget, platform, and duration upfront—rather than picking at random. Here’s what to weigh before booking:
Team size
Larger groups need activities built to scale, while smaller teams benefit from more intimate formats.
Time zones
Distributed teams need scheduling that accommodates everyone fairly.
Event goals
Whether it’s engagement, onboarding, or leadership development, the goal should drive the activity choice.
Meeting length
Shorter sessions work well for quick energizers, while longer formats suit deeper team building.
Employee engagement
High-energy formats work well for re-engaging a disconnected workforce.
Leadership development
Certain activities are better suited to building decision-making and communication skills.
Remote onboarding
Lighter, icebreaker-style activities help new hires settle in quickly.
Company culture
The right activity reinforces the values and connection your organization wants to build long-term.
Who Are Virtual Team Building Activities Best For?
Compare Top Virtual Team Building Activities
Every team has different objectives. Use this table to quickly understand the difference between some of our most popular virtual activities.
| Activity Name | Best For | Team Size | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeoparty Social | Friendly competition, gameshow experience | 4–1,000 | 1-2 Hours |
| Art Heist: Monet Talks | Problem solving, uncovering a mystery | 4–1,000 | 1-2 Hours |
| Team Pursuit | Creative team challenges, collaboration | 4–1,000 | 1-2 Hours |
| Friendly Feud | Fun office activity, gameshow experience | 4–1,000 | 1-2 Hours |
| Hollywood Murder Mystery | Problem solving, collaboration | 4–1,000 | 1-2 Hours |
| Trivia Time Machine | Friendly Competition, trivia knowledge | 4–1,000 | 1-2 Hours |
Need Help Choosing The Right Virtual Team Building Activity?
Our experts consider your goals, team size, and budget, then recommend the right fit. You get straightforward advice from people who plan these events every day.
Virtual Team Building Solutions Based On Your Goals
Virtual team building activities can be selected based on your specific business goal, not just activity type.
Improve Employee Engagement
Low morale and disengaged employees hurt productivity. Our employee engagement activities strengthen workplace connections and belonging. The result is higher participation and genuine workplace culture improvement.
Strengthen Communication & Collaboration
Silos and miscommunication slow everything down. Our team collaboration activities break down barriers between departments. Teams leave aligned and solving problems together.
Boost Remote Team Connection
Distributed teams often feel disconnected. Our remote team building activities bridge the gap between home offices, turning remote workers into active, included participants.
Support Company Culture & Retention
High turnover often starts with an unsupportive culture. Our company culture activities reinforce shared values and drive stronger loyalty and measurable workplace culture improvement.
Break the Ice
A few crowd-pleasers to get your team laughing and talking from the very first minute.
Jeoparty Social
Work collaboratively with your teammates as you put your collective trivia knowledge to the test in this high-energy, and immersive virtual Jeopardy-style competition infused with a fun social twist.
Friendly Feud Social
Gather your colleagues and take part in your very own virtual Family Feud-style gameshow team building activity that fuses high-energy competition with engaging social mixer activities.
Billboard Bingo
Get ready to test your music knowledge and have a blast with Billboard Bingo—a fun, interactive bingo game featuring the biggest Billboard hits.
Art Heist: Monet Talks
Step into the role of an NYPD detective and uncover the truth behind a high-stakes art crime. Analyze evidence, question what you know, and work with your team to crack the case before the final reveal.
How Our Process Works
From your first conversation to event day, we keep it simple.
Tell Us About Your Team
Share your team size, goals, budget, and preferred activity.
Receive Recommendations
An event specialist reviews your details and recommends the best-fit activities.
Customize Your Experience
Fine-tune branding, company messaging, timing, and difficulty.
Enjoy Your Event
A professional facilitator handles hosting and execution start to finish.
Build Stronger Teams
Walk away with stronger collaboration and momentum that carries into everyday work.
Virtual Team Building for Every Occasion
Experiences for a wide range of corporate events and business occasions.
Team Meetings
Add energy to recurring meetings with a quick round before the agenda starts.
Employee Appreciation
Celebrate your team’s hard work with a lively event built for recognition.
Holiday Parties
Bring festive energy to your virtual gathering with themed trivia and games.
Sales Kickoffs
Fire up your sales team with a high-energy game show that builds momentum.
Conferences
Give remote attendees a memorable way to connect between sessions.
Onboarding
Help new hires bond with their team quickly through a simple, welcoming activity.
Company Celebrations
Mark milestones and wins with a shared experience for the whole organization.
Client Events
Strengthen client relationships with an engaging activity that feels personal.
Why Organizations Choose Outback Team Building
Organizations trust Outback because of decades of experience, professional facilitation, global delivery, and measurable business outcomes.
The activity felt very real and made us feel like actual detectives
Our virtual host was super kind and entertaining. Our entire team loved the game, as well! The Virtual Hollywood Murder Mystery felt very real and made us feel like actual detectives. We thoroughly enjoyed this event.
Our Virtual event host was so engaging and accommodating!
This is the second event we have coordinated with Outback and it was wonderful! I received messages from team members expressing their enjoyment and how nice it was to have a fun break during working hours! Our Virtual event host was so engaging and accommodating! And the Outback team was very flexible with our very tight timeline!
Our first virtual team building activity, and it was fantastic!
Our team had a fabulous time with the Hollywood Murder Mystery team building activity. This was our first experience with a virtual team building activity, and it was fantastic! Very well done!!!
Communicative and helpful throughout the entire process
The Outback team was communicative and helpful throughout the entire process. We didn’t know what to expect from the process and were given all the info we needed – and most importantly, a wonderful Virtual Team Building experience overall!
The process was very streamlined and easy to follow
Everyone was very informative and was very consistent with keeping in contact with us during the entire process. The process was very streamlined and easy to follow. And the host was awesome, very engaging, and kept the team hyped!
Resources for Building Strong Remote Teams
Explore educational resources designed to help improve remote collaboration, leadership, and employee engagement.
The Ultimate Guide to Team Building
If you’re feeling unsure where to start or overwhelmed by the pressure of hosting, this guide is for you.
Our Solutions Guide
The Outback Team Building Event Solutions Guide is the latest overview of all our activities.
Employee Engagement
Research-backed insights on what drives motivation and retention.
Team Building Blog
Latest ideas and trends for keeping remote and hybrid teams connected.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Team Building Activities
Virtual team building activities are professionally facilitated online experiences designed to help remote and hybrid teams build communication, collaboration, and camaraderie.
Teams join via Zoom, and a dedicated event host guides the group through games, challenges, or activities in real time.
Yes. We tailor themes, difficulty, duration, and charity components so the event fits your team, goals, and culture.
From small teams of 5 up to groups of 1,000. Our activities scale without losing impact.
Booking early is recommended, especially for seasonal events, though Outback can accommodate shorter timelines when needed.
Yes, many virtual activities are designed to include both in-office and remote employees at the same time.
Yes, professional hosts keep energy high and logistics smooth. Self-hosted options are also available if you prefer to run it yourself.
Virtual escape rooms, online game shows, and charity activities are consistently top performers for distributed teams.
Most virtual activities run between 60 and 90 minutes, though shorter and longer formats are available.
Looking for In-Person Team Building?
For local, regional, or office-based teams, our professionally facilitated in-person experiences bring the same energy to a shared physical space.
Need Help Choosing The Right Team Building Format?
Our experts consider your goals, team size, and budget, then recommend the right fit in under 10 minutes. You get straightforward advice from people who plan these events every day.