Self-Hosted Team Building Activities For Corporate Groups
Outback's self-hosted team building activities give you everything you need to run an engaging DIY team building event yourself, designed to strengthen communication and improve workplace culture at a budget-friendly price.
- Ready-to-run activities with step-by-step host instructions and all the materials you need
- Works for in-person, remote, and hybrid teams, that you can run anywhere, any time
- Activities scaled for small teams and large organizations with 10,000+ participants
- Focus on measurable business outcomes like engagement, collaboration, and retention
Explore Our Activities
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Team Pursuit
Turn any room into a competition floor. Team Pursuit is a self-guided team building game for groups of 4–10,000+, combining mental, physical, skill, and mystery challenges your team races to complete before the clock runs out.
Clue Murder Mystery
A murder has shaken the community, and it's up to your team to figure out who did it. As you dig into motives, alibis, and evidence, you'll use critical thinking, communication, and teamwork to crack the case before the trail goes cold. Whether your team is a group of 1 or 10,000+, this self-hosted murder mystery team building activity brings everyone together to solve it.
Wild Goose Chase
Your team heads out into the city for a scavenger hunt packed with quirky challenges and photo missions, using creativity, strategy, and teamwork to earn the most points. It's a self-hosted scavenger hunt team building activity for groups of 10 to 5,000+.
Escape Room: Jewel Heist
A priceless set of jewels has gone missing, and your team has been called in to track them down. As you search for hidden clues and work through puzzles, you'll put problem solving, collaboration, and quick thinking to the test to crack the case before time runs out.
Hollywood Murder Mystery
A rising Hollywood starlet is found dead, and your team is called in to investigate. As you dig through clues and question suspects, you'll put communication, critical thinking, and teamwork to the test to crack the case. It's a self-hosted murder mystery team building activity for groups of 4 to 1,000+.
Escape Room: Mummy’s Curse
In this self-hosted escape room team building activity, 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.
City Chase: Scavenger Hunt
Snap a team photo mid-air at the city's tallest building, spell out your city's name YMCA-style in the town square, and race between landmarks, museums, and markets to rack up points. This self-hosted city scavenger hunt turns the streets your team already knows into the course.
Random Acts of Kindness
Leave a kind note on a stranger's car, help someone carry their groceries, brighten someone's day, then race back before time runs out. This self-hosted charity team building activity blends the thrill of a scavenger hunt with the good feeling of giving back to your community.
Game Show Extravaganza
Teams pick a name and battle it out across fast-paced trivia rounds covering everything from pop culture to sports, using quick thinking and teamwork to rack up points for every correct answer. It's a self-hosted game show team building activity that brings that same fast-paced energy to any group.
Trivia Championship
Teams race the clock to answer trivia questions spanning everything from pop culture to history, climbing the leaderboard round by round. It's a self-hosted trivia team building competition that uses quick thinking and teamwork to see who comes out on top.
Do-Good Games
Your team splits up to take on trivia, media, and decision-making challenges built around real issues like clean water, food insecurity, and community health, earning points for every one completed. Bring a team of 4 or 1,000+ for a self-hosted charity team building activity that raises awareness across your team for causes that matter.
Campus Goose Chase
Teams race around campus, re-enacting historic moments at familiar landmarks and capturing campus life through creative photo and video challenges. This self-hosted campus scavenger hunt turns freshman orientation, a department outing, or any campus event into a shared adventure.
Code Break
Put your team’s brainpower to the ultimate test with Code Break. In this thrilling competition, your group will solve a series of challenging puzzles, riddles, and trivia that will push your creativity and problem-solving skills to their limits.
Picnic Party Games
Form a Human Pyramid, go head-to-head in a Rock, Paper, Scissors showdown, and settle the score in a Three-Legged Race, all under the sun with your team. This self-hosted picnic team building games activity turns any outdoor gathering into a lineup of goofy, competitive fun.
Office Olympics
Your team competes across a series of Olympic-style challenges and trivia to become the Office Olympiad Champions. It's a self-hosted Olympics team building activity that brings the spirit of friendly competition and teamwork to your group.
Holiday Hijinks
Solve a Cookie Conundrum, craft something clever in Elf Yourself, and build a masterpiece for Junk Yard Jingle, all while racing the clock against the other teams. This self-hosted holiday team building activity turns seasonal cheer into friendly competition, wherever your team happens to be celebrating.
Who Are Self-Hosted Team Building Activities Best For?
Compare Self-Hosted Team Building Activity Types
Every team has different objectives, group sizes, and event requirements. This comparison table is a quick planning resource to help you evaluate the most suitable self-hosted team building activities before choosing an event.
| Activity Name | Best For | Team Size | Duration | Indoor/Outdoor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Pursuit | Creative team challenges, collaboration | 4–1,000+ | 1-2 Hours | Indoor |
| Escape Room: Jewel Heist | Problem Solving, collaboration | 4–1,000+ | 1-1.5 Hours | Indoor |
| Picnic Party Games | Fun, creative, improve communication | 4–1,000+ | 1-2 Hours | Outdoor |
| Random Acts of Kindness | Fun, giving Back | 4–1,000+ | 1-2 Hours | Outdoor |
| Clue Murder Mystery | Friendly competition, problem Solving | 4–1,000+ | 1-2 Hours | Indoor |
| Wild Goose Chase | Creative, friendly competition | 4–1,000+ | 1-3 Hours | Outdoor |
Team Building Solutions Based On Your Goals
When planning a self-hosted team building activity, organizations should start by identifying the goals they want to achieve.
Improve Communication
Strengthen how team members share ideas, listen, and communicate effectively. Puzzles, mysteries, and challenges give teams a relaxed way to practice clear communication.
Build Trust
Create opportunities for employees to develop stronger relationships and rely on one another, whether they sit in the same office or work miles apart.
Strengthen Collaboration
Encourage teamwork, cooperation, and better ways of working together. Choose activities that require employees to solve problems and achieve goals as a group.
Boost Employee Engagement
Create a positive shared experience that increases connection, morale, and enthusiasm, all on your own schedule and within your budget.
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.
Top Self-Hosted Team Building Activities
These self-hosted activities are ideal for team meetings, lunch-and-learns, employee appreciation events, and onboarding sessions. No outside facilitator required.
Wild Goose Chase
Your team heads out into the city for a scavenger hunt packed with quirky challenges and photo missions, using creativity, strategy, and teamwork to earn the most points. It's a self-hosted scavenger hunt team building activity for groups of 10 to 5,000+.
Clue Murder Mystery
A murder has shaken the community, and it's up to your team to figure out who did it. As you dig into motives, alibis, and evidence, you'll use critical thinking, communication, and teamwork to crack the case before the trail goes cold. Whether your team is a group of 1 or 10,000+, this self-hosted murder mystery team building activity brings everyone together to solve it.
Team Pursuit
Turn any room into a competition floor. Team Pursuit is a self-guided team building game for groups of 4–10,000+, combining mental, physical, skill, and mystery challenges your team races to complete before the clock runs out.
Escape Room: Jewel Heist
A priceless set of jewels has gone missing, and your team has been called in to track them down. As you search for hidden clues and work through puzzles, you'll put problem solving, collaboration, and quick thinking to the test to crack the case before time runs out.
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 self-hosted activities that align with your objectives.
Choose Your Event Time
You’ll have access to your activity for the entire day, giving you the freedom to choose your start and end times.
Host Your Event
Run the activity on your schedule, with Outback support available if you have questions.
Build Stronger Teams
Walk away with stronger collaboration and momentum that carries into everyday work.
Self-Hosted Team Building For Every Occasion
Outback offers self-hosted team building activities for a wide range of corporate events and business occasions. Each experience is designed to support the specific objectives of your event and fits easily into your existing agenda.
Team Meetings
Add energy to regular meetings with quick, engaging activities your team can run in-house.
Employee Appreciation
Add energy to regular meetings with quick, engaging activities your team can run in-house.
Holiday Parties
Festive, easy-to-run activities that bring teams together for seasonal celebrations.
Remote & Hybrid Teams:
Connect employees across offices and home workspaces with activities that work anywhere.
Company Retreats
Add team building to your retreat agenda without booking an outside facilitator.
Onboarding
Activities that help new employees connect with colleagues and learn company culture quickly.
Company Picnics
Outdoor games and scavenger hunts that turn any gathering into friendly competition.
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 app was easy to use, no technical problems, and people had a great time
The event was a tremendous success: the app was easy to use, there weren’t any technical difficulties, and people had a great time working together to solve the murder. Thank you so much for taking the time to walk me through the event in advance. 10/10!
Downloading the app and instructions was simple
The event offered great flexibility as to where it could be done. Downloading the app and instructions was simple. Our Employee Engagement Consultant was helpful in answering questions prior to the start of our event. 10/10!
It was fun and different!
The participants enjoyed the Wild Goose Chase event. We loved all the pictures and the creativity of the challenges. It was fun and different!
You Guys are Top Notch!
Outback was always available for questions and called in to check to make sure I didn’t have any questions leading up to the event. You guys are top notch!
10 out of 10 for our overall experience
I would give Outback Team Building & Training and our Wild Goose Chase activity a 10 out of 10 because of our overall experience, the customer service, and the app’s ease of use.
Resources for Planning Your Activity
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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
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Team Building Blog
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Frequently Asked Questions About Team Building Activities
Self-hosted activities are ready-to-run team building experiences that your organization leads on its own. Outback provides the activity, materials, and step-by-step host instructions. You choose when and where to run it.
In-person and virtual events are led by a professional Outback facilitator. With self-hosted activities, someone on your team takes the host role, which gives you more flexibility and a lower cost.
Yes. You control the timing, team setup, and pace of your event. Speak with an event specialist about customization options for your chosen activity.
Self-hosted activities work for teams of all sizes, from a handful of people to groups of 10,000+, depending on the activity.
Self-hosted activities can often be arranged on shorter notice than facilitated events.
No. Every activity includes clear instructions so anyone on your team can host with confidence. Our team is also available to answer questions before your event.
Pricing for self-hosted corporate team building events depends primarily on group size, with lower per-person costs for larger groups. Self-hosted events start at $250.
As a general guide:
- 20 people: approximately $640
- 40 people: approximately $960
- 100 people: approximately $1,904
If you have a specific budget in mind, let us know and we’ll recommend the best self-hosted option for your group.
Virtual escape rooms, online game shows, and charity activities are consistently top performers for distributed teams.
Most activities run 1–2 hours, and scavenger hunts can run longer. Because you’re the host, you can fit the activity into your own schedule.
Looking For Virtual Hosted Team Building?
Prefer a professional host for your remote or hybrid team? Outback’s virtual team building activities connect employees across locations with a live facilitator who runs the event from start to finish.
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.