Free game

What Would You Take to a Desert Island?

A small green island in a blue sea

Play on your own, right now

Pick five things you'd take to a desert island, then the one you'd keep above all.

At the end you get a short personal reading about what your choices might say about you.

Play Desert Island

How it works

  • You're stranded on a desert island. Pick five things to take with you: objects, skills, people, memories, anything goes.
  • Then choose the one item you'd keep if you could only have one.
  • Get a short personal reading about what your choices might say about you.

Good to know

  • It's free and works on your phone.
  • No sign-up. You can play under any name you like.
  • The reading is for fun and reflection. It isn't a diagnosis or a psychological assessment.

With a group

Play with a group

In pairs or small groups, participants decide together which 5 items they would take with them to a desert island.

The goal

Agree on exactly 5 items for the desert island within the time limit.

Rules

  • Exactly 5 items, no more, no less.
  • A time limit of 4 minutes.
  • Everyone in the group takes part in the discussion.

Variations

  • Each person can also choose on their own first, then share in a round.
  • Add a twist: one item must be tech, or a whole category is banned.
  • Decide that an item can also be a person, a character, an idea or an abstract concept.

Good for

  • An icebreaker for new groups, or a way to go deeper with people you already know.
  • Practising teamwork.
  • Keeping team discussions focused.