All Squid Game Games In Orde

Origins & Meaning Explained

It puts a dark and twisted spin on a number of classic children’s games, both Korean and international, and each one

Netflix’s Squid Game  

The origins and order of the games played in Squid Game are also significant. Each one comes with a lot of preexisting cultural understanding

Netflix’s Squid Game  

Before the players in Squid Game ever even make it to the secret island where the competition takes place, they are first tested by the organization’s recruiters

Recruiter’s Game: Ddakji

GAME NO. - 1

Once Gi-hun and the other Squid Game contestants make it to the island, they start the games off with perhaps the most brutal one of all

Round 1: Red Light, Green Light

GAME NO. - 2

The second round of Squid Game sees the contestant play a game involving ppopgi, also called dalgona, Squid Game's sugary, honeycomb toffee candy

Round 2: Dalgona/Ppopgi

GAME NO. - 3

In Squid Game round 3, the competition becomes team-based in a deadly game of tug of war. It’s a game with deep cultural significance in Korea

Round 3: Tug Of War

GAME NO. - 4

Round 4 of Squid Game is marbles, which different players choose to play in different ways. Contestants match up in pairs, like Gi-hun and the old man Oh Il-nam

Round 4: Marble

GAME NO. - 5

The only round of Squid Game season 1 that isn’t explicitly a real-world playground game is round 5, which sees the contestants making their way

Round 5: The Glass Tile Game

GAME NO. - 6

Squid Game gets its title from the final round of the competition, in which Gi-hun and Sang-woo battle for the ultimate prize.

Final Round: Squid Game

GAME NO. - 7