8 best games in the entire series, ranked

Warning: Spoilers ahead for each season of octopus games

Summary

• Mingle contained chaotic play with deadly consequences, which tragically led to Kim Young-Mi's passing.

• Jump Rope introduced a challenging game with unexpected factors, resulting in Jun-hee's heartbreaking death.

• Glass step stones were very unpredictable, resulting in dramatic deaths, including his Mi-Nyeo's shocking victim.

With the latest publication of OctopusThe third and final season on Netflix, the fans finally witnessed every game presented in Hwang Dong-Hyuk's Magnum Opus. After all, this is one of the reasons why this South Korean thriller series became so popular, as the idea of ​​people in great need of money playing twisted and violent versions of classic children's games is as innovative as it is disturbing.

These unfortunate competitors participated in many different games over the event's two editions on the screen (as seen in seasons 1 to 3) and most of them became synonymous with the series. The following games, however, are the best in the show, based on their creativity, their intensity and all the deaths they resulted in.

8

Mix

Simple, stupid and effective

• First look: “One More Game” (Season 2, Section 5)

The concept Mix Is simple, but very effective: players are on a moving platform in the middle of the arena while music plays. The moment the music stops is called a number. Players must then form groups based on that number and enter one of the safe rooms. Those who fail are killed by the soldiers.

Of course, the rapid nature of this game led to chaos and violent deaths, which made a disturbing contrast with the “round and round” song played between rounds. Although not many important characters perished under Mingle, it resulted in the sudden death of Kim Young-Mi, which made this game even more memorable and tragic.

7

Jump rope

Even harder due to unforeseen factors

• First look: “It's not your fault ”(Season 3, Section 3)

Netflix strongly announced the season 3 of Octopus Would include a new game including both the iconic Animatronic Doll Young-Hee and her boyfriend, Cheol-Su. In the third episode of the season, viewers found out that there was none other than Jump rope. The two gigantic dolls rotated a gigantic rope over a parallel bridge that players had to cross while jumping, before the time ended.

This is another simple game that anyone can understand, which made its long -awaited reveal all the more surprising. Crossing the bridge while jumping in time was already challenging, but things became even more difficult due to two crucial factors. Gi-Hun had to cross while he held Jun-Hee's newborn child, and player 096 stood at the other end of the bridge to run all players who tried to cross. It was up to Gi-Hun to get him out of the way. While Nam-gyu's death in the hands of Min-Su was extremely satisfying, Jun-Hee's tragic suicide remains one of the most emotional moments in the show.

6

Glass step stones

An unpredictable game in which many characters met their end

• First look: “Vips” (Season 1, Section 7)

The fifth and second last game in the 2020 games were Glass step stonesA more sadistic version of Hopscotch that took place on two parallel bridges. Players must cross the bridge in a fixed order by jumping on glass panels. Some are hardened glass that is safe to stand on, while others are normal glass that will go when someone goes on them. Some players knew how to tell you which glass panel was, but this was still an unpredictable game.

Glass ladder stones resulted in sixteen deaths, all shocking. The most memorable moment was when he Mi-Nyeo grabbed Jang Deok-Su and threw himself on one of the normal glass panels and took out one of the most contemptible players with her. Seong Gi-Hun, Cho Sang-Woo and Kang SAE-BYEOK were the only survivors, but even they were not sure after going. All glass panels exploded at the end, which left SAE-BYEOK with a fatal injury.

5

Sugar honey cookies

Playing with candy has never been so exciting

• First look: “The man with the umbrella” (season 1, section 7)

Get games in Octopus have become as popular and iconic as Sugar honey cookies. In it, players must choose one of four shapes randomly (a triangle, a circle, a star and an umbrella). They each get a valley candy and have to carve their chosen form without breaking it. If they do not, they are executed by the pink soldiers around them.

For such a simple condition, it is incredible how intensely this game became. This was one of the first times when it seemed as if Seong Gi-Hun were to die, but seeing him find a way to succeed was extremely satisfactory. As always, Octopus Is full of surprises, as all players who survived but failed to turn their shapes in time killed by a shooting group at the end.

4

Sex -legged pentathlon

Led to epic and victorious moments

• First look: “Six Ben” (Season 2, Section 4)

Season 2 Sex -legged pentathlon is one of the funniest, creative and interesting games. Teams with five players with their legs tied must complete five mini games in order and reach the end before time expires. But there is a warning: they have to decide who will clear every mini game in advance, and if they cannot continue to move until it has been cleared.

The six -legged pentathlon is technically five games in one, which keeps things fresh and hectic. Legendary moments took place during this game. Cho Hyun-Jui beat Seon-Nyeo to make her get into her mind and finally complete her mini-game. And there was Gi-Hun's lovely mounting, which showed that his team quickly cleared all mini games, until in Ho tried to sabotage them at the last minute.

3

Red light, green light

The most iconic children's game in the series

• First look: “Red light, green light” (season 1, section 1)

Red light, green lightThe first game in the entire show, had to show the players (and by extension, the audience) how dark, awful and twisted these games would be, and it definitely succeeded in that respect. Since variations of red light, green light are played by children around the world, it was easy for the audience to understand.

The 2020 -sitting of this game seemed fun and easy at first, but at the moment a player moved when he was not thought and was killed by one of the guards immediately cemented the tone of the rest of the show. Red light, green light is the only game that appears in both editions, as it was also the opening event for the 2024 games. Despite the audience's knowledge, this second version was still shocking and exciting, especially during the infamous “fly me to the moon” mount.

2

Hide

Season 3 started with a surprisingly violent game

• First look: “Keys and Knives” (Season 3, Section 1)

There seems to be a theme in this show to make the fourth game the cruel and most horrible. It happened to bullets in season 1 and again with Hide At the beginning of season 3. Players were divided into two teams, without knowing that they would meet each other in a game of hiding. One group would have to hide, and the other would have to find and perform them.

Hide and Seek is cruel not only because it Pits players against each other, but also because it is the only game where they are actively forced to kill each other. The Stargazing Labyrinth where the game takes place made things even more confusing and chaotic. Hide and Seek resulted in deaths of many beloved characters, such as Cho Hyun-Ju, Park Yong-Sik, Seon-Nyeo and Kang Dae-Ho. It turned out to the audience that season 3 would be the darkest yet.

1

Balls

The game that made people cry their eyes

• First look: “Gganbu” (Season 1, Section 6)

Most fans of Octopus still consider Balls to be the highest point in the series and with good reasons. As the fourth game in their respective edition, it forced players to choose a partner, just to reveal that they would have to meet each other in a game of bullets at their choice. The one who had the smallest bullets at the end would be eliminated.

This simple but cruel premise led to many emotional moments between this beloved role of characters. Kang Sae-Byeok became friends with Ji-Yeong, who stopped sacrificing herself so that her new friend could continue to live. Gi-Hun was forced to play with IL-Nam, whose mental health decreased, so the protagonist had to deceive him to win. (Of course, it was later revealed that the old man was actually the organizer of the games.) But the biggest highlight was the tragic death of Ali Abdul. He was betrayed by his friend Cho Sang-Woo at the end, resulting in a shocking death scene that broke the hearts of the audience around the world.