A playground game is a game or pastime carried out in a playground. Generations of children in countries throughout the world have developed many different playground games, but some games appear to be common to many countries and generations.

Some common games include:

• French cricket
• Four square
• hopscotch
• jacks
• marbles
• Red rover
• Red light, green light
• Wall Ball
• skipping
• the game of "tag" or "it"
• Simon Says