OK Go Relaunch their 'Say The Same Thing' Game

08-27-2026

(2b) Great minds think alike - and now there's an app to prove it. GRAMMY Award-winning rock band OK Go and Space Inch have announced the relaunch of their beloved collaborative word game, Say The Same Thing, now available on iOS and Android.

Here's how it works: each player blurts out a random word and then guess a word that connects those two words. Equal parts telepathy test and trust fall, the game rewards creativity, empathy, and the very particular thrill of actually getting on the same wavelength as another human. Damian Kulash and Andy Ross recently put their own mind-melding skills to the test on Netflix's "The Puzzle Room with David Kwong."

Originally released in 2013, the game has been downloaded 1.83 million times on iOS, earned an Apple Editor's Choice distinction, was named runner-up for Apple's Game of the Year in three countries, and was awarded the App Store's "50 billionth app download." Now the cult favorite is back with brand-new ways to play: Group Play (bring the whole friend group in on the fun) and a Daily Challenge (think Wordle, but with more mind-reading). Play the Daily Challenge here.

OK Go initially developed the game over a decade ago while on tour (fun fact: the band's guitar player, Andy Ross was a computer science major and coded the app). In a YouTube video directed by Todd Sullivan, titled "OK Go - Say The Same Thing," the band members act out the premise of the game through quirky scenarios delivered in signature OK Go fashion.

On the relaunch of the game, Andy Ross says: "Over the years, we've received so many emails asking to make Say the Same Thing available again. It's a wonderful game of empathy and the winning moment creates such a joyful connection with your playing partner. We heard of people meeting and getting married in the previous release of the app! We really love some of the new ways to play like group games and the daily challenge."

Damian Kulash says: "I'm thrilled Say the Same Thing is back. Everything in tech right now is about simulating or replacing humans - what we built in Say The Same Thing is the opposite. A tiny nudge to connect with the actual people in your life and share a laugh."