Fastcompany iconFastcompanyAug 27, 2026 ~1 min source read

Ok Go’s addictive new app might be the next Wordle

It's the middle of the workday, and Ok Go 's guitarist, Andy Ross, and I are trying to figure out which word best represents the nexus of the words "Mars" and "Netflix" (hint: This little brain puzzle is par for the course on Ok Go's new word game, Say the Same Thing.

Ok Go’s addictive new app might be the next Wordle
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It's the middle of the workday, and Ok Go 's guitarist, Andy Ross, and I are trying to figure out which word best represents the nexus of the words "Mars" and "Netflix" (hint:

This little brain puzzle is par for the course on Ok Go's new word game, Say the Same Thing.

The app digitizes a game that anyone who's taken an intro to improv course will be familiar with:

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It's the middle of the workday, and Ok Go 's guitarist, Andy Ross, and I are trying to figure out which word best represents the nexus of the words "Mars" and "Netflix" (hint: This little brain puzzle is par for the course on Ok Go's new word game, Say the Same Thing. The app digitizes a game that anyone who's taken an intro to improv course will be familiar with:

How it works

  • Two or more participants say a word at the same time, and then try to get on the same wavelength to identify the sum of those two words.
  • The game, now available on iOS and Android, is actually a relaunch that's been a long time in the making.

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The process continues until everyone says the same word.

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