Every kid knows “the floor is lava.” The ground is molten rock and if you step in it you “die” (a.k.a. lose). The game’s simplicity is why it’s so appealing. All you need is a room full of objects to ...

Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite ...

When Megan McGrath was little, she and her brother would play this game around the house. You had to navigate each room without touching the floor, so they would jump from couch to table to chair, ...

On Friday, Netflix’s latest foray into reality programming is set to debut, and my shins vicariously hurt just thinking about it. Floor Is Lava, named for the household game which requires you to ...

There really is a show for everything these days. On June 19, Netflix released a new game show called Floor Is Lava and surprisingly, it’s become a huge hit. The competition series continues to hold ...

Floor is Lava is a new game show on Netflix. Pic credit: Netflix Floor is Lava, a new game show that dropped on Netflix on June 19, is a TV adaptation of the popular parkour game that kids play in ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Like the living-room game that the Netflix series is based on, Floor Is Lava looks like a ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT It would be hard to conceive of a simpler game show than Netflix's "Floor Is Lava," in which contestants aim to leap, stumble and flop across obstacle courses from a starting point to ...

Long live the epic wipeout. But also, long live moms beating frat boys at anything. On June 19, a new game show skyrocketed to the top of Netflix's Top 10: Floor Is Lava. The obstacle courses in the 8 ...