Home and Garden Is Squid Game a real life game? Is Squid Game a real life game? The real-life version of "Squid Game" comes from popular YouTuber MrBeast, who recreated all six games in the show, and offered the princely sum of $456,000 to the lucky winner.26 Nov 2021 Related Posts:Is a squid a baby octopus?How can you tell if calamari is fresh?What does squid ink pasta go with?Cook squid.