diff --git a/config/default.js b/config/default.js
index 1a59e1c..06f2964 100644
--- a/config/default.js
+++ b/config/default.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = {
 	greeting: 'Hi, I am aisha, your game host!',
 	usernamePrefix: '@',
 	channels: ['GamesNight'],
-	games: ['mash', 'trivia', 'letters', 'duck', 'ping', 'say', 'kill'],
+	games: ['mash', 'trivia', 'letters', 'duck', 'ping', 'say', 'kill', 'help'],
 	schatColors: {
 		red: 'var(--message-3)',
 		green: 'var(--message-23)',
diff --git a/src/games/duck.js b/src/games/duck.js
index 0fc1571..61a88c3 100644
--- a/src/games/duck.js
+++ b/src/games/duck.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function launchDuck(context) {
 function onCommand(args, context) {
 	const duck = ducks.get(context.room.id);
 
-	if (!duck && context.command === 'bang') {
+	if (!duck && ['bang', 'shoot'].includes(context.command)) {
 		const message = pickRandom([
 			`There is no duck, what are you shooting at, ${context.user.prefixedUsername}?!`,
 			`You're wasting bullets, ${context.user.prefixedUsername}, there is no duck!`,
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function onCommand(args, context) {
 	const hit = Math.random() > config.duck.missRatio;
 	const time = ((new Date().getTime() - duck.getTime()) / 1000).toFixed(3);
 
-	if (context.command === 'bang') {
+	if (['bang', 'shoot'].includes(context.command)) {
 		if (hit) {
 			context.sendMessage(`You shot a duck in ${style.bold(`${time} seconds`)}, ${context.user.prefixedUsername}`, context.room.id);
 			launchDuck(context);
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ function onCommand(args, context) {
 
 	if (['bef', 'befriend'].includes(context.command)) {
 		if (hit) {
-			context.sendMessage(`You befriended a duck in ${style.bold(`${time} seconds`)}, ${context.user.prefixedUsername}`, context.room.id);
+			context.sendMessage(`You befriended a duck in ${style.bold(style.green(`${time} seconds`))}, ${context.user.prefixedUsername}`, context.room.id);
 			launchDuck(context);
 
 			context.setPoints(context.user, 1, { key: 'befriend' });
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ function onCommand(args, context) {
 
 module.exports = {
 	name: 'Duck',
-	commands: ['bang', 'bef', 'befriend'],
+	commands: ['bang', 'shoot', 'bef', 'befriend'],
+	help: `There are ducks on the loose! When you see one, you can be nice and ${config.prefix}befriend them, or... ${config.prefix}bang`,
 	onStart: launchDuck,
 	onCommand,
 };
diff --git a/src/games/help.js b/src/games/help.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd3e43b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/games/help.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const config = require('config');
+const { version } = require('../../package.json');
+
+function onCommand(args, context) {
+	const commandsByGame = Object.entries(context.games).reduce((acc, [command, game]) => ({ ...acc, [game.name]: [...(acc[game.name] || []), command] }), {});
+	const commands = Object.entries(commandsByGame).map(([gameName, gameCommands]) => `${gameCommands.length > 1 ? `${gameName}: ` : ''}${gameCommands.map((command) => `${config.prefix}${command}`).join(', ')}`).join(' | ');
+
+	context.sendMessage(`${config.user.username} v${version} | ${commands} | try ${config.prefix}game:help for more info, ${config.prefix}game:score [username] and ${config.prefix}game:lead for scores.`, context.room.id, { styleCommands: true });
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+	onCommand,
+	commands: ['commands'],
+};
diff --git a/src/games/kill.js b/src/games/kill.js
index fdf4c83..6682937 100644
--- a/src/games/kill.js
+++ b/src/games/kill.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ function onCommand(args, context) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+	name: 'Kill',
 	commands: ['kill', 'restart', 'shutdown'],
+	help: `Am I getting a little confused? Try to ${config.prefix}restart me.`,
 	onCommand,
 };
diff --git a/src/games/letters.js b/src/games/letters.js
index 31e8e31..8f00790 100644
--- a/src/games/letters.js
+++ b/src/games/letters.js
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ function onCommand(args, context) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (['help', 'commands'].includes(context.subcommand)) {
-		context.sendMessage('Make the longest word using the available letters. To pick the letters, say con(sonant), vow(el) or supply multiple: CCCCCVVVV. Available subcommands: :stop', context.room.id);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (!context.subcommand) {
 		start(context);
 	}
@@ -188,6 +183,7 @@ function onMessage(message, context) {
 
 module.exports = {
 	name: 'Letters',
+	help: `Make the longest word from the ${config.letters.length} letters on the board. Start with ${config.prefix}letters, and fill the board by selecting a vow(el), a con(sonant), or multiple at once like CCVVCCVVC.`,
 	onCommand,
 	onMessage,
 };
diff --git a/src/games/mash.js b/src/games/mash.js
index 5cd3b85..4bd2f44 100644
--- a/src/games/mash.js
+++ b/src/games/mash.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ function onCommand(args, context) {
 	}
 
 	if (!word || !mash) {
-		context.sendMessage(`Start a mash with ${config.prefix}mash {length}`, context.room.id);
+		context.sendMessage(`Start a mash with ${config.prefix}mash [length]`, context.room.id);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -214,4 +214,5 @@ module.exports = {
 	commands: ['mash', ...defineCommands, ...resolveCommands],
 	onCommand,
 	onMessage,
+	help: `Resolve the anagram. Get a new mash with ${config.prefix}mash [length], look up definitions with ${config.prefix}define [word], resolve an anagram (that's not currently in play) with ${config.prefix}solve [anagram].`,
 };
diff --git a/src/games/say.js b/src/games/say.js
index 049968e..d90a409 100644
--- a/src/games/say.js
+++ b/src/games/say.js
@@ -37,5 +37,6 @@ function onCommand(args, context) {
 }
 
 module.exports = {
+	name: 'Say',
 	onCommand,
 };
diff --git a/src/games/trivia.js b/src/games/trivia.js
index 05ccebd..274b5a5 100644
--- a/src/games/trivia.js
+++ b/src/games/trivia.js
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ function onCommand(args, context) {
 		context.sendMessage(`There is no game going on at the moment. Start one with ${config.prefix}trivia!`, context.room.id);
 	}
 
-	if (['help', 'commands'].includes(context.subcommand)) {
-		context.sendMessage(`Available subcommands for ${config.prefix}trivia are :stop, :mode, :rounds and :timeout`, context.room.id);
-	}
-
 	const subcommand = context.subcommand?.toLowerCase();
 
 	if (subcommand && settings[subcommand]) {
@@ -230,4 +226,5 @@ module.exports = {
 	name: 'Trivia',
 	onCommand,
 	onMessage,
+	help: `Boast your pointless knowledge! Start a game with ${config.prefix}trivia. Available subcommands are :stop, :mode [first|timeout], :rounds [${config.trivia.bounds.rounds[0]}-${config.trivia.bounds.rounds[1]}] and :timeout [${config.trivia.bounds.timeout[0]}-${config.trivia.bounds.timeout[1]}]`,
 };
diff --git a/src/play.js b/src/play.js
index 262e046..4557354 100644
--- a/src/play.js
+++ b/src/play.js
@@ -84,6 +84,30 @@ function getLeaderboard(game, { user, room, command }) {
 	game.sendMessage(`The top ${Math.min(Object.keys(leaderboard).length, 10)} ${style.italic(game.name)} players are: ${curatedLeaderboard}`, room.id);
 }
 
+/* eslint-disable no-irregular-whitespace */
+function styleCommands(rawBody) {
+	const styledCommands = rawBody.replaceAll(new RegExp(`${config.prefix}\\w+`, 'g'), (match) => (match.includes('game') ? `${style.cyan(config.prefix)}${style.italic(style.grey(match.slice(1)))}` : style.cyan(match)));
+	const styledSubcommands = styledCommands.replaceAll(/:\w+/g, (match) => style.green(match));
+
+	return styledSubcommands.replaceAll(/(?<!^)\[[\w\d|-]+\]/g, (match) => {
+		// using a zero-width space so numerical values don't mess up the color code
+		const value = match.slice(1, -1).replace(/[|-]/, (delimiter) => `​${style.grey(delimiter)}​`);
+
+		return `${style.grey('[')}​${value}​${style.grey(']')}`;
+	});
+}
+/* eslint-enable no-irregular-whitespace */
+
+function curateMessageBody(rawBody, game, key, options) {
+	const body = options?.styleCommands ? styleCommands(rawBody) : rawBody;
+
+	if (options?.label === false || config.labels === false) {
+		return body;
+	}
+
+	return `${style.grey(`[${game.name || key}]`)} ${body}`;
+}
+
 async function getGames(bot, identifier) {
 	await initPoints(identifier);
 
@@ -91,7 +115,7 @@ async function getGames(bot, identifier) {
 		const game = require(`./games/${key.game || key}`); // eslint-disable-line global-require, import/no-dynamic-require
 
 		const sendMessage = (body, roomId, options, recipient) => {
-			const curatedBody = options?.label === false || config.labels === false ? body : `${style.grey(`[${game.name || key}]`)} ${body}`;
+			const curatedBody = curateMessageBody(body, game, key, options);
 
 			if (config.platform === 'irc') {
 				bot.client.say(roomId || recipient, curatedBody);
@@ -191,6 +215,14 @@ function onMessage(message, bot, games) {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		if (game && game.help && subcommand === 'help') {
+			game.sendMessage(game.help, room.id, { styleCommands: true });
+
+			if (game.blockHelp !== false) {
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (game && game.onCommand) {
 			if (user) {
 				user.points = points[game.key]?.[`${user.id}:${user.username}`] || 0;
@@ -205,6 +237,7 @@ function onMessage(message, bot, games) {
 				user,
 				room,
 				points: points[game.key] || {},
+				games,
 				logger,
 			});
 		}