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It has been criticized that the cultural contents of English education were too much focused on the culture of English speaking countries. As a way to integrate culture with language learning, it is recommended to utilize the culture comparison materials not limited to the Anglo-American culture as topics of language learning. This study aims to investigate the effect of comparing cultural content-based game activities on students’ intercultural competence. For this purpose, two types of game activities were implemented to two classes for 16 weeks. The data from the survey, in-depth interview, and teacher observation were collected and analyzed to find out the significant effect of the game integrated culture activities on students’ language skill, their culture knowledge, and affective aspects. It was found that students had balanced attitude toward both their own culture and the target culture. The result of the study showed that the experimental class had more positive effects on improving interest in English learning and culture learning. This indicated that it is necessary to try more diverse culture integrated approaches to enhance language learners’ intercultural competence.