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I've found that students enjoy the idea of creating their own games so why not turn it into a more meaningful lesson tied to CCSS and 21st Century learning skills?

This article explains the characteristics of PBL.

Possible idea for an PBL in an English, History of AVID classroom. Focuses on the use of research, MLA and 21st century skills.

Quizlet - search ready made quizzes, create your own, assign classes, a variety of activities to practice/reinforce skills

At its core, PBL is focused on important knowledge and concepts derived from standards, and skills valuable for today's world, such as critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.

This seems like a great rubric for making the skill of collaboration more concrete for students. I could envision doing a self or peer assessment with it.

In this project students used three-dimensional geometry, calculus, physics, art, and woodworking skills to design, explain, and construct books, posters, chairs, and lamps people would actually want in their homes.

This project could easily be adapted to become more than it is. This project integrates written and oral language skills along with math to help students understand what makes a business successful. Kids are interested in making money, so why not let them come up with a business idea?

This study compared 7th and 8th graders' achievement between groups of students who engaged in project-based learning with those who did not. This study is based on Kolb's Experiential Learning Theory, a method of experiential learning that starts with observation and reflections that leads to abstract concepts that lead to new ideas and thinking (Cervantes et al., 2015). The learning cycle, pictured below helps students learn and practice 21st-century learning skills needed for both college and career. The groups that engaged in project-based learning outperformed the groups that did not engage in PBL in both STAAR reading and math tests(Cervantes et al., 2015).