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One of the important methods in helping to carry out efficient rehabilitation processes and exercises is the use of games. The aim of this study is to identify the parameters necessary to design a successful rehabilitation game and the outcomes of using these games in upper limb disabilities rehabilitation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This scoping review was conducted by searching the Web of Science, PubMed, and Scopus. The eligibility criteria were: any form of game\u2010based upper limb rehabilitation, published in a peer\u2010reviewed journal, published in English, and not include articles that did not focus upper limb disabilities rehabilitation games, review, meta\u2010analysis, or conference papers. Analysis of collected data was done using descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The search strategy retrieved 537 relevant articles. Finally, after removing irrelevant and repetitive articles, 21 articles were included in this study. Among the six categories of diseases or complications of upper limb disabilities, games were mostly designed for stroke patients. Smart wearables, robots and telerehabilitation were three technologies that were used for rehabilitation along with games. Sports and shooters were the most used games for upper limb disability rehabilitation. Among 99 necessary parameters for designing and implementing a successful rehabilitation game in ten categories. \u201cIncreasing the patient's motivation to perform rehabilitation exercises\u201d, \u201cGame difficulty levels\u201d, \u201cEnjoying and the attractiveness of the game for patients\u201d, and \u201cProviding positive or negative audiovisual feedback\u201d were the most important parameters. \u201cImprovement in musculoskeletal performance\u201d and \u201cIncreasing users' enjoyment\/joy of therapeutic exercises and their motivation to perform these exercises\u201d were the most important positive outcomes, and \u201cMild discomfort such as nausea and dizziness when using games\u201d was the only negative outcome.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The successful design of a game according to the parameters identified in the present study can lead to an increase in the positive outcomes of using games in the rehabilitation of disabilities. 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