In today’s society, marked by the spread of Covid-19 that forced the shift from a traditional face-to-face to a fully online setting, digital tools are becoming more and more essential to engage 21^st Century students in their classroom activities. In the context of ELT (English Language Teaching), Digital Game-Based Language Learning (DGBLL) has increasingly been shown to foster language development since its interactivity allows for the creation of a constructivist learning environment in which students do not experience feelings of stress and anxiety. This article aims to present the design, development, and testing of an original class-interactive storytelling game addressing EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Italian Secondary School students. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and submitted to statistical and Computer-assisted content analyses to triangulate and enhance findings. The results showed that DGBLL had positive effects on students’ language development and the enhancement of 21^st Century Skills, including critical thinking, engagement, collaboration, and the reduction of the fear of failure.

^{在当今社会，以 Covid-19 的传播为标志，迫使人们从传统的面对面转变为完全在线的环境，数字工具对于参与 21 st}变得越来越重要世纪学生在课堂活动中。在 ELT（英语语言教学）的背景下，基于数字游戏的语言学习 (DGBLL) 越来越多地被证明可以促进语言发展，因为它的交互性允许创建一个建构主义的学习环境，让学生不会感到压力和焦虑。本文旨在介绍针对 EFL（英语作为外语）意大利中学生的原创课堂互动讲故事游戏的设计、开发和测试。收集定量和定性数据并提交给统计和计算机辅助内容分析，以三角测量和增强结果。结果表明，DGBLL 对学生的语言发展和 21 ^st世纪技能，包括批判性思维、参与、协作和减少对失败的恐惧。