Games for couples who are apart
12 games for video calls, phone calls and texts, with 36 prompts ready to send. Miles apart, same game.
The best long distance relationship games are simple ones that work through a screen or a chat: Would You Rather, Truth or Dare, Two Truths & One Lie, Rapid Fire, Never Have I Ever and This or That. Here are 12 games sorted by how you’re talking tonight: over FaceTime or a video call, over a phone call, or over text, each with 3 ready-to-use prompts (36 in total), word for word from the CoupleMoment app. All but one are free, and Would You Rather even plays live on two phones.
Would you rather lose all our photos together or all our text messages?
Over FaceTime
When you can see each other, play the games where faces give everything away.
The one game in CoupleMoment you can play live from two phones: invite your partner, you both pick, then see if you matched. Or open the deck on a video call and take turns reading.
Would you rather lose all our photos together or all our text messages?
Would you rather read my mind for a day or have me read yours?
Would you rather we met ten years earlier or ten years later?
Pick the truths and the dares that work through a screen: songs, impressions, a dramatic reading of your last text.
What song reminds you of me and why?
What was your first impression of me?
Do a dramatic reading of the last text message you sent.
Watch their face on camera while they tell you three things about the prompt. Spot the lie.
A place you've traveled to that surprised you
A hidden talent nobody knows about
A childhood hobby you've never told anyone about
One of you answers about the other. Keep score on screen and swap at halftime.
What's my favorite song right now?
What would my perfect day look like?
What makes me laugh the hardest?
Over the phone
No screen needed: one reads, one answers. Perfect for the walk home or bedtime.
No screen needed. One of you reads, the other has five seconds to answer. Great for a walk-home call.
What's your partner's go-to comfort food?
When did you first say 'I love you'?
If you could live anywhere in the world, where?
Read the start of a sentence and let them finish it. Hearing their voice on these is the whole point.
I can't wait for us to...
My heart skips a beat when you...
The next big adventure I want us to have is...
Agree or disagree, then defend it. A whole call can go by on one dishwasher debate.
Is it ever okay to watch the next episode of our show without the other person? Defend your answer.
If you accidentally see a spoiler for a show we both watch, do you tell me?
Who texts first after a fight, and why is it always me?
For the calls when you miss each other most: plan the life you’re working toward.
Where do you see us living in ten years?
What country do you most want us to explore together?
What is one thing about our future that excites you the most?
Over text
For busy days and different time zones. Send one, wait for the reply.
Send one line, they reply “I have” or “I haven’t” and the story behind it.
Never have I ever stayed awake all night talking to my partner
Never have I ever sent a text to the wrong person
Never have I ever booked a trip without planning anything
Text both options, wait for their pick, then send yours. Fastest game on this list.
Texting or Calling
Road trip or Fly there
Coffee or Tea
Drop one into the chat with no context. The reply is always worth it.
Would you fight a goose for me?
If we swapped bodies for a day, what's the first thing you'd do?
Who plays you in the movie about us?
Ask about a moment you shared, and send the photo when they answer.
What trip or adventure together stands out the most?
What is an inside joke of ours that always makes you laugh?
What song or movie always reminds you of a time we shared?
Every prompt is word for word from CoupleMoment: the Would You Rather, Hot Takes, Future Together, Silly Questions and Memories decks, and the Truth or Dare, Two Truths & One Lie, How Well Do You Know Me?, Rapid Fire, Finish My Sentence, Never Have I Ever and This or That games.
Make it a ritual
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FAQ
Long distance couples can play Would You Rather, Truth or Dare, Two Truths & One Lie and How Well Do You Know Me? on a video call, Rapid Fire, Finish My Sentence and Hot Takes on a phone call, and Never Have I Ever, This or That and silly questions over text.
In CoupleMoment, Would You Rather plays live on two phones: invite your partner, both pick, then see the answers together. The other games work on a video call: one person opens the game and reads.
Never Have I Ever, This or That and silly questions are the easiest over text, because each one is a single message and the reply can wait. Try “Never have I ever stayed awake all night talking to my partner.”
Eleven of the 12 are free in CoupleMoment, in your browser or on iPhone. How Well Do You Know Me? is a premium game with one free try. Premium is optional at $9.99/mo or $59.99/yr.
Open Would You Rather in CoupleMoment and invite your partner to play live from their phone. Free in your browser or on iPhone.
In the app: 10 free couple games and 11 free question decks. Would You Rather plays live on two phones.