Games for long distance couples
Video calls are fine for talking. These are for the nights you'd rather do something together. It all runs in the browser, in a private room for just the two of you, and you can still see and hear each other while you play.
Draw together
One page that you both draw on at the same time. Use a pen or a pencil, stick on a few stickers, and undo when it goes wrong. If you're stuck, there are prompts, like drawing each other's face in sixty seconds or the place you first met. The page is still there next time you open the room.
Guess my pick
You get a question, say “First dinner when you finally meet again. What are you wearing?”, with four answers. You pick yours, then guess what your partner picked. Both answers show up together, and you get a point for every time you read them right. There's a short timer, and a streak for when you both get it right in a row.
Two hands, one road
A small driving game. One of you can only steer left and the other can only steer right. You drive from your city to theirs, past rooftops and fields, dodging cones and cows and picking up hearts, and you have to get there before it gets dark. You can't do it without talking to each other, which is kind of the idea.
Colour together
Pick a page (a little house, two cups of chai, a mandala, a hot air balloon) and fill it in together. Tap a shape to colour it and it fills on their screen too. You can save the finished page.
A shared scrapbook
One page for the two of you. Drop in photos from the booth or your gallery, add notes, tape and stamps, and move things around together. It's saved on your two phones and nowhere else.
Our future flat
Plan the place you'll live in one day. Pick a room, drag in furniture, plants, a cat, write notes on the floor plan and pin photos of things you like. You both see changes as they happen.
Brain duel
The same puzzle shows up on both your phones at the same moment: a number pattern, a bit of maths in your head, an odd one out or an old riddle. You get a point for the right answer and another if you were quicker. Ten rounds, then a rematch, because whoever lost will want one.
A tiny escape room for two
You both missed the last train and got locked in an old railway waiting room. There are three locks, and each of you sees different clues: one has the departure board, the other has the ticket. Nobody can open a lock alone, so you end up describing things to each other a lot. It takes most couples ten to twenty minutes, and there are hints if you get stuck.
Questions
Do both of us need to download something?
No. Everything runs in the browser. One of you opens a room and sends the link, and the other just opens it.
Can we play while we're on a video call?
Yes. The room has its own video and voice, so you can see and hear each other while you play. You don't need another app open.
Does it work if one of us is on a phone and the other on a laptop?
Yes. Every game works on phones and laptops, and you can mix them.
Are the games free?
All of them, with no ads and no sign up. It's made by one person for couples who live apart.
Looking for things to do that aren't games? There's a list of long distance date ideas too.