# Games for long distance couples: 15 games to play online, over text or on a video call > 15 games for long distance couples to play online, over text or on video: couples quizzes, would you rather, truth or dare, word games and co-op games. Mostly free. - URL: https://coupleroom.app/en/blog/games-for-long-distance-couples - Language: en - Published: 2026-10-28 - Updated: 2026-10-28 - Tags: long distance, couples games, app for couples ## Summary - The best online games for long distance couples are the ones that make you talk, not just score points. - Over text: 21 questions, this or that, would you rather. On video: truth or dare, the newlywed game, drawing and word games. Same time, two phones: a couples quiz app. - Most of the games below are free and need nothing but your phones. Long distance relationships rarely run out of love. They run out of things to do together. A video call with nothing planned turns into “so… what did you have for lunch”, and that is where games help: they give the call a shape and something to laugh about. Here are fifteen games for long distance couples, sorted by how you are connected: over text, on a video call, or on two phones at the same time. ## Games to play over text 1. **21 questions.** Send one question at a time, from light to deep, and both answer before the next. Use our [21 questions for couples](/en/questions-for-couples/21-questions-for-couples), which are already in the right order. 2. **This or that.** Two options, answer in three seconds. Fast, works in a five-minute break. [This or that questions for couples](/en/questions-for-couples/this-or-that-questions-for-couples) shows how other couples picked. 3. **Would you rather.** The slower version: bigger dilemmas, longer answers. [Would you rather for couples](/en/questions-for-couples/would-you-rather-questions-for-couples) has real vote results to compare against. 4. **Two truths and a lie.** Each of you sends three facts about your week; the other guesses the lie. 5. **Story chain.** One sentence each, building a story together over a day. It gets absurd fast. ## Games to play on a video call 1. **Truth or dare.** Pick dares that work on camera: impressions, a made-up language, a two-minute dance. [Truth or dare for couples](/en/questions-for-couples/truth-or-dare-questions-for-couples) has ten that need no props. 2. **The newlywed game.** One answers, the other guesses first. [Newlywed game questions](/en/questions-for-couples/newlywed-game-questions) come with scoring rules. 3. **Pictionary in the browser.** Free drawing-and-guessing sites such as skribbl.io let you open a private room for two. 4. **Codenames online.** The official free online version runs in the browser; it is better with two couples, but works as a two-player puzzle. 5. **Watch-and-guess.** Start the same movie at the same time, pause at a random moment, and both predict what happens next. ## Games to play on two phones at the same time 1. **A couples quiz.** Both answer questions about the two of you on your own phone, then compare. Try the free [couples quiz](/en/questions-for-couples/couples-quiz-questions) together on a call. 2. **Perfect Match in coupleroom.** The newlywed game on two phones: you answer about yourself and guess your partner’s answers, and the app scores it. 3. **The weekly Dilemma.** Vote separately, see each other’s pick, then see how every other couple voted. 4. **Word games.** Turn-based word apps such as Words With Friends are made for playing at different times of day. 5. **A co-op video game.** If you both game, a cozy co-op game you can play online together gives you a shared world to come back to every week. ## How to make game night work across time zones - Pick a fixed night, even if it is only thirty minutes. A standing date beats a spontaneous one that never happens. - Use asynchronous games (text games, turn-based apps, Remote Mode in coupleroom) for the days your schedules do not overlap. - End with a question, not a score. The game is the warm-up; the conversation afterwards is the date. More ideas for the nights you do not want to play: [long distance date ideas](/en/blog/long-distance-date-ideas) and [apps for long distance couples](/en/blog/apps-for-long-distance-couples). ### What games can long distance couples play online for free? Over text: 21 questions, this or that and would you rather. On video: truth or dare, the newlywed game, browser Pictionary such as skribbl.io and the official Codenames online. All of them are free. ### What is a good app for long distance couples to play games? Coupleroom has games that work across two phones, including a couples quiz, Perfect Match and a weekly Dilemma, and Remote Mode for questions you answer at different times. ### How often should long distance couples have a game night? Once a week is a good rhythm. Keep it short enough that neither of you dreads it, and fill the other days with quick text games. --- Your next date night is in your pocket: 2,500+ questions, five games for couples and a date idea generator. Question of the Day is waiting. https://coupleroom.app/