Long Distance Couple Games: 15 to Play Tonight, on a Call or by Text

The best long distance couple games are the ones you can both see at the same moment: start a video call, then open a game that runs on two phones, like the "Play apart" rooms in Dirty Dice or a two-player couples app like Closerly. When a call isn't possible, switch to turn-based games and text games that wait for the other person. Below are 15 long distance couple games sorted by setup: on a video call, by text, turn by turn through the day, and spicy ones for later at night. Most are free, and five need no app at all.

Long distance couple games on a video call

A call is the closest thing to sitting on the same couch. The trick is a game that shows the same thing on both screens, so neither of you has to read cards out loud or share a screen.

1. Dirty Dice: Play apart rooms

Dirty Dice is the couples dice game: one die picks an action, the other picks where. Version 1.2 added Play apart. One of you opens the Apart tab and creates a room, then sends the six-character code or invite link (the code skips look-alike characters such as 0 and O, so it survives being read out over a call). Your partner joins on their own phone, and every roll lands on both screens at once. Rooms are free, and the guest plays whatever decks the host has unlocked.

Three of the 16 decks are free, and one is made for this: Long Distance, 40 dares written for video calls, such as "Palm flat to the camera, they match it with theirs" or "Say how many days until you see them, then describe the first hug, in detail." It starts sweet and gets flirtier as the night goes on. Play apart is in the Android app now and coming in the iPhone update. Want to try the dice first? Roll Dirty Dice online in the browser.

2. Closerly

Closerly is a couples app built for two phones. You pair once with an invite link or code, then play live on a call: Truth or Dare, This or That, Never Have I Ever, a "how well do you know me" quiz and a shared drawing canvas. Outside the games there is a daily question you both answer before the reveal, which gives you something to talk about even on busy days.

3. Gartic Phone

Free in the browser. One of you writes a sentence, the other draws it, then you guess what the drawing was. Built for groups, but two people on a call get the same chaos with less waiting.

4. A watch party with a drinking-game twist

Start the same film at the same second (count down on the call, or use the watch-party feature of your streaming service). Pick three things that happen a lot, such as someone says the title or a character lies, and agree a forfeit: a sip, a compliment or a truth.

5. Show and tell, in five minutes

Each of you has five minutes to find one object in your room with a story behind it. No app, no setup, and you will learn things about the other person you never thought to ask.

Long distance couple games to play by text

For time zones, lunch breaks and the hour before sleep. These work in any chat app and can run for hours with long gaps.

6. 20 questions

Think of a person, place or shared memory. Your partner gets 20 yes-or-no questions to guess it. Shared memories make it sweeter than celebrities.

7. Emoji story

Tell the story of your first date, or your next one, in emoji only. The other person translates it back. Wrong guesses are half the fun.

8. This or that, fast

Send two options, they answer in one word, then send two back. Beach or mountains, call or voice note, first trip to Paris or Tokyo. Keep it quick and it turns into a planning session for the next visit without trying.

9. Truth or dare over text

Truths travel well by text, and dares can be photos, voice notes or tiny missions ("send a picture of the view from where you are right now"). Our list of truth or dare for couples over text has ready-made cards from sweet to spicy.

Turn-based games you play through the day

These wait for the other person, which is exactly what long distance needs: a small thread that keeps going between calls.

10. Words With Friends

Scrabble-style and turn-based on Android and iPhone. Play a word before work, find their answer at lunch.

11. Chess

Chess.com and Lichess both let you challenge a friend for free, live or with a day per move. Good for couples who like a little rivalry.

12. The daily Wordle

Not a two-player game, but one of the most loved couple rituals: both play the day's puzzle and compare scores. Loser plans the next video date.

13. A couples quiz, one question a day

Send one question each morning and guess each other's answer before the reveal. Our couples quiz questions give you 60 to start with, from funny to deep.

Spicy long distance couple games (18+)

For later at night, when you both want more than small talk. Agree one rule first: either of you can skip a card at any time, no questions asked.

14. Dirty Dice, higher decks

The same Play apart room, switched from Long Distance to a hotter deck. Soft & Romantic and Foreplay Fun are free; the rest unlock with a one-time purchase on the host's phone, and the guest plays them too.

15. Silence Break on a call

Silence Break is a truth-or-touch game with five moods, from Cute & Fun to Passion. It runs on one phone, so on a call one of you reads and the other answers, then swap. All prompts are text only and never explicit.

How to make long distance game nights stick

• Put it in the calendar. A fixed night each week beats "we should play something sometime".
• Use earbuds. Whispers and voice dares land better, and nobody in the next room hears them.
• Mix live and turn-based. One live game a week plus one running all week keeps you connected across time zones.
• End with the next visit. Finish every game night by naming one thing you will do together when you meet.

For more two-player ideas, including games for the same couch, see couple games to play on phone.

Common questions

What games can long distance couples play online for free?
Dirty Dice Play apart rooms (free to create and join, with three free decks), Gartic Phone in the browser, chess on Chess.com or Lichess, Words With Friends, and no-app games like 20 questions, emoji story and this or that.

Can two people play Dirty Dice on different phones?
Yes. In version 1.2 and later, one partner creates a room on the Apart tab and shares the six-character code or link; the other joins on their own phone and both see every roll live. Play apart is on Android now and coming to iPhone in the next update.

What is a good long distance game for a video call?
One that shows the same thing on both screens, so nobody has to read cards aloud: a two-phone dice room, a couples app like Closerly, or a drawing game like Gartic Phone.

What can long distance couples do by text?
20 questions about shared memories, emoji stories, quick this-or-that rounds and truth or dare with photo or voice-note dares.

How often should long distance couples play games?
A fixed weekly game night plus one turn-based game running through the week works for most couples, especially across time zones.