12 Long Distance Relationship Games

Before the call

• Pick a time that is not the end of a long day. Games need a bit of energy.
• Use a laptop if you can. Screen sharing and drawing are easier on a bigger screen.
• Set a prize. Something to collect on your next visit makes every point count.

The games

1. 1

   Screen-share trivia night

   One of you opens Spicy Trivia and shares the screen on the call. Read the questions aloud, the player at the keyboard taps the answers, and the wheel still decides rewards and dares. Dares that need touch become promises for the next visit.

2. 2

   How well do you know me?

   Each of you writes ten questions about yourself: your first concert, your comfort meal, your worst job. Swap and answer. Every wrong answer earns a forfeit, like singing the chorus of a song the other picks.

3. 3

   Watch-along with a twist

   Press play on the same film at the same time. Pick three trigger words or clichés before you start; whenever one appears, the first person to shout it wins a point. Loser plans the next movie night.

4. 4

   Draw it blind

   Describe a simple picture while your partner draws it without seeing the original. Hold the drawings up to the camera at the end. Switch roles. It is impossible to do this without laughing.

5. 5

   Twenty questions, couple edition

   Think of a memory you share: a place, a meal, a moment. Your partner has twenty yes-or-no questions to guess it. The memories you both forgot are the best part. Our 21 questions game works well here too.

6. 6

   Cook the same recipe

   Pick a recipe, buy the same ingredients, and cook it together on video. Rate each other's plating out of ten. Then eat dinner together, even if you are in different time zones and one of you calls it breakfast.

7. 7

   Would you rather, but for our future

   Ask would-you-rather questions about the next time you are together: beach or city, hotel or cabin, plan it or wing it. By the end of the call you will have half an itinerary.

8. 8

   Two truths and a lie

   Tell three stories from your week, one of them invented. Your partner guesses the lie. It keeps you up to date on each other's lives in a way that does not feel like a status report.

9. 9

   Playlist swap

   Each of you builds a five-song playlist for the other with a theme: songs that remind me of you, songs for a road trip, songs for later. Listen together and explain each pick.

10. 10

    Online board games

    Chess, word games, card games: plenty of free two-player versions run in the browser. Keep a running score across the whole month, with a prize to be collected in person.

11. 11

    The countdown challenge

    Make a list of things to do together on your next visit. Every call, each of you adds one idea and the other must guess who added which. Reading the full list the day before is its own reward.

12. 12

    Flirty truth or dare by text

    For the end of the night. Take turns sending truths and dares by message: a voice note saying something you miss, a photo of what you are wearing, a promise for next time. Keep it to what you are both comfortable with.

More ideas for your next call

Need material? Borrow from our questions to ask your boyfriend and questions to ask your girlfriend, play the 21 questions game, or save the deep questions for a quiet night.

Frequently asked questions

What games can long distance couples play online?

Quiz games, watch-alongs, drawing games, two truths and a lie, would you rather and online board games all work over a video call. Spicy Trivia also works if one partner shares the screen and reads the questions aloud.

How do you keep a long distance relationship fun?

Give calls a shape. A regular game night, a shared recipe or a watch-along turns a catch-up into a date. Mix light games with a few deeper questions, and keep a list of things to do when you are next together.

Are these games free?

Yes. Every game on this list needs only a video call and maybe a pen and paper. Spicy Trivia is free in the browser with no sign-up.