Good games to play with your boyfriend or girlfriend include Who Is More Likely To, How Well Do You Know Me and Draw My Face From Memory. All three start from one link, are free and take a few minutes. With no screen, This or That and Two Truths and a Lie do the job. This list has 18 games in all.
Some nights you want to do something together and neither of you wants to plan it. You've scrolled the streaming menu twice and dinner's done. A decent game takes a few minutes, gets you both laughing and tells you something new about the person next to you. The games here are sorted by how the evening is going: online from one link, talking with no screen, at home on the couch, or when only one of you has any energy left. Everything on the list is sweet or silly.
Games for couples compared
| Game | Players | What you need | Time | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who Is More Likely To | 2 | One link or one phone | 3 min | Any couple, any night |
| How Well Do You Know Me | 2 | One link or one phone | 4 min | New couples |
| Draw My Face From Memory | 2 | One link or one phone | 3 to 4 min | Couples who like to laugh at each other |
| Cheese or Font duel | 2 | One link or one phone | 2 min | Competitive couples |
| This or That | 2 | Nothing | 5 min | Walks and car rides |
| Would You Rather | 2 | Nothing | Open-ended | Dinner |
| Two Truths and a Lie | 2 | Nothing | 10 min | Finding stories you haven't heard |
| Rose, Bud, Thorn | 2 | Nothing | 10 min | The end of a long week |
| Hidden object race | 2, taking turns | One phone | 2 min each | The couch |
| The World Button | 1 or more | A phone each | 1 min | Zero-effort nights |
Online games to play with your boyfriend or girlfriend
These are browser games. One of you opens the game, presses Play online and texts the link. The other taps it and you're in the same room. There's no app and no sign-up, and they play the same whether you're across the couch or across the country.
Who Is More Likely To
Each round asks one question, like who is more likely to fall asleep in the middle of a movie, or who is more likely to adopt a pet without asking first. You both pick a name in secret and the answers flip at once. If you match, great. If you don't, one of you owes the other an explanation. A game of Who Is More Likely To is ten questions, about three minutes.
How Well Do You Know Me
One of you answers a question about yourself, like your karaoke move or what you'd do with $1,000 tonight, and the other tries to guess the answer. Then you trade places. It's a good early-dating game because you pick up real facts, and it's a reality check for couples who've been together for years. How Well Do You Know Me runs eight questions and ends with a match score.
Draw My Face From Memory
You get sixty seconds to draw your partner's face without looking at them. Both drawings then appear side by side, and each of you rates the portrait of yourself. Of everything on this list, it's the one most likely to end with somebody wheezing. Try Draw My Face From Memory and screenshot the results.
Quick trivia duels
If the two of you compete over everything, a short duel is the move. You answer the same questions on the same timer and compare scores. Cheese or Font asks whether names like Taleggio and Optima are cheeses or typefaces. Expect to score close to a coin flip, so it's a fun one to lose together.
For more two-player picks, browse our couple games. They're free to play, and when your partner joins from your link, the game doesn't count against their daily rounds.
Games to play with your girlfriend or boyfriend without a screen
These need only the two of you. Save them for walks, car rides, dinner, or lying in bed with the lights off.
This or That
Fire off quick choices: beach or mountains, pancakes or waffles, early bird or night owl. Go fast and don't explain. Afterward, go back and argue about the ones where you split.
Would You Rather
Keep it light ("Would you rather eat only breakfast food or only dessert for a year?") or use it to plan something ("Would you rather drive or fly on our next trip?"). With the second kind, you also walk away with a decision.
Two Truths and a Lie
Each of you says three things about your past, and one is made up. Even after years together, this can turn up a story you haven't heard, often one from middle school.
Rose, Bud, Thorn
It plays like a game even though nobody wins. You each share a rose (something good from the week), a bud (something you're looking forward to) and a thorn (something that was hard). It's a slow, easy way to close out a busy day.
The alphabet game, couple edition
Take turns going through the alphabet, naming something you love about each other or something you've done together for each letter. X is always a problem. Make something up.
Games to play at home on the couch
You're in the same room and want something with a bit more going on than talking.
Pass-the-phone games
Every game on our couples page has a Same device mode. The game covers each answer and tells you when to hand the phone over, so you can play on one screen without spoiling anything.
Charades, but only things you've watched together
Limit charades to movies and shows you've seen as a couple. It's tougher than regular charades, and it turns into a tour of your relationship by way of bad acting.
Hidden object race
Take turns on a timed seek-and-find game and compare scores. Find Your Keys Before the Ride Arrives is a good one, especially if one of you is known for losing keys in real life.
Cook-off with three ingredients
Each of you picks three things from the fridge for the other person to cook with. Ten-minute limit. Score on taste and on nerve.
Build a blanket fort
It isn't much of a game, but it's a good excuse to stay in.
Games to play when you're bored (or one of you is busy)
Sometimes only one of you has energy, or one of you is stuck at a desk. These take almost nothing.
- The World Button. Open The World Button on both phones and hold it at the same time. The counter shows how many people are holding with you. It takes no thought at all.
- Guess the song. One person hums, the other guesses. Works from the next room.
- Rate my outfit. One of you builds the worst outfit you can from the closet, and the other scores it out of ten.
- Beat my score. Play one round of a solo game and text the result. The other person plays when they get a minute.
If the boredom is happening over text, our guide to games to play over text has a longer list.
Online or at home: which games fit your night
- Early in the relationship: How Well Do You Know Me, Two Truths and a Lie, This or That. You learn a lot and it doesn't feel like an interview.
- Together for years: Who Is More Likely To and Draw My Face From Memory. You know each other well enough that the answers land.
- Competitive couples: trivia duels and timed seek-and-find races.
- Long distance: anything that starts from a link, played while you're on a video call. Our guide to long distance relationship games covers this in detail.
- Too tired to talk: Rose, Bud, Thorn, or holding a button together in silence.
How to make games with your partner a habit
Don't save games for anniversaries. Try a two-game rule: one quick game and one conversation game, back to back, and then stop while it's still fun. Twenty minutes covers it.
Trade off who picks. Keep a running score in your notes app if you're both competitive. And if a game turns into a real conversation, drop the game and have the conversation.
Games for couples FAQ
What are fun games to play with your boyfriend online?
Browser games that start from a link are the easiest, since one of you sends the link and you're both playing in seconds. Who Is More Likely To, How Well Do You Know Me and Draw My Face From Memory are three to start with.
What games can I play with my girlfriend without any app?
Would You Rather, This or That and Two Truths and a Lie need nothing at all. If you want something on a screen, browser games run without installing anything.
Are there free couple games we can play on one phone?
Yes. Each of our couples games has a Same device mode that covers answers between turns, so you can pass one phone back and forth.
What's a good game for a new relationship?
A guessing game where you learn about each other, such as How Well Do You Know Me or Two Truths and a Lie. They get you trading stories without a list of interview questions.
What games can you play with your partner when you're bored at home?
Try a hidden object race on one phone, charades limited to shows you've watched together, or a quick round of This or That. All three take under ten minutes and need no setup.
Want more to play together? Start with our full list of top free online games.