Communication is the key to developing and maintaining a healthy romantic relationship. When it’s a long-distance relationship, you have to find alternative ways to communicate, build trust and intimacy, and get to know each other.
We’re all probably guilty of taking our partner for granted. When you’re in the same location, you can make it up more easily. There’s always tomorrow or the weekends.
When you’re far apart, every second counts. You may only have a few weekends a year to see each other. The only time you have to talk to each other may be at the end of a hectic work day, if that.
When there’s distance, you not only have to find ways to keep things fresh and exciting, you have to find creative ways to do the things you’ve missed out on because you’re apart.
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35 Online Games for Long-distance Relationships
Here’s a list of online games for long distance couples that will keep you communicating and having fun in creative ways.
1. Among Us
Among Us is a game of survival. It takes place on an outer space headquarters, alien ship, or planet. You’re either an impostor or a crewmate.
Crewmates must locate all of the impostors, vote them off, and complete the tasks. Impostors must kill all the crewmates or prevent them from completing the tasks, and make sure no one leaves the location.
Among Us makes the list because it’s one of the most popular multiplayer video games, with over 90 million downloads. It became wildly popular after being streamed by influencers to millions of people during COVID-19 lockdowns.
This game was also chosen because players can play together even if they’re on different platforms. So, you can be a crewmate on your cell phone, while your significant other is a crewmate on his PC … or maybe he’s an impostor.
This convenience helps with some of the barriers that may prevent couples who are already facing the challenges of doing things together that long-distance relationships create. So, if your partner decides they must interact with you in some meaningful way at this very moment, and you’re shopping at the mall, just take a little break and have a seat in the food court, pull out your phone, and locate some impostors.
- Available on Android, iOS, Windows, Ninentendo Switch
2. Words With Friends 2
Words with Friends 2 is a word board game much like Scrabble, and a sequel to Words with Friends.
Over 57 million Words with Friends games are played worldwide. And the sequel is gaining popularity, too.
Because of thousands of requests from players daily to expand the vocabulary, 50,000 new words have been added to the Words with Friends 2 dictionary.
This game allows you to connect with your loved one on an intellectual, competitive, and fun level. Another thing making it ideal for this list is that it keeps track of past games and previous versions.
If you and your loved one need to take a break, your schedules aren’t always compatible, or you update to a new version, you can pick up where you left off. Couples will always be on the same page about who the real wordsmith has always been.
- Available on iOS and Android
3. Settlers of Catan
You compete to gather resources to build roads, settlements, and cities. Points are also gained by having the biggest army. This is a game of cooperation or the lack thereof, as players trade resources with one another to build and win points.
The Settlers of Catan game was chosen because of its competitive, strategic, and collaborative nature. It’s also fun to see all the things your loved one will do to win those 10 victory points.
Will they be selfish and cut you off from trading with them, or show you their love is unconditional, and give you some livestock to help you build towards your victory?
- Available on iOS, Android, Windows, PlayStation, Xbox
4. Really Bad Chess
I guess you could call this the remix. You play chess, but with randomized pieces and a rearranged board.
Really Bad Chess was chosen because it gives a fun twist to the original game, while keeping the same objective. It also allows you to see how your partner handles change and unpredictable situations.
The rearranged pieces prevent players from using typical opening moves, challenging you to think outside of the box. And, each time you play the game, it’s different.
- Available on iOS and Android
5. Trivia Crack
Trivia Crack makes the list because it combines the fun of trivia with getting to know your partner a little better. Find out who the trivia champ is when you choose questions from six different subject areas, including geography, history, and science.
Have fun with a little friendly competition. But be careful not to get addicted. This app has over 100 million downloads (maybe that’s why it’s called Trivia Crack.)
- Available on iOS and Android
6. Second Life
Create your avatars and buy property, or design your own rain forest in Second Life. Over 1 million users enjoy this virtual reality.
Learn your partner’s imagination as you build a world together.
This game is a favorite because it allows you and your mate to do everyday tasks together in a virtual world. You can keep it like real-life, or do some fantastical things, like fly and teleport yourself to different eras and make-believe lands.
Not to scare any of the partners away, but you can even get married in this virtual world.
- Available on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Classic Mac OS, Macintosh operating systems
7. Jackbox Games
If you’re looking for a variety of games, Jackbox Games is a good choice. Amongst the top choices in this exciting game pack are a few trivia-styled games you may enjoy, such as:
- You Don’t Know Jack
- Fibbage
- Guesspionage
- Trivia Murder Party
You Don’t Know Jack features unconventional questions, comical insults hurled by the host, and favorite types of questions like DisOrDat, making this trivia game a must-have.
Find out how well your significant other can lie, and how gullible you are. In the game appropriately named Fibbage, you’re asked questions about things you couldn’t possibly know. The objective is to make up a response that the other player will believe. This is a fun way to learn some tendencies your partner exhibits when not being completely honest.
Guesspionage asks you random questions about other people’s behavior. You earn points by guessing correctly what complete strangers may think or do.
Trivia Murder Party & Trivia Murder Party 2 combine trivia and suspense. You’ll laugh together as you attempt to answer questions and be the first to reach the door. This is a Saw-movie-inspired trivia match to the death.
Jackbox Games help you see your partner’s sense of humor, and gives you some insight into how your partner thinks, as well as how they judge others.
- Jackbox games are generally available on these devices: PlayStation, XBOX, Nintendo Switch, iPad, Epic Games, Mac App Store, Steam
8. Bomb Corp. (Jackbox Game)
After competing in trivia and Settlers of Catan, Bomb Corp. puts you and your partner back on the same team. Navigate through challenges and puzzles that take teamwork to master.
You may still end up dead, but at least you’ll enjoy being blown up together.
- Jackbox games are generally available on these devices: PlayStation, XBOX, Nintendo Switch, iPad, Epic Games, Mac App Store, Steam
9. Minecraft
Minecraft allows couples to work together to build, create, and go on adventures together. Build whatever you like in this world of blocks. You can also play in survival mode, where you’re competing with monsters to keep and use your resources.
Couples get to test their imaginations and work together.
- Available on PlayStation, Ninentendo, Xbox, iOS and Android
10. Spaceteam
If you want action-packed, here it is. See how long you and your partner or friends can fly a spaceship together before it bursts into flames. You shout instructions to the other player to drive the ship and avoid wormholes, asteroids, and other things that go bump in outer space.
Spaceteam is a favorite because of the collaboration needed to win. And really, it’s just fun.
Your fate is uncontrollable. You will blow up. But I think some resilience is fostered in your relationship as you enter into insanity, and try it again and again.
Spaceteam was also chosen because you can’t play alone. It’s a fun, friendly way to force interaction when you don’t want to be alone but want to avoid long, serious conversations.
- Available on Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows
11. Too Many Cooks
In Too Many Cooks, couples work together to run a fast-paced restaurant. Players take orders, prepare meals, and manage staff. You get to see how well you and your special someone might run a business together.
You also get to see how well your partner carries his own load. In this game, if you don’t like your job, you can pass it to another player. If you’re not playing with other couples, that means your lover might leave you holding the bag every time.
Use the situations and conflicts that arise during the game to start conversations that build your communication and other relationship skills.
- Available on iPhone and Android
12. Chess
After the Netflix hit “The Queen’s Gambit” first launched, 3.2 million new members joined Chess.com. The miniseries is making the age-old game of Chess popular. So, it seemed only fit to include the online version in this list.
Couples can sit and watch the miniseries together, then engage in some friendly Chess competition.
13. Roblox
With Roblox, you can create and share your own games, or play games that other people, just like you, created. You can even create and join chat groups.
The versatility of this gaming system, and the multitude of games you have access to, make Roblox ideal. Couples will never get bored.
- Available on Microsoft Windows, Android, Xbox One, iOS, Macintosh operating systems, Fire OS
14. 8-Ball Pool
It may just be plain ole pool transferred to an online platform, but it’s a way to hang out with your significant other — even though, really, you’re not.
I included this 8-Ball Pool game because it allows you to continue to do something you might normally do if you were physically together, although you’re apart.
Load up the game, pour some drinks, and pretend like you’re at your favorite night spot talking junk and challenging one another to see who’s the best. The game has been downloaded over 700,000,000 times.
- Available on iOS, Android, PC
15. A Way Out
You’re helping two prisoners escape. As the prisoners bond, your bond with your mate can get stronger, too.
A Way Out makes the list because you must be able to cooperate with your partner to help the prisoners find a way out. It builds communication and collaborative skills.
- Available on Xbox, PlayStation 4
16. Pogo Bowl
Pogo Bowl is bowling, folks. So you collect points by knocking down pins. But since it’s virtual, you can do cool things like unlock badges.
Since long-distance couples can’t go bowling together in the same physical location at the same time, Pogo Bowl brings the alley to you.
- Available on Windows and Mac
17. Human: Fall Flat
Human: Fall Flat is a physics-based puzzle where the objective is to escape, kind of like in a virtual escape room. The world you’re solving puzzles in is a surreal dream land. But the catch is that the character you’re helping to escape must abide by the same laws of physics as real humans.
Keep him from falling if you can. The Human: Fall Flat puzzle challenges couples to put their heads together and use their wit to win the game. Find out if great minds think alike.
- Available on Steam, PS4, Xbox, Ninentendo Switch
18. Don’t Starve Together
Couples find out how well they can survive in the wilderness together. Don’t Starve Together is a game with a collaborative approach that makes it an ideal choice for your next date night.
The objective is to make a plan to gather resources, brave the dangers and peculiar creatures, and survive the harsh environment of the strange world in Don’t Starve Together.
- Available on PlayStation 4, macOS, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Linux
19. Geoguessr
Geoguessr is a fun way to both travel with your partner and test your geographical skills — all without having to pack a back or leave the room.
You’re dropped on a street-view panoramic map. Your task is to find clues and guess where you are in the world. The added feature of being able to create your own rules also makes Geoguessr a great collaborative experience.
- Available on iOS and Android
20. Overwatch
Overwatch and Overwatch 2 allows couples to decide to either work together to win, or to compete. It’s a great opportunity to see how the sum of your strengths – combined as a couple – match up against your individual strengths.
Choose a superhero character and become part of a team of six who then battle another team of six in this futuristic virtuality.
- Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox, Ninentendo Switch
21. Mario Kart Tour
Mario Kart Tour makes the list because it allows couples to travel together, while apart — with a twist. You race each other in karts, and enjoy the fun and play of hurling objects at each other. Who wants to win fair and square, anyway?
- Available on iOS and Android
22. Exploding Kittens
What kind of luck do you have? Players pick a card and hope they don’t draw the exploding kitten. This card game is like playing Russian Roulette.
Exploding Kittens allows you to try and defuse the bombs, if you’d like. But I think it’s only fair to warn you: Your chances of winning are mostly based on luck.
This game is ideal for couples trying to squeeze in a little quality time. Games last about 5-10 minutes. So, in between chores, during a lunch break, or right before bed, compare your luck with your significant other’s.
Well… maybe not before bed. You don’t want any nightmares of exploding kittens to spoil your intimate late-night call.
- Available on iOS and Android
23. iPassion
Now, this is the type of trivia I like! While other trivia games may introduce a little horror or sex to shake things up, this one is completely devoted to the bedroom. Quiz questions help you reveal your sexual do’s, don’ts, and fantasies.
Don’t worry about feeling shy, or like the “cat got your tongue.” In case you can’t come up with your own, iPassion gives you multiple-choice answers to choose from. So, if you like, you can blame some of your kinky characteristics on the game.
This game was also chosen because of the video chat feature. Couples can get downright dirty.
Your evening can get kinky, exotic, or just plain X-rated. These questions are the perfect prelude to a night of naked show-n-tell to keep your long-distance relationship interesting.
- Available on Android and iOS
24. World of Warcraft
One reason World of Warcraft was chosen for this list is because it allows you to voice chat during the game. I also loved that you and your partner can get to know a whole other community together.
But the real reason I chose it is because, if you’ve ever secretly wanted to participate in a raid, you and your partner can do that and more.
You’ll enjoy socializing and working together with communities in the land of Azeroth. And when you’re ready for a vacation, you can explore fantastical beaches and jungles.
After reading about couples who met their significant others while playing this game, I knew it had to be on this list.
More than 12 million subscribers can’t be wrong. This online game is one of the highest ranked in its genre in the world.
- Available on macOS, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems
25. RuneScape
Similar to World of Warcraft but not quite as advanced, RuneScape is another role-playing experience. Choose your own path, and master 28 skills to develop your character in this mystical world.
RuneScape is a great way for couples to do activities that build them as a team and individually. It’s a great metaphor for the growth of a healthy relationship.
- Available on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Java, Android, iOS, Linux, Macintosh operating systems
26. Draw Something
One reason this game was chosen is because of its lovey-dovey potential. You draw something, then send it to your mate for them to guess the meaning. Think of all the sweet, romantic things you can design.
Draw Something tests how well you know your partner, and helps you get to know how they think.
Another plus is that players can guess on their own time. So, if you have conflicting schedules, you can still play the same game together, but when it’s most convenient for you.
And, of course, I saved the best reason for last. Draw Something is a great opportunity for a little long-distance sexing.
Imagine all the things you could draw, and the sexual connotations you could attach. Or, think of how funny it would be to hear the sexual connotations your partner assigns to your perfectly innocent drawing.
This game has over 7 billion drawings, and is the most popular game of its type in the App Store.
- Available on Android, iOS, Windows Phone
27. Play Together
Play Together gives couples a few chances to get over a defeat and pick themselves back up again. Its colorful setting is definitely enchanting. It includes several mini-games. You’re able to play with others from all over the world, so couples can meet new people together.
There are so many activities to choose from neither you nor your mate will ever complain about being bored. Earn money with your partner, acquire pets, or go on a hot air balloon ride.
If you want a game that is vividly entertaining and challenging, and gives you a chance to do real-life tasks and adventures in a virtual land, you and your partner will definitely want to load up this game and play together.
This is also a favorite due to the chat feature. But be careful about airing your dirty laundry. Everyone else in the game can see your messages.
- Available on iOS and Android
28. Tabletopia
Similar to Roblox, this simulator allows you to create your own games. It’s on the list because the possibilities are endless for what types of games you can create and play.
Or, you can opt to play some of the games that are included, like those that let you role-play, or use your strategic skills. You’ll find familiar favorites like Chess and Dominoes, too. Tabletopia has over 2000 games.
- Available on Android, Microsoft Windows, macOS
29. Golf Battle
Miniature golf, anyone? The objective, of course, is to get as many balls into as many holes as you can, in a short amount of time.
See who advances up the levels the fastest. As the terrain changes, so does the game.
Golf Battle allows you to do some old-fashioned date night stuff even though you’re apart.
You can even meet new people together as you play with people around the world.
- Available on iOS and Android
30. Overcooked
In Overcooked, you must work together to keep the customers happy. The objective is to cook and deliver their desired orders to your patrons, before they change their minds and head out of the door for another restaurant.
This game makes the list because the chaotic environment allows couples to see how well they work under pressure individually and as a couple.
- Available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows
31. Gottman Card Deck
Inspired by the Gottman Institute’s The Art and Science Workshops, this app gives suggestions to improve your communication, and other statements and questions to initiate conversation. Because the Gottman Card Deck is a research-based approach, it’s a must-have, fun way for couples to connect and grow.
- Available on iOS and Android
32. Honi
Honi quizzes you about your partner. It’s on this list because it allows you to get to know each other better.
If you want to get a little risque, this card game will help you do it. It includes sexual positions, fantasies, and dares.
Push your relationship to the limits. How far are you willing to go to keep things hot and spicy? You can even create your own “Would you rather?” questions and dares.
With Honi, you can send notifications to your significant other, and use the Honi Calendar to keep up with virtual date nights. Even better, use the calendar to mark the next time you’ll see each other in person.
- Available on iOS and Android
33. Reality Squared Games
Also called R2 or R2 Games, this gaming site gives you plenty of choices. Although some are browser-based, you can find games to download to your phone. Choose from games filled with adventure, to those that require strategy.
Couples can work together to fight monsters and collect valuables in League of Angels. Download Reality Squared Games to your Android mobile for an exciting night of battle and acquisition.
- Available on iOS and Android
34. Sila Games
Another gaming system, Sila makes the list because it gives couples a chance to sample a little of everything. Find out how much you have in common with your partner by seeing which games each of you prefer.
If you like nature and saving the world, you’ll enjoy the adventurous, role-playing game, Kwaan. You and your significant other gather resources and establish an ecosystem to help a community care for Kwaan, their revered tree.
Sila also has a virtual reality store. It’s actually the first in the world. You and your mate can shop for games together and find out if great minds think alike.
- Available on PC, Mac, Android, iOS
35. Couple Game
Long distance relationship games that build and strengthen couples are always a favorite. Find out how well you know each other by answering quiz questions about your partner’s favorites, including their preferred food, music, and hobbies. It even gets a little spicy, asking romantic questions about kissing and intimacy.
Just remember to have fun. Don’t get too upset if he doesn’t know your favorite holiday or movie. The Couple Game was also chosen because it not only lets you know how well you know each other, but gives you an opportunity to learn even more about your mate.
- Available on iOS and Android
Question & Answer FAQs
Q: What if a game doesn’t have a chat or video feature, and is better played locally?
A: Some games may have an Internet mode or app that allows you to chat in the game. If not, you can still play with your partner and use a conference platform like Zoom or Skype. As a matter of fact, it may even be more fun, because you can actually see your lovey-dovey.
Q: I’ve been playing some of these games for a while. Are there any updates?
A: Yes. Many of these games have sequels, updates, and enhancements.
Q: Sometimes we do a virtual couples night or play with family and friends. Can some of these games host more players than what’s listed?
A: Yes. Some games have extensions to increase the number of players.
