Games for Boyfriend and Girlfriend
Whatever stage you are at, something here fits.
The games worth playing change a lot depending on how long you have been together. Three weeks in, a question about where you will live in ten years is not charming. Three years in, "what is your favourite colour" is not a game.
This page sorts by stage rather than by mood, so you can skip straight to the ones calibrated for wherever you actually are.
What are games for boyfriend and girlfriend?
Games for boyfriend and girlfriend work best when matched to how long you have been together. New couples suit New Relationship Questions and This or That; a few months in suits Truth or Dare and Never Have I Ever; longer relationships suit How Well Do You Know Your Partner and Deep Questions.
Start with these
- Flirty
Truth or Dare
The game everyone knows, rewritten for two people who already like each other.
15–30 minFlirtyWorks long distance - Flirty
Never Have I Ever
Both of you answer every card. The interesting part is when only one of you does.
15–25 minFlirtyWorks long distance - Sweet
Would You Rather
Impossible choices that somehow turn into a forty-minute argument about your relationship.
10–25 minFunnyWorks long distance - Sweet
How Well Do You Know Your Partner?
Guess your partner's answer before they reveal it. Keep score. Be humbled.
15–25 minGet to KnowWorks long distance - Sweet
New Relationship Questions
For the first few months. Real questions that do not assume a future you have not discussed.
20–35 minNew CouplesWorks long distance - Sweet
This or That
Rapid-fire either/or with no explaining. The speed is what makes it honest.
5–15 minFunnyWorks long distance - Sweet
Most Likely To
Read the card, both point. The fun is entirely in the disagreements.
10–20 minFunnyWorks long distance - Flirty
Flirty Questions
Suggestive without being explicit. The questions that make the evening go slower, in a good way.
10–25 minFlirtyWorks long distance
Just started dating
Past small talk without assuming a future neither of you has mentioned. Nothing here needs a shared history.
- Sweet
New Relationship Questions
For the first few months. Real questions that do not assume a future you have not discussed.
20–35 minNew CouplesWorks long distance - Sweet
Two Truths and a Lie
The classic bluffing game, with categories that make it hard even after ten years together.
15–30 minFunnyWorks long distance - Sweet
This or That
Rapid-fire either/or with no explaining. The speed is what makes it honest.
5–15 minFunnyWorks long distance - Sweet
Green Flag or Red Flag
Judge a list of behaviours. The ones you disagree on are the interesting ones.
15–25 minDeepWorks long distance
A few months in
You know the basics. These push a bit further without going heavy.
- Flirty
Never Have I Ever
Both of you answer every card. The interesting part is when only one of you does.
15–25 minFlirtyWorks long distance - Flirty
Truth or Dare
The game everyone knows, rewritten for two people who already like each other.
15–30 minFlirtyWorks long distance - Sweet
Favourites Quiz
Forty favourites, guessed and revealed. The easiest partner quiz to start with.
15–25 minGet to KnowWorks long distance - Flirty
Flirty Questions
Suggestive without being explicit. The questions that make the evening go slower, in a good way.
10–25 minFlirtyWorks long distance
Together a while
For couples who have already answered all the easy questions and need new ones rather than new rules.
- Sweet
How Well Do You Know Your Partner?
Guess your partner's answer before they reveal it. Keep score. Be humbled.
15–25 minGet to KnowWorks long distance - Sweet
Deep Questions for Couples
Slow, honest questions with no right answers. The pauses are the point.
25–45 minDeepWorks long distance - Flirty
Couple Confessions
The wanting you have both been sitting on. One-night amnesty. Nothing that starts a fight.
15–25 minFlirtyWorks long distance - Sweet
Guess My Answer
Open questions with no factual answer — you are guessing their opinion, not their birthday.
20–30 minGet to KnowWorks long distance
When you just want to laugh
No stage requirement. These work on week two and year twelve.
- Sweet
Most Likely To
Read the card, both point. The fun is entirely in the disagreements.
10–20 minFunnyWorks long distance - Sweet
5 Second Rule
Name three things in five seconds. Watching your partner panic is the entire product.
10–20 minFunnyWorks long distance - Sweet
Try Not to Laugh
Keep a straight face while your partner does everything in their power. You will not.
10–20 minFunnyWorks long distance - Sweet
Couple Superlatives
Hand out absurd awards to each other. Most likely to be arrested, best at pretending to listen.
10–20 minFunnyWorks long distance
Frequently asked questions
What games can I play with my boyfriend or girlfriend?
Truth or Dare and Would You Rather are the two everyone already knows the rules to, which makes them the easiest to suggest. If you want to actually learn something, How Well Do You Know Your Partner turns it into a score.
What if we just started dating?
Start with New Relationship Questions or This or That. Both get past small talk without assuming a shared history or a future you have not discussed.
Can we play these apart?
Most of them, yes. Look for the 🌍 marker, which means the game works over a call or text with no changes.