Emoji Love Story
Tell it in emoji. Watch them get it completely wrong.
- Players
- 2+ players
- Length
- 10–25 min
- Cost
- Free · no signup
- Long distance
- Works long distance
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Tell it in emoji. Watch them get it completely wrong.
- Players
- 2+ players
- Length
- 10–25 min
- Intensity
- Sweet
Free · No signup · Nothing you answer is saved
How do you play Emoji Love Story?
Emoji Love Story has one partner convey a prompt — a memory, a film, their day — using only emoji, with no words, letters, or numbers. The other gets three guesses, plus one extra emoji as a hint. It works in person, on a call, or asynchronously over text.
How to play
- One of you draws a prompt and sends or shows the emoji.
- No words, no letters, no numbers.
- Your partner gets three guesses.
- One extra emoji is allowed as a hint after the second wrong guess.
- Reveal, laugh, swap.
Why couples love this game
Emoji are a genuinely terrible medium for anything specific, and watching someone try to convey "our worst argument" in six pictures is consistently funnier than any of the deliberately funny games here. It also works asynchronously, which almost nothing else does.
One of you gets a prompt and has to convey it using nothing but emoji. The other has to work out what it was.
It is a translation game, and the funny part is never the correct answer — it is the point where your partner confidently reads your six emoji as something wildly different from what you meant.
It works brilliantly over text, which makes it one of the best long-distance games here.
Example openings
- Our first date, in emoji.
- Your day today, in emoji.
- The last film we watched, in emoji.
- Our worst argument, in emoji.
- Your job, in emoji.
- The best holiday we have had, in emoji.
The full game has 20 of these, shuffled every time you play.
Who this game is best for
- Long distance and texting
- Groups
- Ten minutes on a call
- Couples who communicate largely in emoji anyway
Tips to make it better
- Six emoji maximum. Twenty emoji is not a puzzle, it is an essay.
- No words at all. That includes the letter emoji, which people always try.
- Over text it works perfectly — send the emoji and wait.
- Screenshot the best ones.
Frequently asked questions
How many emoji are you allowed?
Six at most. Beyond that it stops being a puzzle and becomes a wall of pictures nobody can parse.
Is this good for long distance?
It is one of the best here, because it works asynchronously — send the emoji and get the guess whenever they see it.
Can we use words as a hint?
No, and that includes the letter emoji. One extra emoji is the only hint available.