Games to Play on FaceTime
Use the camera. That is the whole point of it.
- Players
- 2 players
- Length
- 15–40 min
- Cost
- Free · no signup
- Long distance
- Works long distance
Ready?
Use the camera. That is the whole point of it.
- Players
- 2 players
- Length
- 15–40 min
- Intensity
- Sweet
Free · No signup · Nothing you answer is saved
How do you play Games to Play on FaceTime?
Games to play on FaceTime should need the camera rather than just tolerate it — room tours, showing the last five photos, drawing each other from memory, and mirroring movements. One partner opens the game and reads the cards; the other never needs the link. Prop the phone up, because most require both hands.
How to play
- One of you opens the game and reads the cards out.
- Both do it — this is not one person performing.
- Prop the phone up. Half of these need both hands.
- Do not rush. A room tour can take fifteen minutes and should.
- The last card is not a joke. Do it.
Why couples love this game
Distance strips out the incidental — you stop seeing the mess, the fridge, the thing they have had since university. These cards put that back deliberately, and it is consistently the ordinary details rather than the conversation that make a call feel like being there.
Most long-distance games are really phone games with a camera left on by accident. If it would work equally well on a voice call, the video is doing nothing.
Everything here needs the camera. You are showing each other things, drawing, guessing expressions, and watching a reaction land in real time — which is the one thing distance takes away and video gives back.
One person opens the game and reads. The other never needs the link.
Example questions
- Show me the last five photos in your camera roll. All of them.
- Give me a full tour of the room you are in.
- Show me the most sentimental object within reach.
- Draw me from memory in sixty seconds. Hold it up.
- Show me what is in your fridge and defend it.
- Make the face you make when I am being annoying.
The full game has 22 of these, shuffled every time you play.
Who this game is best for
- The nightly video call
- Couples in different time zones with one good hour
- The stretch between visits
- Anyone whose calls have flattened into status updates
Tips to make it better
- Prop the phone against something. You will need your hands.
- The room tour and fridge cards sound trivial and are the best ones.
- Do not tidy first. The mess is the point.
- Games to Play on the Phone is the version for when video is not possible.
Frequently asked questions
What games can couples play on FaceTime?
Anything visual. Room tours, camera-roll reveals, drawing challenges and impressions all use the thing video actually adds. A question deck works on FaceTime but would work equally well on a voice call.
Do we both need the game open?
No. One person reads the cards out. There is nothing to sync and no room to join.
What if the connection is bad?
Switch to Games to Play on the Phone — that deck is built for voice only and needs no video at all.