Long distance isn’t the same. There, I said it.
The goodnight kisses get replaced by “goodnight” texts, dates turn into glitchy FaceTimes, and boredom? It creeps in fast. If you’re tired of the same “wyd” and “miss you” loop, this is your wake-up call.
Don’t you dare scroll past this.
I’m handing you 15 texting games that are flirty, hilarious, deep, and downright addictive. These aren’t lame “20 questions” you played in middle school.
These are connection-builders, boredom-killers, and intimacy-boosters made for real couples doing long distance. Whether you’re 300 miles or 3,000 miles apart, these games will make your phone feel like the hottest spot in your life.
Grab your person, lock in your phone, and let’s turn dead air into late-night laughter. Here we begin.
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Why Texting Games Are a Secret Weapon for LDR Couples?
Before we jump in, here’s why this matters. Texting games aren’t just “something to do.” They do 3 things most couples forget to fight for:
- Break the Routine: “How was your day?” gets old. Games create novelty, and novelty = dopamine. That’s science-backed bonding.
- Build Inside Jokes: The dumbest game today becomes the story you tell when you’re old. Shared laughter is glue.
- Reveal New Sides: You’ll learn how competitive, weird, romantic, or downright unhinged your partner is. That’s intimacy you can’t get from small talk.
Quick Ground Rules to Keep It Fun
- Set a vibe: Some games are spicy, some are deep. Check in with “You good with flirty tonight or keep it chill?”
- No score-keeping: Unless it’s part of the game. This is about connecting, not winning.
- Respect time zones: Don’t drop “Rapid Fire” at 2am their time unless they’re a night owl.
- Save the receipts: Screenshot the funniest answers. You’ll want them later.
Got it? Cool. Let’s play.
Texting Games for Long Distance Couples
1. Emoji Story Challenge
How to play: One person texts 5 random emojis. The other has to create a story using all 5, and it has to involve both of you. Then swap.
Why it kills boredom: It’s stupid, creative, and usually turns NSFW real fast if you let it.
Pro move: Set a theme. “Emojis, but make it our future vacation” or “Emojis, but it’s how we met in a parallel universe.”
Example:
You: 🥑 🚗 🐙 🎤 💍
Them: “We were driving to get avocado toast when a giant octopus stole your ring. You grabbed the mic from the car karaoke and sang it into giving the ring back. We got married anyway, avocados and all.”
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2. Would You Rather: LDR Edition
How to play: Take turns sending “Would you rather…” questions, but make them about your relationship.
Why it kills boredom: You learn preferences, limits, and dreams without a serious “talk.”
Steal these prompts:
- Would you rather teleport to me for 1 hour right now, or get a 12-hour date next month?
- Would you rather we only text for a week, or only video call for a week?
- Would you rather fall asleep on call every night, or send a 2-minute voice note every morning?
Pro move: After they answer, ask “why.” That’s where the gold is.
3. The 5-Minute Photo Duel
How to play: One person picks a category. You both get 5 minutes to send the best photo from your camera roll that fits. No cheating with Google.
Why it kills boredom: It’s fast, visual, and shows your daily life in a way texts don’t.
Category ideas: “Weirdest thing near you right now”, “Photo that screams ‘I miss you’”, “Pic that proves you’re a snack”, “Show me your view.”
Pro move: Loser owes a 10-second voice note saying why the other person’s pic won.
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4. Fill In the Blanks: Us Version
How to play: Send a sentence with blanks. They fill it in, then send you one back.
Why it kills boredom: It’s flirty mad-libs and you control how spicy it gets.
Starters to copy:
- “The next time I see you, I’m going to _ your _ while we ____.”
- “If we were in the same room right now, I’d be distracted by your _ and we’d never get to _.”
- “My favorite non-PG memory of us is when you _ and I _.”
Pro move: Save the best ones for your “Open When You Miss Me” note.
5. Two Truths and a Lie: Couples Cut
How to play: Classic game, but all 3 statements must be about your relationship, past dates, or future plans. One is fake.
Why it kills boredom: You’ll test how well you actually remember your moments.
Example:
“I think our third date was tacos. I still have the sweatshirt you left at my place. I low-key planned our first I-love-you for three weeks.”
Pro move: If they guess wrong, their “punishment” is sending a 15-second video telling you something they love about you.
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6. Song Association: Our Story
How to play: One person texts a word. The other has 1 minute to reply with a song lyric that has that word. If they fail, they owe you a dare.
Why it kills boredom: Music = emotions. You’ll build a playlist of “us” without trying.
LDR twist: Words should be relationship-themed: “distance”, “tonight”, “wait”, “home”, “flight”.
Pro move: Add every winning lyric to a shared Spotify playlist called “Texting Game Trophies.”
7. The Memory Detective
How to play: Describe a memory you two share, but leave out 3 key details. They have to guess what’s missing.
Why it kills boredom: Nostalgia is a powerful connector, especially when you can’t make new memories in person.
Example: “Remember when we _ at *** and you spilled *** on my shirt? I was mad for like 2 minutes until you _.”
Pro move: After 3 rounds, call each other and talk about the memory you missed most.
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8. Rapid Fire “Us or Them”
How to play: Send 10 quick “Who’s more likely to…” questions. They answer “Me”, “You”, or “Both”. Answer fast, no overthinking.
Why it kills boredom: It’s hilarious and exposes who you think you are as a couple.
Steal these:
Who’s more likely to?
- Fall asleep first on a call?
- Plan a surprise visit?
- Cry during a rom-com?
- Get us lost on a road trip?
- Text a double-text with no shame?
Pro move: Debate every “wrong” answer. The arguments are half the fun.
9. Truth or Dare: Voice Note Edition
How to play: Classic truth or dare, but only through voice notes. No text allowed. Dares have to be doable alone in your room.
Why it kills boredom: Hearing their voice, laughter, or nervous “uhhh” is 10x more intimate than text.
Truth ideas: “What’s one thing you’ve lied to me about to look cooler?” “What’s your most vivid fantasy about us?”
Dare ideas: “Send a 20-second impression of me,” “Whisper the last text I sent you like it’s a secret,” “Sing the chorus of ‘our song’ off-key.”
Pro move: Save the best voice notes in a folder called “Emergency Smile File.”
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10. The Fantasy Itinerary
How to play:
Take turns adding one line to build your dream date. Person A starts: “First, we land in Lisbon at sunset.” Person B adds: “Then we drop bags and sprint to the rooftop bar.” Keep going until someone says “The end.”
Why it kills boredom: You’re planning a future together, which fights off that “are we even real?” LDR spiral.
Pro move: Pick the best itinerary and price it out. Make it a real goal. A shared Google Doc with photos makes it hit harder.
11. Screenshot Roulette
How to play: Both of you open your photo gallery and screenshot the 7th pic. Send it. Explain the story. No deleting or skipping.
Why it kills boredom: It’s raw, unfiltered life. You’ll see memes, receipts, half-finished work, and embarrassing selfies.
Rules: If the pic is truly private, you get one “veto” per week. Use it wisely.
Pro move: If the screenshot is boring, the sender owes a “fun fact about today” to make up for it.
12. The Alphabet Date
How to play: Pick a letter. You both have to name: a city you’d visit, a food you’d eat, an activity you’d do, and something you’d whisper to each other… all starting with that letter.
Why it kills boredom: It’s structured but silly, and you’ll invent ridiculous combos.
Example for “M”: Madrid, mozzarella sticks, midnight museum tour, “Meet me under the moon.”
Pro move: Work through the whole alphabet over a month. On “Z” day, plan a real Zoom date to celebrate.
13. Keyword Story
How to play: One person texts a single random word. The other has to reply with a 2-3 sentence mini-story about your relationship using that word.
Why it kills boredom: It forces creativity and usually gets romantic or hilarious fast.
Word bank to start: Turbulence, pancake, secret, midnight, receipt, playlist, thunder.
Pro move: If the story is good, the keyword becomes your code word for the week. Text “pancake” and they know you’re thinking of that story.
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14. The “If We Were There” Game
How to play: Send a photo of where you are right now. The other person replies with what you two would be doing if you were there together at that exact moment.
Why it kills boredom: It inserts you into each other’s daily life and kills the “I can’t picture you here” feeling.
Example: You send a pic of your boring office desk. They reply: “If I was there, I’d be sitting on that desk, stealing your pen, and distracting you until HR called us out.”
Pro move: Do this once per day for a week. You’ll feel 10x more present in each other’s world.
15. 20 Questions: Spicy or Deep, You Pick
How to play: Think of a person, place, or thing. The other gets 20 yes/no questions to guess it. Loser picks: next game is “spicy” or “deep.”
Why it kills boredom: The stakes keep it interesting, and you control the vibe.
Spicy version: The “thing” has to be something in your bedroom.
Deep version: The “thing” has to be a memory, fear, or dream you have.
Pro move: First to 3 wins gets to choose the next virtual date activity, no complaints.
How to Keep Games from Getting Stale?
Games die when they become routine. Don’t do “Emoji Story” every night.
Here’s the fix:
- The 3x Rule: Play any game max 3 times a month. Scarcity = excitement.
- Theme Nights: Monday = Flirty, Wednesday = Nostalgia, Friday = Unhinged. Assign games to moods.
- Level Up: Add stakes. Loser sends DoorDash coffee. Winner gets to choose the next call’s “dress code.” Real consequences = real fun.
What to Do When One Person Hates Texting
Let’s be real.
Not everyone is a typing champ. If your partner’s replies are slow or dry, don’t force games.
- Swap the medium: Do Truth or Dare via 5-second videos. Do Photo Duel via Instagram DMs. Meet them where they are active.
- Async is okay: “You have 24 hours to send your Emoji Story.” No pressure to reply instantly.
- Quality > Quantity: One good game per week beats 7 half-hearted “wyd” texts. Pick Sunday night, both phones off, 30 minutes of just games. That’s it.
Red Flags: When Texting Games Replace Real Talk
Games are seasoning, not the whole meal.
Watch for these:
- You only connect through games: If you can’t have a boring, normal “how was work” chat without forcing a game, you’re avoiding intimacy.
- It’s always a competition: If someone’s keeping score or gets mad losing, pause. LDRs need teamwork, not ego.
- Big issues get meme’d away: Don’t use “Would You Rather” to dodge a talk about visits or trust. Games build bridges. They don’t replace repairs.
If any of that hits, call each other. Tonight. Games can wait.
What’s Next?
Distance is ruthless. It will try to turn your love story into a logistical chore. Your job? Fight back with intention.
You now have 15 weapons. Not just games, connection rituals. The couple that plays together stays excited about each other. Period.
Here’s your dead-simple weekly plan so you never say “we have nothing to talk about” again:
- Pick 2 games every Sunday for the week ahead. Screenshot this list.
- Schedule one 20-minute “game break”. Put it in your calendar like a real date.
- Create a shared album called “LDR Wins.” Drop every funny screenshot, voice note, and winning pic in there.
Boredom in an LDR isn’t a sign you’re failing. It’s a sign you’re human. But now you’ve got no excuse to stay bored.
So stop letting the miles mute you. Text your person “Game 3. You’re up. 5 minutes.” right now. Be bold. Be playful. Be the couple that other LDRs text about.
The distance is temporary. The memories you make tonight? Those are forever.
Now go win.
