FaceTime Games for Couples
15 prompts that use the camera rather than working around it.
15 questions · Free
Do your best impression of me and let me guess what I am doing.
One phone between the two of you — the card says whose turn it is.
About FaceTime Games for Couples
FaceTime games for couples are better when they use the camera rather than ignoring it. These 15 prompts are built around seeing each other — expressions, reactions, things held up to the lens — which is the one thing a video call has that a phone call does not.
Sample questions to get you started
- 1Do your best impression of me and let me guess what I am doing.
- 2Hold up the first thing you touch without looking.
- 3Show me your face when I say the word 'holiday'.
- 4Mirror whatever I do for thirty seconds.
- 5Show me three things you would take in a fire.
- 6Both make the face you make when you are pretending to be fine.
- 7Give me a tour of the room in thirty seconds.
- 8Show me a photo on your phone and let me guess when it was taken.
- 9Do the expression you make when I say something ridiculous.
- 10Hold up something that has a story and tell it.
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- 11Both count down and show the number of hours you slept on your fingers.
- 12Show me what you are drinking and rate it.
- 13Try to make me laugh in fifteen seconds with no words.
- 14Show me the last thing you bought that you regret.
- 15Both hold up a finger for every day until we see each other.
Tap the game above to play through all prompts.
How to play FaceTime Games for Couples
- Both open this page during the call.
- Take turns reading. Every prompt uses the camera somehow.
- React honestly — the reaction is the answer for most of these.
- Twenty minutes is plenty.
Why couples love this game
Most long distance games are question decks that would work equally well over text. Using the camera deliberately makes the call feel like being in a room together rather than like a longer message, and that is the whole reason to video call in the first place.
Tips to make it more fun
- Good light matters more than you would think.
- Prop the phone up so both hands are free.
- Screenshot the reactions.
- Do not let it turn into a normal call halfway through.
Frequently asked questions
What games can you play on FaceTime as a couple?
Ones that use the camera — impressions, show-me prompts, mirroring, reactions. Anything that would work equally well over text is wasting the video call.
How is this different from other long distance games?
Most long distance decks are question sets that would work by message. Every prompt here needs the camera, which is what makes the call feel like being in a room rather than a longer text.
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