Online games for long-distance couples

Long distance is not short on messaging — it is short on doing one thing together. Syncing a show is fiddly and most games are too hardcore, but there is a lighter option: AI-hosted online games that work for just two people.

Good for two

Cthulhu investigation: an atmospheric, tense horror case to work through slowly together. Details.

Lateral thinking soup: a 15-minute riddle to crack before bed. Details.

Storyteller: the AI writes and narrates an original story just for tonight, read aloud in a real voice. Details.

Share the room link and you are playing together. Start one tonight.