🌙The Best Date Night Video Games
A good date-night game needs three things: it starts fast, it does not demand skill from both people, and it ends somewhere sensible before midnight.
These are our picks, split into co-op games you both control, story games where one plays and both decide, and short competitive games for a rematch culture.
Best co-op date night games
It Takes Two (2021)
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- Switch
The purpose-built two-player game, and only one of you needs a copy. Roughly four evenings from start to finish.
Overcooked! 2 (2018)
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- Switch
Short, funny and stressful in a way that is either great for a relationship or a genuine test. Levels take five minutes.
Unravel Two (2018)
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox
- Switch
Calm physics puzzles with no combat and a gorgeous soundtrack. The most low-stress option here.
Stardew Valley (2016)
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- Switch
A shared farm to return to weekly. Split screen works on every console and neither of you can lose.
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime (2015)
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox
- Switch
One ship, two people, six stations. It only works if you talk to each other, which is the point.
Story games to play together
Detroit: Become Human (2018)
- PC
- PS5
Branching choices with a flowchart after each chapter, so you can argue about what you missed. Passing the controller between scenes works well.
Life is Strange: True Colors (2021)
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- Switch
A short, warm mystery in a small town, with choices that suit discussion. Chapters run about ninety minutes.
What Remains of Edith Finch (2017)
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- Switch
Two hours, no combat, and a series of vignettes that will give you something to talk about afterwards.
Firewatch (2016)
- PC
- PS4
- Xbox
- Switch
A conversation-driven walk through a Wyoming forest. Perfect if one of you would rather watch than play.
Until Dawn (2015)
- PS5
- PC
A teen horror film where you both decide who lives. Pass-the-controller mode is built for exactly this.
Short competitive games for a rematch
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
- Switch
Three-minute races and enough item chaos that skill gaps disappear. The default rematch game.
Rocket League (2015)
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- Switch
Free, five minutes per match, and split screen out of the box. Easy to explain, impossible to master.
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (2020)
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- Switch
Two familiar puzzle games in one, with handicap options so an experienced player can still be beaten.
Jackbox Party Pack (2014)
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox
- Switch
Phone-based party games that work with two and scale up if friends arrive. No controllers required.
Street Fighter 6 (World Tour aside) (2023)
- PC
- PS5
- Xbox Series X|S
Modern controls let a complete beginner do special moves with one button, which makes a mixed-skill match genuinely close.
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