What are the best games for couples? It’s a good question. For gamers, playing games with their partner is one of the best ways to spend time together. It certainly is for me and my better half. You play cute little adventures together, tear the track up in some racers, or kick each other’s ass in a fighter.
Not all games have multiplayer options, but you can still enjoy solo adventures together. There’s nothing like backseat gaming with Castlevania games, Mega Man games, and Tomb Raider games to keep things interesting in your relationship. If you’re the backseat gamer, maybe avoid offering advice if your partner is playing a game like Dark Souls; let them rage in peace!
Here are the best games for couples on Switch and mobile:
Pokémon Go – mobile
Pokémon Go is so good for couples that some even get engaged while playing it. You all know how this game works; you need to go outside and catch some ‘mon. As you wander about, you encounter them from all generations (though not every Pokémon is in the mobile game yet, given there are more than 1,000 at this point).
Not only do you get some much-needed exercise with this creature capture game, but you also get to spend some quality time with your loved one. It’s great! If you play together, you can exchange resources by giving each other gifts, boost the numbers while in a Pokémon Go raid, enjoy the Pokémon Go events together, and just have a grand old time trying to catch ‘em all.
It Takes Two – Switch
If you want to try It Takes Two, you have no choice but to play with someone, so why not try it with your partner? In fact, it might be quite apt given the story revolves around a couple. Mind you, it’s not exactly the happiest of relationships, with the main characters Cody and May getting ready for a divorce, which has a very negative impact on their daughter Rose.
Unfortunately for the quibbling pair, they find themselves trapped in their daughter’s dolls after she plays with them and pretends to repair her parent’s relationship. Together, May and Cody need to complete a series of levels to return to their normal bodies. There are a lot of different gameplay mechanics to consider, though they all come together to form different puzzles for you to solve. One example is that in one level May can replicate herself while Cody can rewind time.
There’s a heartwarming story at the center of It Takes Two, we gave it a nine for a reason in our It Takes Two review. We can also tell you what the best games like It Takes Two are if it has you hankering for more cooperative experiences.
The Sims Mobile
What better way to plan your future together than with The Sims Mobile? You can each get into the career you want, work your way up the ranks, and grow from living in a teeny rundown house to a massive mansion – you may as well do that here as the average Joe doesn’t get to live in a mansion in real life, though I wish that wasn’t the case.
You can also have a little virtual family together; the pair of you can get married, have babies, and live that perfect, idyllic life. You may also catch your partner mid-woohoo with Deirdre from next door; it’s swings and roundabouts, but hey, at least it makes a change from being mad because they cheated on you in a dream.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Switch
Ever want to knock your partner into the middle of next week? Like, you love them and all that jazz, but sometimes they just grind your gears and need an ass whooping. Enter Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It’s time to do battle as you fight to knock each other out of the arena while beating the ever-loving hell out of some popular video game characters.
Each character has a different fighting style, weapon, and attacks. If you don’t know which one to use, our Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tier list can help – after all, you need to use the best to ensure you get bragging rights. All jokes aside, it’s one of the best Switch fighting games and is sure to make for an enjoyable date night, so long as there are no sore losers in the relationship.
Stardew Valley – Switch and mobile
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