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15 Games to Play on Discord With Friends or Your Partner

Fifteen Discord-friendly games — share a Curio link, run trivia, or play verbal games while you talk.

Voice channel open, nobody knows what to do next? These games to play on Discord work with screen share, bots, browser links, or voice only — for friends and couples.

Below: 15 Discord games ranked by how little setup each needs.

Link & screen-share games (easiest)

  1. Curio — create room, paste link in chat, both open on phone or browser. Built-in chat if voice is awkward. Guide →
  2. Skribbl.io — share screen, draw, guess in voice.
  3. PlayingCards.io — share screen or play side by side.
  4. GeoGuessr — screen share the map.
  5. Jackbox — one purchase, everyone plays on phones.

Voice-only Discord games

  1. 20 questions — no screen needed.
  2. Would you rather — rapid fire in voice.
  3. Two truths and a lie — classic for reconnecting.
  4. Alphabet categories — "animals starting with M" — first answer wins.
  5. Story building — one sentence per person.

Discord bots & trivia

  1. Trivia bots — add a quiz bot, first typed answer scores.
  2. Music bot guessing — play a snippet, guess the song.
  3. Countdown challenge — "name five countries in ten seconds."

Couples on Discord

  1. Private call + Curio Duo — deeper prompts than Stranger mode.
  2. Date night stackvideo call games + flirty text ideas after.

Discord tip: Pin the Curio room link in the channel — stops "what was the link again?" mid-game.

FAQ: games to play on Discord

Do we need Nitro?

No for browser link games. Screen share quality may vary on free accounts.

Best game for two in a server?

Drop to DMs with a Curio link or play best friend games 1-on-1.

Create a Curio room — paste the link in Discord and play.

Try it free — two players, one link, no account.

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