How to Enjoy Playing Video Games With Your Partner

Helpful tips to make the most of your gaming time together

At this point in the global pandemic, our options are wearing thin. We’re all looking for something new, or at least different, to occupy our hours. For many of us, probably more now than ever, that something is gaming. We want to involve our partners in what we love too, but how best to do it? A few simple questions and a bit of self-examination will have you on your way!

Which type of game?

There’s two goals here: enjoying gaming together, and not fighting about it. There’s really just two types of games, competitive (fighting each other) and cooperative (fighting everyone else together). Gamers are a passionate lot for the most part, and things can get heated, which isn’t good for anyone.

A good friend of mine has been playing games with her husband for years. I asked her what tips she had for couples who wanted to do the same. She knows they are both too competitive to play games against each other, so they only play games where they are on the same team.

If this describes you and your partner, you’ll likely want to look for games where you can be in the same party, contributing to a common goal.
Some role playing games allow this, with both…