Games for couples

20 side quests for couples

Not every adventure needs a passport. A side quest is a small mission you do together, usually in an hour or less, that makes an ordinary day feel a little like a story.

How to play

  1. Pick one small adventure to do together today.
  2. Adjust any cost, food, movement or location to suit you both.
  3. When you’ve done it, share your favorite moment from it.

Side quests

  1. The grocery swap: agree on a comfortable budget, then each pick a dessert you think the other has not tried. Check ingredients and dietary needs before tasting.
  2. Blind taste test: choose two foods you both know are safe for you. Taste with your eyes closed and invent extravagant review descriptions.
  3. Micro-exploration: on a walk, choose a safe turn you usually pass. Give one thing you discover a made-up landmark name.
  4. The five-photo hunt: together, find something tiny, something crooked, something bright, something old, and something unexpectedly beautiful.
  5. Living-room tourists: give each other a tour of your home as if it were a very unusual museum.
  6. The tiny playlist: each choose a song for a fictional road trip. Listen together and name your imaginary destination.
  7. One-color adventure: pick a color and find three things in that color nearby. Decide which deserves a prize.
  8. Snack restaurant: make a snack from what you have and write a wildly fancy menu description for it.
  9. The postcard: explore a nearby place you both enjoy and write one sentence you would send home from your grand expedition.
  10. Cloud casting: look out a window or sit somewhere comfortable. Cast the clouds, trees, or shadows as characters in a movie.
  11. Sunrise mission: set one alarm, take a warm drink outside and watch the sky change together.
  12. Library roulette: each pick a book for the other from a shelf you would never usually visit.
  13. Dream house window shopping: choose one thing from each shop you pass that would go in your imaginary home.
  14. Thrift store challenge: set a tiny budget and find each other the best ridiculous gift.
  15. Map game: close your eyes, point at a map of your town and go for a drink or snack near where your finger lands.
  16. Kitchen tower: use what’s in the cupboard to build the tallest stable tower you can in five minutes.
  17. Bench reviews: sit on three different benches on a walk and give each one a star rating.
  18. Tourists at home: visit a local landmark you’ve never actually been to and take one cheesy photo.
  19. Soundtrack walk: each make a three song playlist for a walk and swap halfway.
  20. Dessert crawl: share one small dessert from two or three places nearby and crown a winner.

Playing Side Quests in KinHarmony

Pick a small adventure to do together, or suggest another. When you’ve done it, either of you can mark it done. Adjust any cost, food, movement, or location to suit you both.