Truth or Dare Over Text: Questions for Chats and Video Calls

Playing truth or dare when you are not in the same room

You do not need to share a couch to play. This page has truths that are easy to answer in a single message and dares made for screens: a voice note as a medieval knight, a message typed with your eyes closed, three objects of the same color held up to the camera. Use it one on one over text, in a group chat, or on a video call with friends who live far away. None of the dares ask anyone to post anything outside the conversation.

How to play over text

Pick a host. One person opens the page, taps Truth, Dare or Random, and pastes the card into the chat for whoever's turn it is.
Or everyone draws. On a video call, each player opens the page on their own screen, draws a card and reads it out.
Proof or it didn't happen. A dare counts once there is a voice note, a photo or a live demo on camera.
Sixty-second answers. Truths have to come back within a minute. Overthinking is against the rules.

All 32 truths and 32 dares

Truth

What is the last thing you took a screenshot of? Describe it, do not send it.
Which emoji describes you best?
How many browser tabs do you have open right now?
What is the last song you added to a playlist?
Who was the last person you called instead of texting?
What is your phone battery at right now? Be honest.
What is the most random photo in your camera roll? Describe it, do not send it.
What text from this week would you unsend if you could?
Which app would you delete if you really wanted to focus?
What are you wearing on your feet right now?
What is the strangest thing an algorithm has ever recommended to you?
Which notification do you always ignore?
What is your go-to reply when you do not know what to say?
What is the strangest voice note you have ever received?
What snack is closest to you right now?
Which app on your phone has the most unread notifications?
What video have you watched more than five times?
How long do you usually take to reply to a family member?
What is the oldest conversation still saved on your phone?
What show did you start but never finish?
What is your texting style: full sentences or zero punctuation?
What is your favorite reaction GIF?
What would you do if your phone died for a whole weekend?
If this chat had a mascot, what would it be?
Which friend sends the longest messages?
What is the most useful thing you have learned from a video online?
What time did you wake up today?
What are you procrastinating on right now?
Describe where you are sitting in exactly five words.
What do you wish people texted you about more often?
What is the last thing you bought for yourself just because?
Who in this chat would you trust to plan a surprise for you?

Dare

Send a voice note doing your best game show host intro.
Write your next three messages in rhyme.
Send a photo of the last book or magazine you touched.
Draw this chat's mascot in 60 seconds and send it.
Sign each message with a made-up title, like Duke of Snacks, until your next turn.
Send a voice note singing "Happy Birthday" to someone whose birthday is not today.
Write a two-sentence horror story about Mondays.
On video, report the news live from your couch like a TV anchor.
Send a 10-second voice note of an animal sound and let everyone guess.
Type a full sentence with your eyes closed and send it exactly as it comes out.
Spell your name with objects around you and send a photo.
Send a voice note narrating your surroundings like a sports commentator.
On camera, balance something soft on your head for 10 seconds.
Send the title of the movie about your life, as if it were on a poster.
Use only action descriptions like *waves dramatically* for your next two messages.
On video, show us your best dance move for 10 seconds.
Text the group a limerick about your dinner.
Send a photo of the strangest object within arm's reach.
Write a two-line review of your day like a restaurant critic.
On camera, do a slow-motion replay of a sneeze.
Send a voice note introducing yourself as a medieval knight.
Write your next message backward and let everyone decode it.
Hold up three things of the same color on camera.
Text the group your best dad joke.
On video, do 10 jumping jacks while counting in another language.
Make a letter shape with your hand, send a photo and let the others guess it.
Write a two-line poem for the last person who texted.
For one minute, reply to everything with "absolutely" and nothing else.
Draw a floor plan of your dream house and send it.
Send a voice note with tonight's weather forecast for your bedroom.
Describe your outfit as if you were on a red carpet.
Text a sincere compliment to everyone in the chat.

How it works

Gather the players
Sit in a circle and decide who starts. One phone in the middle is enough, or put the page on a TV.
Tap Truth or Dare
On your turn, tap Truth, Dare or Random. The card comes from this page’s list, and anyone can pass.
Pass the turn
Answer honestly or do the dare, then hand over to the next player. Prompts don’t repeat until the list is used up.

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Good manners for playing online

Tone gets lost in text. A joke that lands in person can sting in a message, so the truths here stay light, and none of the dares ask anyone to show something private.

What is sent in the game stays in the game. No forwarding screenshots, photos or voice notes to other chats.
Photos of objects, not places. When you play with people you do not know well, a mug beats a window view that gives away where you live.
On group video calls, set the order at the start or draw the next player with the random name picker to avoid awkward silences.

Questions

How do you play truth or dare over text?

Open this page, tap Truth, Dare or Random and paste the card into your chat. The other person answers in writing or sends proof of the dare.

Do the dares work on a video call?

Yes. They are done sitting at or near the screen: showing something to the camera, singing, acting, drawing or dancing for a few seconds.

Do any dares involve posting on social media?

Never. Every dare happens inside the game's conversation, with no profile changes and nothing posted publicly.

Is this truth or dare game free?

Yes. It is free, funded by ads, and needs no account or app. It works right in your browser.

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