Truth or Drink
A two-player honesty game: answer the question or take a sip of whatever you are drinking.
What it's for: Go deeper than surface-level conversation without the awkward pauses.
Not in the app any more. Truth or Drink was part of an earlier version of Midnight. These rules work tonight with paper and a pen. The games in Midnight today: Would You Rather, Who's More Likely To, Red Flag / Green Flag, Blind Compatibility.
How to play Truth or Drink
- Pour drinks (anything works, including tea or water) and agree a penalty for non-drinkers.
- Take turns reading a question to your partner from the list on this page.
- Your partner answers honestly or takes the drink instead, no follow-up questions allowed.
- Swap roles every question so you both open up equally.
When to play it
Anniversary dinners, lazy hotel nights on trips, or anytime a relationship feels slightly stale and needs oxygen.
Who it's good for
Established couples Couples in therapy Anniversary nights
Sample prompts and questions
Prompts to start with. Add your own before you play; the best lists are the ones you write together.
- What's a fear you've never told me?
- Which of my habits do you secretly love?
- When did you know this was serious?
- What's one thing you'd change about our week?
- Which compliment from me meant the most?
- When did you last feel misunderstood by me?
- What's a boundary I could respect better?
- What do you want more of physically?
- Which of my friends do you like least — honestly?
- What's something small I do that drives you crazy?
How to get more out of Truth or Drink
Set the penalty before the first prompt
The drink is optional and always has been. Agree on the alternative first — a chore, a forfeit, or simply passing — so nobody feels pressured into drinking to avoid a question.
Swap roles every prompt
If one partner reads all the prompts, they end up interviewing the other. Alternating means you both spend the same amount of time answering, which is where the value is.
Start gentler than you think
The easy questions do more work than couples expect, and it is much easier to go deeper mid-game than to walk back a question that landed badly.
The mistake most couples make
Playing it late, tired, and several drinks in. Honest questions need enough energy to hear the answer properly; the round that felt profound at 1am is the one couples most often regret.
Frequently asked questions
Is Truth or Drink in the Midnight app?
Truth or Drink was part of an earlier version of Midnight and was retired in Midnight 5, which focuses on four games made for two: Would You Rather, Who's More Likely To, Red Flag, Green Flag and Blind Compatibility. The rules on this page work tonight with paper and a pen.
Do we have to drink alcohol to play?
No. Swap the drink for a sip of anything, a forfeit or a chore; the game works the same.
Can we skip a question?
Yes: taking the drink is the skip. Agree before you start that a skipped question is never asked again that night.
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Would You Rather
Impossible choices, revealing answers. You both pick in secret, then flip your answers together.
Who's More Likely To
Point the finger, lovingly. Each of you votes me or you in secret, then see if you agree.
Red Flag / Green Flag
Judge the cards, compare your verdicts. Find out which habits you both call a red flag.