Lightspeed Dating

Lightspeed Dating is a social deduction game for 4–8 players, set on a dating show in a future where a shapeshifting alien tries to pass as one of the contestants. Five bachelors from around the galaxy have been brought together and face two choices: understand one another or die. Players use voice chat to judge whether their conversation partners are who they claim to be.

Read your opponents

An AI-powered voice filter makes players’ voices almost entirely unrecognizable. Each round pairs players in one-on-one rooms. One player takes the role of a shapeshifting monster, disguises themselves as a friend and tries to imitate that person’s speech patterns and opinions. The others examine their partner’s “realness,” paying attention to word choices, opinions and mannerisms.

Convince and investigate

You need to persuade your partner that you are the person you are impersonating, while also showing that you are sincerely evaluating their identity. Different strategies can lead to victory, but success calls for acting, quick thinking and confidence. The game is intended to be played with friends or acquaintances and requires at least four people; there is no public matchmaking.

Replayable content

Rounds vary, and the game includes several question packs in the Deluxe version, designed for different kinds of friend groups.