Getting into the same session as someone you know — rather than being dropped in with strangers — is the part of Sky: Children of the Light that people actually search for. Here is the whole process, start to finish.
Before you start
You each need your own copy on your own phone. Sky: Children of the Light is on both the App Store and Google Play, so it does not matter which of you is on iPhone and which is on Android.
It is free to download, so there is no reason for one of you to hold off and watch over the other's shoulder.
Step by step
- Install it on both phones. Do this before you sit down to play — first-launch downloads are always bigger than you expect.
- Create or join the same co-op room. This is the step that connects the two of you rather than putting you in a public lobby.
- Team up and take on the levels together.
- Stay on a call while you set up the first time. Working out one game's friend system together takes five minutes; doing it over text takes half an hour.
When you cannot find each other
- Make sure you are both fully signed in, not playing as a guest — guest accounts are the most common reason a friend request never arrives.
- Check you have both got the app updated. A version gap can hide one of you from the other.
- Have the person creating the session send the invite rather than both of you searching at once.
- Restart the app on both phones before assuming something is broken.
Making Sky: Children of the Light work as a couple thing
Once the setup is done, the question becomes whether you keep playing. Sky: Children of the Light is built around playing with someone rather than beside them, and that shapes how to fit it into a week.
- Built for co-op, so you win and lose as a team.
- Great for tackling challenges together instead of competing.
- Works whether you are on the same couch or on a call.
The couples who keep a game going are almost always the ones who attached it to something — after dinner, on the commute, before bed. The game matters less than the slot.
Similar games worth having installed
- Genshin Impact — Genshin Impact is a gorgeous open-world action RPG with a vast world to explore and a huge cast of characters to collect.
- Spaceteam — Spaceteam is a frantic co-op party game where you shout absurd technobabble instructions at each other to keep your ship from falling apart.
- Soul Knight — Soul Knight is a fast pixel-art roguelike shooter with tight controls and a huge arsenal of weapons.
More of the same kind on our category page.
Where to go next
The games that last between two people are rarely the exciting ones. Our Flower Garden is our standing recommendation for exactly that reason: one garden, no timers, no way to fall behind.
- Can You Play Sky: Children of the Light on One Phone?
- Games Like Sky: Children of the Light to Play as a Couple
- Is Sky: Children of the Light Cross-Platform? iPhone & Android
- Is Sky: Children of the Light Multiplayer? How to Play It Together
- Our full list of the best mobile couple games
Frequently asked questions
- How do I play Sky: Children of the Light with my partner?
- Install Sky: Children of the Light on both phones, create or join the same co-op room, then start a session together. The friend step is what keeps you out of a public lobby.
- Can you play Sky: Children of the Light with friends as well as your partner?
- Yes — the same friend system that connects the two of you works for a wider group, so Sky: Children of the Light scales up on the nights you want company.
- Why can't my partner see me in Sky: Children of the Light?
- Usually one of you is signed in as a guest, or one copy of the app is out of date. Sign in properly on both phones, update both, then send the invite from one side rather than searching from both.
- Do we need to be in the same room to play Sky: Children of the Light?
- No. Sky: Children of the Light plays online, so the two of you can be anywhere as long as you both have a connection.
