- #1 Wingspan
97% matchVery Positive94% of 12,053 reviews2020
Dev: Monster Couch
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
Why similar: Board Game 29.8%, Nature 18.9%, Tabletop 9.9%, Strategy 7.8%, Relaxing 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Like Cascadia, this game features a beautiful nature theme and engine-building mechanics that reward careful planning and synergy.
- #2 Dorfromantik
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,653 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Why similar: Board Game 46%, Puzzle 15.9%, Strategy 13.1%, Relaxing 12.6%, Resource Management 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This peaceful building strategy game shares the core tile-placement and nature-focused puzzle mechanics that make Cascadia so satisfying.
- #3 Quilts and Cats of Calico
96% matchVery Positive93% of 590 reviews2024
Dev: Monster Couch
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Quilts and Cats of Calico is a wholesome, award-winning complex puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. Meet adorable cats and sew the coziest quilts. Compete with other players in multiplayer mode, play solo, or delve into the story of a quilter sewing their way through the city of cats.
Why similar: Board Game 29.8%, Nature 18.7%, Tabletop 10.6%, Puzzle 8.7%, Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on pattern-matching and tile-placement puzzles that mirror the spatial challenges found in Cascadia.
- #4 Terra Nil
95% matchVery Positive87% of 8,852 reviews2023
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.
Why similar: Nature 37.1%, Strategy 13.3%, Puzzle 11.9%, Relaxing 11.5%, Resource Management 7%
Why You'll Like It: This reverse city-builder focuses on restoring nature to a barren landscape, matching the ecological themes of Cascadia.
- #5 Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics
94% matchVery Positive84% of 2,801 reviews2017
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award winning game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The player can then decide to place one of his followers, called Meeples.
Why similar: Board Game 44.4%, Tabletop 14.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Puzzle 8.5%, Top-Down 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive tile-placement game that serves as a foundational experience for the genre Cascadia inhabits.
- #6 Patchwork
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In the long-awaited digital adaptation of Uwe Rosenberg's Patchwork, players patch their way to victory using fabric pieces of assorted sizes, colors, and buttons.
Why similar: Board Game 69.7%, Strategy 30.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, highly-regarded tile-placement puzzle game that requires careful resource management and spatial awareness.
- #7 Sagrada
93% matchVery Positive94% of 443 reviews2020
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A game of dice drafting and window crafting.
Why similar: Board Game 33.8%, Tabletop 13%, Abstract 9.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, logic-based puzzle game that uses dice-drafting to create intricate patterns, appealing to fans of Cascadia's aesthetic.
- #8 ISLANDERS
92% matchVery Positive94% of 16,788 reviews2019
Dev: Coatsink
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
Why similar: Relaxing 28.9%, Strategy 24.6%, Puzzle 22.7%, Colorful 9%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, relaxing city-builder that uses tile-placement mechanics to create beautiful, sprawling landscapes.
- #9 Everdell
91% matchVery Positive90% of 735 reviews2022
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Harvest resources to build a village of woodland critters in this adaptation of the award-winning tabletop board game!
Why similar: Board Game 42.7%, Tabletop 15.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Cute 8.8%, Colorful 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, nature-themed board game that combines worker placement with engine building for a relaxing yet deep experience.
- #10 Ark Nova
89% matchVery Positive94% of 917 reviews2025
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Plan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects in an acclaimed strategy board game.
Why similar: Board Game 42.3%, Strategy 16.5%, Tabletop 10.5%, PvP 9%, PvE 8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, nature-themed strategy game that offers a more complex take on the ecosystem-building genre.
- #11 Root
90% matchVery Positive90% of 5,597 reviews2020
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!
Why similar: Board Game 37.2%, Tabletop 13.4%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 10.5% ★, Strategy 9.6%, Cute 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly strategic board game that, while more complex, shares the charming, nature-inspired art style of Cascadia.
- #12 Preserve
88% matchVery Positive93% of 789 reviews2025
Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Grindstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Preserve is a relaxing puzzle nature-building game in which you flourish a vibrant ecosystem by cleverly placing plants and animals to create a perfect symbiosis to your liking.
Why similar: Board Game 34.4%, Nature 26.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Strategy 9.6%, Cute 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing puzzle game centered on nature restoration and tile-based ecosystem building.
- #13 Railroad Ink Challenge
89% matchVery Positive82% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: Horrible Guild
Windows · Mac
The critically acclaimed roll and write game that is all about connections. Plan your routes, connect the exits around your board, expand your transportation system, and reach networking nirvana! Play solo to beat your own best scores, or challenge players from all over the world!
Why similar: Board Game 32.6%, Tabletop 12.2%, Top-Down 10.2%, Puzzle 10%, PvP 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy tile-placement game where you connect routes to build an efficient network, much like building an ecosystem.
- #14 Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,100 reviews2021
Dev: Broken Arms Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Winemaking could be your best adventure. Make the best wine interacting with soil and nature and take your winery to the top. Your beautiful journey into the winemaking tradition starts now.
Why similar: Agriculture 25.2% ★, Board Game 20.7%, Nature 15.2%, Strategy 8.9%, Colorful 7%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, management-focused strategy game that rewards careful planning and patience.
- #15 TerraScape
84% matchVery Positive89% of 2,250 reviews2024
Dev: Bitfall StudiosPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy, medieval City-Puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.
Why similar: Board Game 42.6%, Puzzle 12.9%, Resource Management 11.5%, Strategy 11.5%, PvP 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing city-builder that uses deck-based tile placement to create unique, procedurally generated landscapes.
- #16 Potion Explosion
86% matchVery Positive85% of 265 reviews2018
Dev: Studio ClangorePub: Horrible Guild
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The official adaptation of Potion Explosion, the award-winning puzzle board game. Explode ingredients, trigger chain reactions and gather it all in your caldron to craft powerful mixtures with wacky effects! May the best wizard win!
Why similar: Board Game 70.4%, Strategy 29.6%
Why You'll Like It: A satisfying, puzzle-driven board game that focuses on matching and resource management.
- #17 Townscaper
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,651 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: Nature 37.3%, Relaxing 18.6%, Cute 16.8%, Colorful 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A purely relaxing, experimental building game that focuses on the joy of creating colorful, organic structures.
- #18 Terraforming Mars
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 7,258 reviews2018
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 32.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The taming of the Red Planet has begun! Corporations are competing to transform Mars into a habitable planet by spending vast resources and using innovative technology to raise temperature, create a breathable atmosphere, and make oceans of water.
Why similar: Board Game 54.1%, Tabletop 18.5%, Strategy 15.3%, PvP 8.2%, Local Multiplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic board game adaptation that focuses on transforming a planet, appealing to fans of ecological strategy.
- #19 Tsuro - The Game of The Path
85% matchVery Positive93% of 162 reviews2020
Dev: Thunderbox Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relax with this beautiful, Zen board game. Play with friends, AI, or simply enjoy the solo experience. It's like a holiday for your mind...
Why similar: Board Game 38.7%, Tabletop 14%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.7% ★, Puzzle 11%, Strategy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, elegant tile-placement game that focuses on creating paths, much like the spatial puzzles in Cascadia.
- #20 Barrage
83% matchVery Positive80% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Cranio LabPub: Cranio Creations
Windows · Mac
Embrace the technological evolution and build up your hydroelectric empire in Barrage, a turn-based strategy game where players compete to build majestic dams, exploit the power of running water, and bring their faction to victory!
Why similar: Board Game 23.3%, Tabletop 19.7%, Strategy 18.6%, Resource Management 11.7%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 10.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: A complex, resource-management board game that rewards long-term planning and spatial strategy.
- #21 Mystic Vale
82% matchVery Positive89% of 469 reviews2019
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Are you ready to lead your druidic clan and cleanse the Valley of Life? Mystic Vale is a stunning digital version of the Origins award-winning AEG card game. Debuting the unique Card Crafting System, players take turns building powerful combos in order to stop the curse. Play online or local hotseat.
Why similar: Board Game 48.4%, Tabletop 15.3%, Strategy 14.1%, PvP 8.6%, Colorful 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A card-crafting game that offers a unique, satisfying way to build your deck over time.
- #22 Power Grid
82% matchMixed54% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Brettspielwelt GmbH
Windows · Mac
Dive into the world of the energy industry with the Power Grid app, designed by award-winning author Friedemann Friese.
Why similar: Board Game 40.9%, Strategy 17.6%, Tabletop 14.1%, Top-Down 9.9%, PvP 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic strategy board game that focuses on network building and resource management.
- #23 Gnome Jigsaw Puzzles
81% matchVery Positive96% of 138 reviews2021
Dev: Boogygames Studios
Windows
Embark on a magical journey with Gnome Jigsaw Puzzles. Piece together captivating scenes of gnomes, enchanting landscapes, and hidden treasures. Enjoy the relaxing gameplay, unlock bonus puzzles, and immerse yourself in the whimsical world of jigsaw adventure.
Why similar: Board Game 34.5%, Nature 26.3%, Puzzle 12.3%, Strategy 8.5%, Relaxing 6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, nature-themed puzzle game that provides a relaxing experience similar to Cascadia.
- #24 Oceans
81% matchMixed64% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: North Star Games
Windows · Mac
Adapt your Species to survive and thrive in the Oceans depths in this turn-based strategy game based on the hit board game Oceans.
Why similar: Board Game 37.3%, Nature 18.7%, Tabletop 14.1%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 14% ★, Strategy 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A nature-themed strategy game that explores the evolution of marine life through card-based mechanics.
- #25 Nature Game System
79% matchVery Positive85% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: North Star Digital GamesPub: North Star Games
Windows · Mac
Now includes Jurassic, Flight, and Arctic Tundra! Adapt your species to survive where food is scarce and predators lurk at every turn. Easy to learn, but offering lots of strategic depth, Nature is a modular game system from the designer of the award-winning Evolution series.
Why similar: Board Game 27.7%, Nature 20.2%, Tabletop 9.4%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 8.6% ★, Strategy 8%
- #26 Dune: Imperium
78% matchVery Positive94% of 4,414 reviews2024
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.
Why similar: Board Game 50.4%, Tabletop 16.3%, Strategy 14.2%, Top-Down 14%, PvE 5.1%
- #27 Evolution Board Game
80% matchVery Positive84% of 450 reviews2019
Dev: North Star Digital StudiosPub: North Star Games
Windows · Mac
Predators lurk, food is scarce, you must adapt - or go extinct. Evolve your species to survive and dominate as you explore the campaign or go head-to-head with the skill-based matchmaker.
Why similar: Board Game 44.8%, Tabletop 16.7%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 16.5% ★, Strategy 10.6%, PvP 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A nature-themed strategy game where you adapt species to survive, sharing the ecological focus of Cascadia.
- #28 Gaia Project
79% matchVery Positive80% of 363 reviews2021
Dev: DIGIDICED
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gaia Project is the digital adaptation of the boardgame Gaia Project created by Helge Ostertag and Jens Drögemüller and published by "Feuerland Verlag". It is a 1-4 player strategy game. It plays in the same universe as Terra Mystica and continues the adventure in the far future.
Why similar: Board Game 50.9%, Strategy 14.9%, PvP 13.1%, Resource Management 7.9%, Tabletop 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, strategic board game that focuses on terraforming and expansion in a sci-fi setting.
- #29 BioEden
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Broken Arms GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Step into a cozy management journey as a Keeper and bring life back to a world quietly waiting to be healed. Craft the perfect biome for dozens of wonderful animal species and use your ingenuity to restore your planet, one ecosystem at a time.
Why similar: Nature 42.6%, Resource Management 14.8%, Relaxing 11%, Strategy 9.8%, Colorful 7.7%
- #30 Kingdomino
77% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Meeple Corp
Windows · Mac
Kingdomino is a cosy 1-4 player tile-laying strategy game of kingdom building. Place colorful dominoes, match terrains, and crown your lands to create the most prosperous realm. Simple to learn yet deeply strategic game perfect for quick sessions, solo challenges, or competitive multiplayer.
Why similar: Board Game 37%, Tabletop 12.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Puzzle 9%, Relaxing 8.9%
- #31 Armello
77% matchVery Positive82% of 16,067 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Why similar: Board Game 47.1%, Tabletop 14.9%, PvP 12.5%, Strategy 11.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #32 Dominion
75% matchVery Positive87% of 2,278 reviews2024
Dev: Temple Gates Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
Why similar: Board Game 37%, Agriculture 28.2% ★, Tabletop 13.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 7.1% ★
- #33 Small World
78% matchMixed68% of 1,519 reviews2013
Dev: Days of Wonder
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CONTROL FANTASY RACES, SET OFF TO CONQUER NEW LANDS, OVERTHROW YOUR ENEMIES AND CLAIM THE VICTORY! In this digital adaptation of the legendary board game, dive into a world inhabited by whimsical fantasy races.
Why similar: Board Game 58.8%, Tabletop 15.6%, Strategy 11.7%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 6.4% ★, PvP 2.9%
- #34 Through the Ages
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,347 reviews2018
Dev: CGE Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Legendary board game classic from award winning designer Vlaada Chvátil
Why similar: Board Game 38%, Tabletop 14.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Tactical 8.9%, Resource Management 8.6%
- #35 Just Go
73% matchVery Positive93% of 3,341 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Amateur
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
You will experience from absolute Novice to Top Go player, and show your talents in major Go leagues! The game also includes notable Go matches in history for you to explore. The full-dubbing tutorial for beginners will let you appreciate the charm of Go!
Why similar: Board Game 41.9%, Strategy 12.7%, Tactical 10.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Tabletop 8.4%
- #36 Stone Age: Digital Edition
74% matchVery Positive83% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Discover Stone Age, the digital adaptation of the classic worker-placement board game. Roll dice, place Meeples wisely, and use tools to influence your luck. Compete for resources and outsmart your opponents in a race to become the most prosperous leader of the age!
Why similar: Board Game 36.4%, Nature 15.2%, Tabletop 13.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Colorful 8.1%
- #37 EVERDAWN
72% matchVery Positive98% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: SOLIDS Studio
Windows
EVERDAWN is a relaxing tile-based puzzle game where every placement shapes a living, evolving world. Stack scoring systems, combine biomes, unlock new and powerful Wonder tiles, and collect adorable Michis, little creatures that provide extra tiles.
Why similar: Board Game 43.9%, Puzzle 18.2%, Strategy 16.3%, Relaxing 13.5%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #38 Zen World
72% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Cartboard Games
Windows
Zen World is a strategy game that can be as relaxing as you want it to be. Build a calm and colorful landscape with hexagonal tiles, matching their borders to each other, collect valuable boxes, and explore the tech tree.
Why similar: Board Game 39.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Strategy 11.9%, Resource Management 10.6%, Relaxing 10.2%
- #39 Ticket to Ride®
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,181 reviews2023
Dev: Marmalade Game Studio Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Discover a fresh adaptation of the iconic, multi-award-winning board game. Play against fellow fans around the world, or take on state-of-the-art AI opponents. Build a railway empire, claim routes and dominate your competitors on the leaderboards in this fan-favourite modern classic!
Why similar: Board Game 38.4%, Tabletop 14.6%, Strategy 10.8%, PvP 10.5%, Resource Management 10.4%
- #40 Puzzline
73% matchVery Positive99% of 191 reviews2022
Dev: Aineko Games
Windows · Mac
Puzzline is a 2-4 player board game connecting cards like a puzzle! Each card has a unique effect. Play them strategically and get the victory! Online play is also supported!
Why similar: Board Game 44%, Tabletop 16.6%, Strategy 13%, Puzzle 10.3%, Top-Down 8.3%
- #41 Clank!
71% matchVery Positive92% of 589 reviews2024
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Burgle your way to adventure in the award-winning board game!
Why similar: Board Game 40.2%, Tabletop 14.6%, Strategy 11.9%, Top-Down 10.5%, Colorful 7.8%
- #42 Cat Chess
69% matchVery Positive87% of 492 reviews2026
Dev: Capricia LabsPub: Capricia Productions
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Play the ancient and thrilling game of Chess but with... cats! Lead your furry friends to the Purrfect battle of brains and whiskers!
Why similar: Board Game 42.8%, Tabletop 18.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Cute 13.1%, Colorful 11.8%
- #43 The Conquest of Go
68% matchVery Positive94% of 593 reviews2025
Dev: Wolfey Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world.
Why similar: Board Game 30.4%, Tabletop 11.6%, Tactical 10.4%, Top-Down 9.9%, Strategy 8.7%
- #44 Tokaido
74% matchMixed68% of 159 reviews2017
Dev: FunforgePub: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Discover the digital adaptation of Tokaido, the board game phenomenon!
Why similar: Board Game 38.9%, Tabletop 14.5%, PvP 10%, Relaxing 9.1%, Colorful 7.6%
- #45 No Time to Relax
70% matchVery Positive92% of 2,919 reviews2019
Dev: Porcelain Fortress
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
No Time to Relax is a life simulation game where up to 4 players online or locally compete against each other in the ultimate game of life.
Why similar: Board Game 45.7%, Strategy 11.2%, Tabletop 10.7%, Cute 8.2%, Relaxing 7.4%
- #46 Mosaica: Arboreal
68% matchVery Positive82% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: RymPow
Windows · Linux
Relaxing Forest Clicker. Play as a sprite, solving puzzles with unique abilities. Experience an atmospheric woodland aesthetic and a calming environmental tone. It is a rewarding journey from casual clicking to strategic mastery.
Why similar: Nature 39.8%, Puzzle 17%, Colorful 13.1%, Relaxing 12.6%, Resource Management 11.4%
- #47 Nurikabe World
67% matchVery Positive100% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: Hemisquare
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nurikabe World is a relaxing logic puzzle game where you solve puzzles by creating islands and connecting rivers to create beautiful sceneries. Experience different landscapes and seasons, solve puzzle campaigns and create your own levels.
Why similar: Nature 35.1%, Puzzle 17.5%, Strategy 16.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #48 Galaxy Trucker: Extended Edition
70% matchVery Positive90% of 240 reviews2019
Dev: CGE Digital
Windows · Mac
Sign up to be a galaxy trucker today! An adaptation of Vlaada Chvátil’s award-winning board game is now on Steam. Already includes the ALIEN TECHNOLOGIES expansion!
Why similar: Board Game 35.2%, Tabletop 13.2%, Strategy 9.4%, Cute 6.5%, Colorful 6.4%
- #49 Tents and Trees
67% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Frozax Games
Windows
Think strategically to place tents in the peaceful universe of Tents and Trees, a chill puzzle game with Picross vibes!
Why similar: Nature 33.3%, Puzzle 17.1%, Cute 13.4%, Relaxing 13%, Colorful 11.4%
- #50 Terra Mystica
71% matchMixed62% of 270 reviews2017
Dev: DIGIDICED
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a world of fantasy, called Terra Mystica, 14 races are fighting together or individually against their opponents to gain power and territory. Using their resources smartly and terraforming wisely to gain supremacy and lead their own settlers to victory.
Why similar: Board Game 51.7%, Tabletop 21.8%, Strategy 18.3%, Atmospheric 4.3%, 2D 4%
- #51 Fortune Avenue
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Binogure Studio 🐺
Windows · Linux
A competitive board game where players vote to shape their destiny. Transform caravans into 5-star hotels, collect wonders, and earn bounties for bankrupting opponents. Use airports to outmaneuver rivals, organize World Cups to multiply your rent. Can you turn your empire into a global monopoly?
Why similar: Board Game 48.2%, Tabletop 18%, PvP 12.3%, Strategy 10.4%, Colorful 7.5%
- #52 Triple Town
69% matchVery Positive92% of 825 reviews2012
Dev: Spry Fox
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Triple Town is an award-winning original puzzle game in which you try to grow the greatest possible city. The larger the city you build, the more points you score. You build your city by matching three or more game-pieces: combine three grasses to make a bush, three bushes to make a tree...
Why similar: Strategy 43.4%, Puzzle 39.4%, Cute 17.2%
- #53 WhaleGameOnline
67% matchVery Positive92% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: NekokujiraLab
Windows
Can You Make a Whale?It's a delightful game where you connect cute sea creatures to make them grow bigger.Single Player and Multiplayer Modes!There are both a single-player mode and a multiplayer mode for competing with friends and rivals from around the world.
Why similar: Puzzle 22.8%, Strategy 18%, PvP 18%, Cute 11.6%, 2D 9%
- #54 Growth
66% matchVery Positive90% of 334 reviews2023
Dev: VoodooDuckPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Growth is a cozy, hexagonal-grid based soft-strategy game. Explore and populate a procedurally generated world by utilizing unique abilities of animals. Growth blends the beauty of cozy exploration with challenging navigation around obstacles.
Why similar: Strategy 27.6%, Puzzle 24.9%, Nature 24.4%, Relaxing 18.1%, 2D 5%
- #55 Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
71% matchMostly Negative39% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Agricola: All Creatures Big & Small is a digital adaptation of Uwe Rosenberg's award-winning two-player board game featuring farming and livestock breeding.
Why similar: Board Game 62.3%, Strategy 37.7%
- #56 Steam: Rails to Riches
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 120 reviews2017
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The official version of one of the best board games - Steam: Rails to Riches. Take control of a railway company, issue shares, build railroads, deliver goods along an network of tracks and stations and make profit to expand.
Why similar: Board Game 53.6%, Strategy 15.9%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.7% ★, Colorful 5.5%, Relaxing 5.2%
- #57 Pixel Puzzles Ultimate Jigsaw Puzzles
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,798 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel Puzzles
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 58.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Number 1 Jigsaw Puzzle Game.
Why similar: Board Game 33.1%, Puzzle 22%, Tabletop 12.7%, Strategy 8.6%, Relaxing 7.9%