- #1 Wingspan
97% matchVery Positive94% of 11,638 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 29.5%, Nature 18.7%, Tabletop 9.9%, Strategy 7.9%, Resource Management 7.2%
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 29,212 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.4 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 45.6%, Puzzle 15.4%, Resource Management 13.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Relaxing 12.6%
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 572 reviews2024
Dev: Monster Couch
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 18.6%, Tabletop 10.6%, Puzzle 8.5%, Strategy 8.5%
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 Positive88% of 8,493 reviews2023
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 36.6%, Strategy 13.5%, Puzzle 11.7%, Relaxing 11.6%, Resource Management 7.4%
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 2,717 reviews2017
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 44.2%, Tabletop 14.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Puzzle 8.4%, Top-Down 8%
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 Positive76% of 280 reviews2016
Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 69.4%, Strategy 30.6%
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 427 reviews2020
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A game of dice drafting and window crafting.
Why similar: Board Game 33.8%, Tabletop 12.9%, Abstract 9.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Puzzle 9.2%
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 16,741 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 29.3%, Strategy 25%, Puzzle 22%, Colorful 8.9%, 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 Positive89% of 692 reviews2022
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 15.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Cute 8.7%, 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 Root
90% matchVery Positive90% of 5,307 reviews2020
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 36.8%, Tabletop 13.4%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 10.7% ★, Strategy 9.7%, 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.
- #11 Ark Nova
89% matchVery Positive94% of 804 reviews2025
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Plan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects in an acclaimed strategy board game.
Why similar: Board Game 41.4%, Strategy 16.5%, Tabletop 10.4%, PvP 9.1%, PvE 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, nature-themed strategy game that offers a more complex take on the ecosystem-building genre.
- #12 Preserve
88% matchVery Positive93% of 725 reviews2025
Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Grindstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 34.5%, Nature 26.4%, Puzzle 11.4%, Strategy 9.8%, 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 99 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 10.3%, Puzzle 9.8%, 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 1,087 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 24.9% ★, Board Game 20.7%, Nature 15.1%, Strategy 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 2,155 reviews2024
Dev: Bitfall StudiosPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 42.2%, Puzzle 12.5%, Resource Management 12.2%, 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 264 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 70.1%, Strategy 29.9%
Why You'll Like It: A satisfying, puzzle-driven board game that focuses on matching and resource management.
- #17 Townscaper
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,498 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 37.2%, Relaxing 18.8%, Cute 16.7%, Colorful 15.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%
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 7,161 reviews2018
Dev: Artefacts StudioPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 32.0 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 53.8%, Tabletop 18.5%, Strategy 15.7%, PvP 8.3%, 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 161 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 38.6%, Tabletop 14%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.9% ★, Puzzle 10.8%, Strategy 9.3%
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 Positive79% of 92 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%, Tabletop 19.4%, Strategy 18.6%, Resource Management 12.3%, 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 Positive90% of 461 reviews2019
Dev: Nomad Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 48.3%, Tabletop 15.2%, Strategy 14.2%, 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% matchMixed53% of 62 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 40.6%, Strategy 17.8%, Tabletop 14%, Top-Down 10%, PvP 6.3%
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 137 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 34.6%, Nature 26.2%, Puzzle 12.1%, Strategy 8.7%, Relaxing 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, nature-themed puzzle game that provides a relaxing experience similar to Cascadia.
- #24 Oceans
81% matchMixed64% of 64 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 37.2%, Nature 18.5%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 14.2% ★, Tabletop 14%, Strategy 11.8%
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 Positive79% of 66 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 27.1%, Nature 19.7%, Tabletop 10%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 8.6% ★, Strategy 7.9%
- #26 Evolution Board Game
80% matchVery Positive83% of 448 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 44.6%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 16.7% ★, Tabletop 16.6%, Strategy 10.7%, 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.
- #27 Gaia Project
79% matchVery Positive80% of 359 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 50.4%, Strategy 15%, PvP 13.1%, Resource Management 8.4%, Tabletop 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, strategic board game that focuses on terraforming and expansion in a sci-fi setting.
- #28 Dominion
77% matchVery Positive87% of 2,202 reviews2024
Dev: Temple Gates Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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% ★, Tabletop 13.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 7.3% ★
- #29 Armello
78% matchVery Positive82% of 16,002 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 30.4 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 46.9%, Tabletop 14.9%, PvP 12.6%, Strategy 12%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #30 Dune: Imperium
75% matchVery Positive94% of 4,064 reviews2024
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.8 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 52.9%, Tabletop 17.1%, Strategy 15.1%, Top-Down 14.9%
- #31 Just Go
75% matchVery Positive93% of 3,243 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Amateur
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 41.8%, Strategy 12.8%, Tactical 10.8%, Puzzle 10.4%, Tabletop 8.4%
- #32 Small World
78% matchMixed68% of 1,508 reviews2013
Dev: Days of Wonder
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.7 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 58.7%, Tabletop 15.6%, Strategy 11.8%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 6.4% ★, PvP 3%
- #33 Stone Age: Digital Edition
76% matchVery Positive83% of 88 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 36.1%, Nature 15%, Tabletop 13.5%, Strategy 9.8%, Colorful 8%
- #34 EVERDAWN
73% matchVery Positive98% of 59 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 43.6%, Puzzle 17.7%, Strategy 16.4%, Relaxing 13.6%, Resource Management 8.7%
- #35 Puzzline
73% matchVery Positive99% of 179 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 43.9%, Tabletop 16.5%, Strategy 13.1%, Puzzle 10%, Top-Down 8.4%
- #36 Through the Ages
74% matchVery Positive91% of 2,323 reviews2018
Dev: CGE Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 38.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Legendary board game classic from award winning designer Vlaada Chvátil
Why similar: Board Game 39.7%, Tabletop 15.1%, Strategy 11.9%, Resource Management 9.7%, Tactical 9.4%
- #37 Tokaido
76% matchMixed68% of 157 reviews2017
Dev: FunforgePub: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Discover the digital adaptation of Tokaido, the board game phenomenon!
Why similar: Board Game 38.8%, Tabletop 14.4%, PvP 10.1%, Relaxing 9.2%, Strategy 7.7%
- #38 Clank!
71% matchVery Positive92% of 536 reviews2024
Dev: Dire Wolf
Windows · Mac
Burgle your way to adventure in the award-winning board game!
Why similar: Board Game 40%, Tabletop 14.5%, Strategy 12.1%, Top-Down 10.6%, Colorful 7.8%
- #39 Ticket to Ride®
73% matchMixed68% of 1,074 reviews2023
Dev: Marmalade Game Studio Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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%, Tabletop 14.4%, Resource Management 11.1%, Strategy 10.9%, PvP 10.5%
- #40 The Conquest of Go
69% matchVery Positive95% of 550 reviews2025
Dev: Wolfey Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 30.2%, Tabletop 11.5%, Tactical 10.4%, Top-Down 10%, Strategy 8.8%
- #41 Galaxy Trucker: Extended Edition
72% matchVery Positive89% of 236 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 34.8%, Tabletop 13.1%, Strategy 9.5%, Cute 6.4%, Colorful 6.3%
- #42 No Time to Relax
71% matchVery Positive92% of 2,834 reviews2019
Dev: Porcelain Fortress
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 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 45.5%, Strategy 11.4%, Tabletop 10.7%, Cute 8.2%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #43 Terra Mystica
74% 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 51.5%, Tabletop 21.7%, Strategy 18.5%, Atmospheric 4.3%, 2D 4.1%
- #44 Zen World
72% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2021
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 39.2%, Strategy 12.1%, Puzzle 11.8%, Resource Management 11.3%, Relaxing 10.2%
- #45 Mosaica: Arboreal
69% matchVery Positive87% of 69 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 39.4%, Puzzle 16.6%, Colorful 13%, Relaxing 12.7%, Resource Management 12.2%
- #46 Nurikabe World
68% matchVery Positive100% of 190 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%, Puzzle 17.2%, Strategy 16.7%, Relaxing 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #47 Fortune Avenue
67% matchVery Positive82% of 72 reviews2025
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 45.6%, Tabletop 18%, Strategy 12.4%, PvP 11.2%, Colorful 9.2%
- #48 Pixel Fixel
67% matchVery Positive100% of 124 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Pin StudioPub: Blue Pin Publishing
Windows · Linux
Pixel Fixel is a soothing game where players match tiles of various colors to form satisfying gradients. Arrange chaos into beautiful mosaics of colors! Complete levels on your own, triumph over daily puzzles or invite a friend to a friendly competition...
Why similar: Board Game 25.1%, Puzzle 19.3%, Relaxing 17.3%, Colorful 16%, PvP 8.3%
- #49 Pixel Puzzles Ultimate Jigsaw Puzzles
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,774 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel Puzzles
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 57.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Number 1 Jigsaw Puzzle Game.
Why similar: Board Game 33.1%, Puzzle 21.6%, Tabletop 12.7%, Strategy 8.8%, Relaxing 8%
- #50 Tile Town
67% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: One Goose Army
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tile Town is a chill strategy game set on a hexagonal grid. Plop down various building tiles to get the highest score possible, all while creating a colorful medieval town in the process. Unlock new levels or go for a stroll in the first person mode.
Why similar: Board Game 35.5%, Agriculture 21.3% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Relaxing 8.8%, Top-Down 7.9%
- #51 Triple Town
68% matchVery Positive92% of 820 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 44.2%, Puzzle 38.7%, Cute 17.1%
- #52 Cropdeck
63% matchVery Positive93% of 327 reviews2026
Dev: PiotrekPub: Mad Head Bump
Windows · Mac · Linux
Plant, grow, and harvest in this farming roguelite deckbuilder. Craft a powerful deck of plants and combine quirky scarecrows with passive effects for wild synergies. Pay taxes. Strategic, satisfying, and delightfully wholesome.
Why similar: Agriculture 41.8% ★, Board Game 24.3%, Strategy 14.4%, Resource Management 11.2%, Cute 8.3%
- #53 Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
71% matchMostly Negative39% of 132 reviews2017
Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 61.9%, Strategy 38.1%
- #54 Growth
66% matchVery Positive90% of 321 reviews2023
Dev: VoodooDuckPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 28.2%, Puzzle 24.5%, Nature 23.7%, Relaxing 18.4%, 2D 5.2%
- #55 Steam: Rails to Riches
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 119 reviews2017
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 53.3%, Strategy 16%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 12.8% ★, Colorful 5.5%, Relaxing 5.3%
- #56 WhaleGameOnline
66% 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 22.3%, Strategy 18.2%, PvP 18.1%, Cute 11.5%, 2D 9.2%
- #57 Abalone
70% matchMixed61% of 162 reviews2014
Pub: Games-Up
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Discover the new look of the famous strategy game. The goal of this tabletop game is simple: push your opponent’s marbles off the board.
Why similar: Board Game 64.5%, Strategy 19.1%, Tabletop 16.4%