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  1. #1 Between Two Castles - Digital Edition
    97% matchMostly Negative40% of 446 reviews2019
    Dev: Daisu Games
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 16%

    Between Two Castles - Digital Edition brings the delightful experience of the original board game to your computer! Build unique procedural castles, make strategies and play online with your friends!

    Why similar: Board Game 52.3%, Strategy 46.3%, Indie 1.3%

  2. #2 BattleLore: Command
    96% matchMixed65% of 121 reviews2015
    Dev: Fantasy Flight GamesPub: Fantasy Flight Publishing, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    BattleLore: Command is based on the board game BattleLore Second Edition from Fantasy Flight Games. Lead the noble Daqan army in a campaign against the demon-blooded Uthuk Y’llan or battle head-to-head against a friend or AI opponent in Multiplayer!

    Why similar: Board Game 53.9%, Strategy 42%, Indie 4.1%

  3. #3 1775: Rebellion
    96% matchMixed57% of 126 reviews2016
    Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Command the armies of the British Redcoats, English Loyalists, German Hessians, American Regulars, Patriots, French Regulars and Native Americans to decide the fate of the Americas!

    Why similar: Strategy 51.1%, Board Game 48.9%

  4. #4 Mancalero
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: ArchiusDev
    Windows · Mac

    Mancalero is a marble board game fusing roguelike progression with deckbuilder strategy. Collect special marbles, unlock powerful blessings, and defeat every table to become the true Mancalero.

    Why similar: Board Game 41%, Strategy 25.9%, Roguelite 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Indie 1.8%

  5. #5 Casrogue
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Willpower04
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A physics-based roguelike. Buy stamps, build synergies, and surpass the levels

    Why similar: Board Game 41.9%, Roguelite 35.2%, Strategy 20.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%, Indie 1.2%

  6. #6 Alea
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TwoParks
    Windows

    A Balatro-like deck-building strategy battler built on Yacht dice hands. Weigh odds, manage rerolls, and chain rune effects to defeat Tarot-inspired enemies. Roll the dice and resist fate.

    Why similar: Board Game 39.5%, Strategy 27.7%, Roguelite 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  7. #7 Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
    92% matchMostly Negative39% of 132 reviews2017
    Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 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 49.4%, Strategy 45.4%, Indie 5.2%

  8. #8 Dragon Lair Depths
    91% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
    Dev: Atomheart Game Studio
    Windows

    A turn-based strategy game with a light roguelike twist. Bring heroes of different races, break into the dragon's lair full of monsters, improve heroes and use strategies, defeat evil dragons time and time again...

    Why similar: Board Game 45.5%, Roguelite 30.1%, Strategy 21.5%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1%

  9. #9 King and Assassins
    90% matchMostly Negative32% of 93 reviews2018
    Dev: PlaysoftPub: Twin Sails Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 26%

    Discover the digital adaptation of this renowned two-player game. Can you safeguard the King all the way to his castle? Danger abounds in an angry mob controlled by your opponent. Three assassins are planning to murder the monarch! Get ready for a fight – the hunt is on!

    Why similar: Strategy 58.8%, Board Game 41.2%

  10. #10 Glyph
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Sharan Narasimhan
    Windows

    A word-tile roguelike. Spell words to break score targets, then shop between rounds for glyphs, tile upgrades, and bonus cells that chain into game-breaking combos. Push through five boss fights, each with its own debuff, before your hands run out.

    Why similar: Board Game 42.2%, Strategy 29.6%, Roguelite 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  11. #11 Hexcavation
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Steven P-Hayes
    Windows

    Hexcavation is a resource strategy roguelike. Collect resources, travel deep underground, select your artifacts, uncover long-lost relics, and put together powerful synergies to become an unstoppable excavator!

    Why similar: Roguelite 32.4%, Strategy 31.2%, Board Game 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  12. #12 Pathogen
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DreamDart
    Windows · Mac

    Deckbuilding roguelike. Build endless combos with cards and artifacts!

    Why similar: Board Game 43%, Strategy 30.4%, Roguelite 24.4%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  13. #13 百灵对战
    86% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Wang Dong
    Windows

    This is a personally developed, idle-based, turn-based, light rogue-like game.

    Why similar: Board Game 42.7%, Strategy 30%, Roguelite 26%, Indie 1.2%

  14. #14 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 61%, Strategy 39%

  15. #15 Patchwork
    85% matchMostly Positive76% of 280 reviews2016
    Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 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 57.6%, Strategy 37.9%, Indie 4.5%

  16. #16 Dead World Tales
    84% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Demiurgames
    Windows

    A narrative roguelite puzzle game inspired by tic‑tac‑toe, where you explore self‑contained stories and make decisions that uncover the mystery of the world’s end.

    Why similar: Board Game 36.4%, Roguelite 20.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Futuristic 10.3%

  17. #17 有網蜘災
    82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: 2LittlePixel
    Windows

    You are a spider. Weave your web across empty frames to expand your territory. Hunt insects to regain energy. The weather shifts unpredictably. Flowers bloom where insects gather then shed petals that damage your web. How long can you balance growth against destruction?

    Why similar: Board Game 49.8%, Strategy 35.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  18. #18 PlayUSA
    83% matchMixed46% of 68 reviews2018
    Dev: Sebastian HavensPub: Gavisus Games
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    PlayUSA is an online turn-based strategy game in which the goal is to buy as many cities as you can with your starting balance of $100 billion, building a network of planes in between the cities to gain points, play with 1-3 friends or if you have a shortage of friends, strangers don’t bite either.

    Why similar: Board Game 48.2%, Strategy 43.8%, Indie 8.1%

  19. #19 DozenChess
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team 12GPub: Sejong Univ. PandoraCube
    Windows

    Dozen Chess is a turn-based strategy roguelike that reinterprets the rules of chess into a modern tactical RPG. Players must utilize limited resources and action points to optimally deploy their pieces, combine unique skills, and overcome a trial consisting of 12 distinct stages.

    Why similar: Board Game 61.8%, Strategy 33.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 1.6%

  20. #20 Chessillo
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: DRV
    Windows

    A roguelike deck-building tactical game fused with chess. Choose a cursed Prince, collect pieces with magical abilities, and conquer three acts of boss encounters where the board itself fights against you.

    Why similar: Board Game 42.5%, Strategy 28.4%, Roguelite 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  21. #21 Hnefatafl Org
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: David Lawrence CampbellPub: Hnefatafl Org
    Windows · Linux

    The game of Copenhagen Hnefatafl is a turn based strategy game with roots going back hundreds of years. It is a bit like chess and played on 11 by 11 and 13 by 13 size board. The client supports playing games, playing in tournaments, reviewing games and going through different move choices.

    Why similar: Board Game 62.9%, Strategy 34.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  22. #22 Wild Fire
    80% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Ryanhurt
    Windows

    WildFire is a strategic and survival game. Play as the Tribe Leader and Fire Watcher in the wild that is full of strangeness. Make decisions to be sure your tribe runs well, guide your members to do the right job to survive longer and explore the mysterious land.

    Why similar: Roguelite 36.5%, Strategy 34.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  23. #23 Chessfall
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LEVEL Manufactory
    Windows

    A roguelite adventure in the chess kingdom – roam the land as a shapeshifter, collect items & loot, trade with merchants, defeat powerful bosses and find the white queen to break the curse of the black wizard!

    Why similar: Board Game 39%, Roguelite 33.8%, Strategy 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Indie 1.2%

  24. #24 Dragon`s Checkers
    79% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2018
    Dev: iwangr
    Windows

    Your pawns are at the bottom of the board. In your turns you move one of your pawn diagonally to one of a nearest square. You can destroy enemy's pawn by jumping diagonally over it. Note: If you can destroy enemy's pawn you MUST do it.That's the rule.

    Why similar: Strategy 49.9%, Board Game 43.7%, Indie 6.4%

  25. #25 Nodosis
    77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: PuffyChickenlegs
    Windows

    Nodosis is a tic-tac-toe-inspired rogue-like deckbuilder where you play an endless game of high-scores, tile synergies and mysteriously accursed rings. Score, Retrigger, Multiply, Modify, Win and Lose. It's up to you how you want to play this game, Nodosis. Willing to take the chance?

    Why similar: Board Game 41.6%, Strategy 27.2%, Roguelite 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  26. #26 Dicey Heroes
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KAYAC Inc.
    Windows

    Dicey Heroes is a Monopoly-based roguelike deck-building casual game. Actions such as attack, reinforcement, and defense are determined according to the squares stopped by rolling dice. Units have only one parameter, a number. The objective of the game is to strengthen this number. Simple, isn't it?

    Why similar: Board Game 46%, Roguelite 34%, Strategy 18.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%, Indie 0.6%

  27. #27 Tactical Mind
    78% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2018
    Dev: Drageus Games S.A.
    Windows

    Become a Master of Pawns with your Tactical Mind!

    Why similar: Strategy 51.8%, Board Game 43.9%, Indie 4.3%

  28. #28 Flash Point: Fire Rescue
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 174 reviews2018
    Dev: RetroEpic Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Coordinate a squad of firefighters as they navigate the hazards of a structural fire in search of the survivors trapped inside. Flash Point: Fire Rescue is a turn-based strategy port of the acclaimed board game. A unique tactical firefighting experience to enjoy with your family and friends.

    Why similar: Board Game 65.4%, Strategy 31.3%, Indie 3.4%

  29. #29 Isle of Skye
    76% matchMixed66% of 161 reviews2018
    Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Five clans are fighting to rule over the Isle of Skye. Only the chieftain who develops the best clan territory and trades wisely will be king!

    Why similar: Board Game 50.8%, Strategy 43.9%, Indie 5.3%

  30. #30 The Castles of Burgundy
    76% matchVery Positive81% of 276 reviews2019
    Dev: DIGIDICED
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Stefan Feld's highly decorated board game "The Castles Of Burgundy" by Ravensburger is getting its digital version on Steam! Enjoy against the challenging AI or friends a beautiful digital version of the classic board game!

    Why similar: Strategy 48.4%, Board Game 46.6%, Indie 5%

  31. #31 Tech Debt
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Schematical
    Windows

    Tech Debt is a rogue-lite base builder strategy game. Keep the servers running while you fend off real-world cyberattacks like XSS, SQL injection, and DDoS attacks. Fortify your server infrastructure by researching and unlocking new tech. Recruit and level up your team. Unlock new meta-progressions.

    Why similar: Roguelite 48%, Strategy 37.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%, Indie 1.6%

  32. #32 Dominocalypse
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Barely Cohesive Games, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The puzzle roguelike that makes dominoes actually fun! Move, manipulate, and match using absurd tile modifiers, game-changing artifacts, and unique starting loadouts for endless chaos and replayability.

    Why similar: Board Game 40.9%, Roguelite 32%, Strategy 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  33. #33 Simple Sudoku
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hagan Interactive LLC
    Windows

    Play the classic puzzle game of Sudoku with difficulty levels, achievements, custom colors, and daily puzzles! Use notes to rule out options and undo to backtrack just like on pencil and paper. Play casually or beat your highest score by completing the puzzle in the quickest time.

    Why similar: Board Game 59.1%, Strategy 38%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  34. #34 Space Chess
    73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Jacob Bambeck
    Windows · Mac

    Play Capture-the-King Raumschach, invented in 1907 and made more playable by futuristic visuals! Spread out cells and helpful highlighting maximize the player's ability to visualize the board. The game features public and private lobbies.

    Why similar: Board Game 46.7%, Strategy 33.7%, Futuristic 19.6%

  35. #35 Straddle
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JoyJab
    Windows · Linux

    The Tic Tac Toe roguelike. Straddle is a deckbuilder where you match shapes by placing special poker chips on the board. Plan your moves, trigger exciting combos, and adapt to the ever changing rules and boards.

    Why similar: Board Game 34.7%, Roguelite 33%, Strategy 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  36. #36 Chess With Idiots
    72% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Skeletons With Jobs
    Windows

    Shape the turn order in a speed-based tactical roguelike. Adapt to shifting battlefields, overcome unique bosses, and unlock powerful new abilities as you guide a band of idiots through four perilous and distinct regions!

    Why similar: Board Game 38.2%, Roguelite 29.7%, Strategy 28.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 1%

  37. #37 Le Havre: The Inland Port
    73% matchMixed56% of 68 reviews2016
    Dev: DIGIDICEDPub: Twin Sails Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Build a prosperous port in Uwe Rosenberg’s award winning two-player board game!

    Why similar: Strategy 48.2%, Board Game 45.9%, Indie 5.9%

  38. #38 Race for the Galaxy
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 449 reviews2017
    Dev: Temple Gates Games
    Windows

    Explore, Settle, Develop, Trade, Consume, or Produce? Which do you need most? Which of Earth's former colonies will be most successful at settling the galaxy, now that JumpDrive exists? Who will discover the secrets of the mysteriously vanished Alien Overlords? Your goal: to build the most prosperous and powerful space empire!

    Why similar: Board Game 63.1%, Strategy 36.9%

  39. #39 Chess Mess
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Heavy Element
    Windows · Linux

    The chess pieces you know, but with an addictive, puzzle game twist! Get the highest score possible while staying ready to capture the King. Featuring daily challenges, rogue-like elements, and more!

    Why similar: Board Game 43%, Strategy 29.9%, Roguelite 24.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 1.1%

  40. #40 Dice Tribes: Ambitions
    70% matchVery Positive97% of 130 reviews2022
    Dev: Sprouting Potato
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A dice-based worker placement game. Manage the randomness and complete your ambition to win.

    Why similar: Board Game 54.6%, Strategy 38.6%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  41. #41 Dice Dice Dice
    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: WuYiWoYi
    Windows

    This is a casual deck-building game based on dice rolling. Players will rely on their choices and some luck to achieve victory.

    Why similar: Board Game 34.8%, Strategy 32%, Roguelite 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  42. #42 Rooked
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Hack The PublisherPub: TBA
    Windows · Mac

    Rooked lets you see through eyes of smartest people in the world and feel the intense emotions behind wood-pushing.

    Why similar: Board Game 53.5%, Strategy 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  43. #43 高温计划 Heat Plan
    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: 自在鸟
    Windows

    Heat Plan is a strategy roguelike game about unit placement. Make good use of randomly appearing units and buffs, and strategically place your units within the limited grid spaces on the board to earn more coins and achieve the set goal.

    Why similar: Board Game 42.6%, Strategy 31.4%, Roguelite 23.5%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  44. #44 Boxcars
    68% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: Rocket 9 Labs
    Windows · Linux

    Play backgammon, acey-deucey and tabula online.

    Why similar: Board Game 56.2%, Strategy 39.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 1.8%

  45. #45 Survival Sprint
    69% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: OMStudioHK
    Windows

    Try your best to choose and match different weapons, supportive items and also your unique active skills. Your goal is to survive!! Use coins to upgrade your characters, unlock new characters and also maps.

    Why similar: Roguelite 47.7%, Strategy 31.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Singleplayer 2%, Indie 1.6%

  46. #46 Wars Across The World
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 221 reviews2017
    Dev: StrategiaePub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.

    Why similar: Board Game 51.9%, Strategy 43%, Indie 5.1%

  47. #47 Manic Meeples
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: BerryBush
    Windows

    Manic Meeples is a turn-based deck-builder roguelike where you collect a bunch of cute little guys (called meeples) to fight for you, all of which have completely unique characteristics and abilities!

    Why similar: Board Game 43.2%, Roguelite 27.6%, Strategy 27.5%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  48. #48 Deck of Nines
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: liberinno
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A roguelike deckbuilder on a 3x3 tic-tac-toe board. Place cards to chain combos across rows, columns, and diagonals, then draft new cards, stack multipliers, and outscore bosses who cheat the rules to stop you.

    Why similar: Board Game 43.3%, Strategy 29%, Roguelite 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Indie 1.1%

  49. #49 Ortus Arena, strategy board game online, FOR FREE
    68% matchMixed60% of 53 reviews2016
    Dev: Firebrush StudiosPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    You are a cunning warlord, craving for intensive short mental combats and becoming the best. Enter this online multiplayer strategy board game: a 1vs1 turn based resource game that is easy to understand, but complex to master. NOW FOR FREE!

    Why similar: Board Game 68.5%, Strategy 28.2%, Indie 3.3%

  50. #50 Easter 2024 Memory
    67% matchNo user reviews2024
    Dev: Schwan OGPub: OG Games
    Windows

    Easter 2024 Memory is an casual memory game with stunning images. You have to find all of the correct pairs to complete the game. your best round will be count and always be displayed in game, to compare your rounds. try to reduce your turns every game and set up your new record.

    Why similar: Board Game 52.6%, Strategy 39.6%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  51. #51 Kingdom of Cards
    64% matchMostly Positive78% of 100 reviews2025
    Dev: Rubber Duck GamesPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows

    From cropland to forest, from academy to conqueror's guild, expand territory of your kingdom. As the kingdom grows, crises will quietly arise. No worries: prepare to use the resource cards to train a group of powerful guardians to eliminate enemies and protect your kingdom.

    Why similar: Board Game 38.8%, Strategy 31.4%, Roguelite 21%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Indie 1.2%

  52. #52 Super Gobang
    66% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2021
    Dev: Fly Studio
    Windows

    Classic Gobang and roguelike play combined to produce a single game. To advance to the group stage, to pass the knockout, to become stronger all the way, to compete with many players!

    Why similar: Board Game 35.9%, Roguelite 32%, Strategy 31%, Singleplayer 1.1%

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