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  1. #1 Between Two Castles - Digital Edition
    97% matchMostly Negative40% of 447 reviews2019
    Dev: Daisu Games
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 17%

    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 52.6%, Strategy 46.1%, Indie 1.4%

  2. #2 BattleLore: Command
    96% matchMixed66% of 122 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 54.2%, Strategy 41.7%, Indie 4.1%

  3. #3 1775: Rebellion
    96% matchMixed57% of 126 reviews2016
    Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
    Windows · Mac
    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 50.8%, Board Game 49.2%

  4. #4 Casrogue
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Willpower04
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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

    Why similar: Board Game 42.4%, Roguelite 34.6%, Strategy 20.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%, Indie 1.2%

  5. #5 Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small
    94% 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 49.7%, Strategy 45.1%, Indie 5.2%

  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 39.9%, Strategy 27.6%, Roguelite 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  7. #7 Gomoklear
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Bunny Dryer
    Windows

    Gomoklear is a Gomoku strategy roguelike: connect five to clear. Form a five, pieces leave; spawn, remove, move, transform. Collect pieces and Manuscripts, build your Library at Serendipity and the Stall. Two plays a Round, one for the Rival. Gomoku has never been this unpredictable.

    Why similar: Board Game 40.3%, Roguelite 30%, Strategy 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Indie 1.8%

  8. #8 Dragon Lair Depths
    90% 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 46%, Roguelite 29.6%, Strategy 21.5%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  9. #9 King and Assassins
    91% 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 58.5%, Board Game 41.5%

  10. #10 Checkate
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SheasePub: Shease Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Checkate is the roguelike deckbuilder about checkers. Spend gold on rule-bending upgrades, and absurd pieces. Build your deck, chain outrageous combos, crown unstoppable kings and battle iconic bosses. Will you break the balance before it breaks you?

    Why similar: Board Game 48.6%, Strategy 22.5%, Roguelite 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Indie 1.8%

  11. #11 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 42.6%, Strategy 29.5%, Roguelite 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  12. #12 Hexcavation
    87% 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%, Strategy 31.3%, Board Game 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%

  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 43.2%, Strategy 30%, Roguelite 25.6%, Indie 1.3%

  14. #14 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 61.3%, Strategy 38.7%

  15. #15 Chessillo
    84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
    Dev: DRV
    Windows

    The chess roguelike. Recruit magical pieces, break the rules of the board with sacrifices, portals, and curses, and survive three acts to bring down the Chaos King.

    Why similar: Board Game 42.4%, Roguelite 23.5%, Strategy 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  16. #16 Patchwork
    85% 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 57.9%, Strategy 37.7%, Indie 4.5%

  17. #17 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 36.6%, Roguelite 20.3%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Strategy 10.7%, Futuristic 10.5%

  18. #18 FLIP OVER
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Nitromite
    Windows · Mac

    FLIP OVER is a puzzle game where you flip tiles to turn every tile white. Flip tiles with different rules and enjoy puzzles in many forms.

    Why similar: Board Game 53.5%, Strategy 33.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%, Indie 1.6%

  19. #19 DozenChess
    81% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
    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 62.1%, Strategy 33.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 1.6%

  20. #20 有網蜘災
    81% 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 50%, Strategy 35.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  21. #21 Hnefatafl Org
    80% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
    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 63.1%, Strategy 34.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  22. #22 PlayUSA
    82% matchMixed47% of 69 reviews2018
    Dev: Sebastian HavensPub: Gavisus Games
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 3.4 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 48.4%, Strategy 43.5%, Indie 8.1%

  23. #23 Panos
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Xiangyu LuPub: HUNTATIS
    Windows

    A casual tactical strategy game where you investigate Region 412, uncover secrets, fight seven powerful factions, and make choices that shape the story and lead to multiple endings.

    Why similar: Board Game 32.1%, Strategy 29.5%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Futuristic 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

  24. #24 Wild Fire
    78% 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%, Strategy 34.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  25. #25 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 49.6%, Board Game 44%, Indie 6.5%

  26. #26 Chessfall
    77% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LEVEL Manufactory
    Windows

    A roguelite adventure in a cursed chess kingdom. Roam the realm as a shapeshifter, collect powerful items and loot, trade with merchants, defeat mighty bosses, and find the White Queen to break the Black Wizard's curse!

    Why similar: Board Game 39.4%, Roguelite 33.2%, Strategy 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Indie 1.2%

  27. #27 Nodosis
    76% 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 42%, Strategy 27.1%, Roguelite 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  28. #28 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 51.5%, Board Game 44.2%, Indie 4.3%

  29. #29 Flash Point: Fire Rescue
    77% matchVery Positive82% of 175 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 65.6%, Strategy 31%, Indie 3.4%

  30. #30 Dicey Heroes
    76% 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 46.6%, Roguelite 33.5%, Strategy 18.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%, Indie 0.6%

  31. #31 SUPERCHESS
    74% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Peach Forge Ltd
    Windows

    Chess evolved. Burn, freeze, and poison enemies. Build your roster, master the tech tree, and dominate online. Free to play.

    Why similar: Board Game 50.6%, Strategy 35.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  32. #32 The Castles of Burgundy
    75% matchVery Positive81% of 281 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 48.1%, Board Game 46.8%, Indie 5.1%

  33. #33 Isle of Skye
    75% matchMixed67% of 162 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 51%, Strategy 43.6%, Indie 5.3%

  34. #34 Simple Sudoku
    73% 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 59.4%, Strategy 37.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  35. #35 Tech Debt
    73% 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 47.5%, Strategy 37.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%, Indie 1.6%

  36. #36 Space Chess
    72% 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 46.8%, Strategy 33.3%, Futuristic 19.9%

  37. #37 Solve The Puzzle
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: DAVID VELIU
    Windows

    Solve The Puzzle - is a puzzle game that has up to 10 different levels to play. This is a single player game, the player reads the goal at the start of each level and tries to put the shapes at a specific state or position to achieve it.

    Why similar: Board Game 55.8%, Strategy 40%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Indie 1.9%

  38. #38 Chess With Idiots
    70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 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 38.6%, Roguelite 29.2%, Strategy 28.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Indie 1%

  39. #39 Straddle
    71% 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 bring classic memes back to life.

    Why similar: Board Game 35.1%, Roguelite 32.4%, Strategy 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  40. #40 Race for the Galaxy
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 454 reviews2017
    Dev: Temple Gates Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    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 63.3%, Strategy 36.7%

  41. #41 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%, Board Game 46.2%, Indie 5.9%

  42. #42 Questris
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Hollow Matter
    Windows · Mac

    Questris is a fantasy roguelite where you place pieces to complete lines that attack, defend, heal, and trigger powerful effects. Shape each run with new pieces, relics, runes, and class abilities, and adapt your strategy to the enemies you face.

    Why similar: Roguelite 38.1%, Board Game 28.1%, Strategy 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  43. #43 Sudoku Mania
    69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Scadu Games
    Windows

    Sudoku Mania is a relaxing, nature-themed puzzle game featuring classic Sudoku, speed-based play, multi-board Sudoku+ challenges, helpful boosts, and unlockable customization.

    Why similar: Board Game 56.8%, Strategy 40.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  44. #44 Chess Mess
    70% 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 43.5%, Strategy 29.8%, Roguelite 24.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 1.1%

  45. #45 Dice Tribes: Ambitions
    69% 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 54.9%, Strategy 38.3%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  46. #46 Dice Dice Dice
    69% 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 35.1%, Strategy 32%, Roguelite 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  47. #47 Rooked
    68% matchNo user reviews
    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 53.6%, Strategy 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  48. #48 Slide Words
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Wayne Martin
    Windows

    A word search you have to build first. Slide letter tiles around a ten by ten grid until five hidden words line up in the directions they belong. Play as many puzzles as you like, or take on the daily challenge and put your move count on the leaderboard.

    Why similar: Board Game 56.1%, Strategy 40.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 1.6%

  49. #49 Boxcars
    67% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2024
    Dev: Rocket 9 Labs
    Windows · Linux

    Play backgammon, acey-deucey and tabula online.

    Why similar: Board Game 56.5%, Strategy 39.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 1.8%

  50. #50 高温计划 Heat Plan
    67% 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 43.1%, Strategy 31.4%, Roguelite 23.1%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  51. #51 ONE STEP WAR
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 林栖者游戏
    Windows

    One Step War is a modern minimalist tactical board game. Different pieces have different effects, creating meaningful tactical choices. The game includes standard battles, campaign puzzles, and roguelite expeditions.

    Why similar: Board Game 46.3%, Strategy 31.8%, Roguelite 19.8%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 1%

  52. #52 Deck of Nines
    66% 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 43.7%, Strategy 28.9%, Roguelite 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Indie 1.1%

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