- #1 Fritz&Chesster - Learn to Play Chess
97% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: ChessBase GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
The chess classic: This is how children learn chess through play! Strategic thinking, tricky brain training, exciting competitive situations, lots of fun and a good portion of chess knowledge - all this and more is contained in this unusual chess adventure!
Why similar: Education 36.7%, Board Game 34.7%, Strategy 16.8%, Family Friendly 10.1%, 2D 1.7%
- #2 Ur
96% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Games By KyliePub: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship at Emory University
Windows · Mac
The Royal Game of Ur, also called Twenty Squares, has a history stretching over five millennia with examples found across the Mediterranean! This is a 3D gameplay experience taking you into the ancient world! The game board set is a 3D reconstruction of an ancient example from a museum.
Why similar: Board Game 31.4%, Education 28.8%, Historical 18.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Tabletop 4.9%
- #3 Re-Mind
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: JimmyJules
Windows
Test your memory with over 1,000 unique cards! Choose from 3 game modes, earn >50 unlockable styles, and compete on global leaderboards. Perfect for all ages - from kids building cognitive skills to adults seeking a challenge. Unlock new content through gameplay with zero microtransactions!
Why similar: Board Game 27.9%, Education 25.4%, Card Game 11%, Simulation 10.7%, Family Friendly 9.4%
- #4 World Wonders: Hidden Histories
95% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: 8floor ltd
Windows
Dive into 'World Wonders: Hidden Secrets,' a puzzle adventure through history's greatest civilizations with engaging hidden object challenges.
Why similar: Board Game 29.6%, Education 18.2%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 11.4%, Historical 9.6%
- #5 Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids and Adults - Europe
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids and Adults
Windows
Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids and Adults - Europe Do puzzle in a new puzzle way! Advanced puzzle layout and involving game play will help you to relax after a hard-working day. Jigsaw Puzzles for Kids and Adults - Europe is designed for adults and for kids.
Why similar: Education 33.2%, Board Game 29.1%, Family Friendly 10.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Strategy 7.6%
- #6 Greenland
94% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: MipMapPub: Ion Game Design
Windows
Greenland is a strategic turn-based survival game. Choose your tribe and fight to survive rival factions and the harsh and shifting conditions of Greenland. Become a friendly hunter and gatherer or a gruesome raider, the tribes fate is in your hands.
Why similar: Historical 21.3%, Board Game 19.6%, Education 18.9%, Simulation 15%, Strategy 14.6%
- #7 Bridge Constructor Breaking Point
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MonokelPub: Maestro Media
Windows
Bridge Constructor: Breaking Point – Strategy Meets Engineering in this faithful board game adaption for up to 4 players
Why similar: Education 32.3%, Board Game 30.3%, Card Game 12.7%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Cartoony 5.4%
- #8 Neanderthal
92% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: MipMapPub: Ion Game Design
Windows
Humanity's evolution as a species has accelerated over the last 30,000-40,000 years unparalleled in evolution of life on Earth. What triggered this change? Play as the Archaic Man (Player Green), Neanderthal (Player Yellow), or Cro-Magnon (Player Red) species fighting to survive .
Why similar: Board Game 26.6%, Education 24.6%, Historical 13.3%, Card Game 12.6%, Simulation 12.3%
- #9 Area Cooperation Economic Simulation: North Korea (ACES)
91% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Christopher ShovePub: Regional Scientists
Windows
Area Cooperation Economic Simulation: North Korea (ACES) simulates the development of North Korea's Pyongyang economy. It is an economic simulation and not a game, and useful for an economics class.
Why similar: Education 45.9%, Simulation 31.9%, Strategy 22.1%
- #10 Sarah Wiener Kochspiel
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Villa Hirschberg Online GmbH
Windows · Mac
You can do it! Become a master chef in Sarah Wiener's new restaurant.
Why similar: Education 31.3%, Board Game 30.5%, Simulation 19.4%, Strategy 17.2%, 2D 1.6%
- #11 Professor Why™ Chemistry 1
90% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2015
Dev: Professor Why
Windows · Mac
Professor Why™ Chemistry is a computer game with elements of education, which enables players to perform dozens of chemistry experiments in a safe, virtual laboratory.
Why similar: Education 55.6%, Simulation 29.6%, Family Friendly 11.5%, Indie 3.2%
- #12 Royals7
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Adblab LLC
Windows
A turn-based card-and-board strategy game where every square is a calculation. Combine cards from your hand with six operations — including splicing digits together — to build a square's number and claim it. Line up four to win. Two rulesets, three AI strengths, local and online play.
Why similar: Education 37%, Board Game 30.6%, Card Game 14.3%, Strategy 10.6%, Tabletop 5.7%
- #13 The Leverage Game Business Edition
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: A&S Inc.
Windows
You can learn realistic, world-class management techniques! The Leverage Game is an updated online version of “Leverage: The Game of Business,” an authentic business board game developed by ActionCOACH 20 years ago.
Why similar: Board Game 37.8%, Education 31.5%, Simulation 18.4%, Tabletop 6.7%, PvP 2.8%
- #14 World Wonders Hidden Histories 3
88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 8floor ltd
Windows
Explore world landmarks, search for hidden artifacts, solve mysteries and uncover forgotten stories of ancient civilizations.
Why similar: Board Game 29.8%, Simulation 18.5%, Education 18.2%, Strategy 13.6%, Historical 8.4%
- #15 Election Train
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Martes Game Studio
Windows · Mac
A turn-based strategy card game where up to 4 players compete for votes across real-world maps. Play cards, control cities, dominate regions, and outsmart your rivals to win the election. 7 maps, 4 unique parties, and dynamic disaster events.
Why similar: Education 26.4%, Political Sim 23.5% ★, Board Game 21.1%, Card Game 10.4%, Strategy 5.6%
- #16 Campaign Clash: The U.S. History Card Game
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Campaign Clash
Windows · Mac
Dive into U.S. political history with Campaign Clash, a strategic card game where you mix and match historical figures and policies to shape America's past and present. Master the art of political strategy and history through over 1,000 unique cards and all 60 elections from 1789 to 2024.
Why similar: Education 23.9%, Board Game 17.5%, Historical 15.4%, Card Game 11.2%, Political Sim 7% ★
- #17 Travelin' - Across Europe
86% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: EasyPizza
Windows
Travelin' is a turn-based card game that will test your abilities to make the right decisions. Pack your skills and be prepared for the trials, tribulations and triumphs of a journey across Europe. Are you ready for this journey?
Why similar: Board Game 29.6%, Card Game 15.7%, Education 14.7%, Simulation 10.2%, Family Friendly 9%
- #18 Paintings Jigsaw Puzzles
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Boogygames Studios
Windows
Paintings Jigsaw Puzzles - Do puzzle in a new puzzle way! Advanced puzzle layout and involving game play will help you to relax after a hard-working day.Paintings Jigsaw Puzzles is designed for adults and children.
Why similar: Education 38.4%, Board Game 31.1%, Family Friendly 10.3%, Strategy 7.6%, Historical 4.7%
- #19 Hardcore Trivia
84% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: F-GamesPub: JTS Development
Windows
Challenge your brains and have a fun time! Hardcore trivia offers questions for many needs. It's time to test your knowledge! 9 themes: All-Stars ice-hockey, Caribbean Flags, The Roman Empire, European Flags, Solar System, Learn C++ Quiz Part1, General knowledge, U.S State Flags Trivia and more!
Why similar: Board Game 27.6%, Education 25.5%, Historical 14.2%, Card Game 13.8%, Strategy 9%
- #20 Craps Royale: The Ultimate Craps Simulator
81% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: TheVegasLab.comPub: JAXBIRD LLC
Windows
The most complete craps simulator and trainer ever built. Learn with 22 hands-on tutorials, build and back-test your own betting strategies with drag-and-drop blocks, then master 42+ bets across 3 Vegas variants.
Why similar: Education 30.5%, Board Game 21.2%, Simulation 20.9%, Card Game 10%, Strategy 8.8%
- #21 Political Animals
83% matchMixed69% of 193 reviews2016
Dev: Squeaky WheelPub: Positech Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Political Animals is an election campaign simulation game set within a world populated by corrupt crocodiles and meritocratic mice. In a political contest where corruption is always around the corner, can you win without getting your paws dirty?
Why similar: Political Sim 31.4% ★, Board Game 19.6%, Education 19.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 8.7%
- #22 Myth Finders 2
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 8floor ltd
Windows
MythFinders 2 - an exciting adventure full of mysteries, puzzles, and artifacts. Immerse yourself in a world where every discovery is unique!
Why similar: Education 26.3%, Board Game 25.8%, Simulation 19.7%, Strategy 14.5%, Family Friendly 4.5%
- #23 Children's Jigsaw Puzzles
82% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Boogygames Studios
Windows
This puzzle game helps your kids develop matching and fine motor skills. Your children will just love these wonderfully hand-drawn pictures and will improve their spatial skills while having fun!
Why similar: Education 36.3%, Board Game 28.4%, Card Game 13.4%, Simulation 8%, Cartoony 6.1%
- #24 Trade the Crash
80% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: PERFECTCIRCLE
Windows
Can you survive the dot-com crash? Trade 63 fictionalized instruments, manage $50,000 and monthly living expenses, and protect your capital through 818 historical market days. Choose a career path, study 86 built-in lessons, and face every decision without rewinding.
Why similar: Education 39.3%, Simulation 23.8%, Strategy 16.7%, Historical 13%, Realistic 3.4%
- #25 Gizmos: Interstellar Voyage
81% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: Oleg Sereda
Windows
Space adventures are waiting for you!
Why similar: Education 30.9%, Board Game 29%, Strategy 10.3%, Alternate History 10.2%, Family Friendly 6.7%
- #26 Château Royale Jigsaw
79% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Boogygames Studios
Windows
Step into the enchanting world of "Château Royale Jigsaw"—a puzzle adventure celebrating the grandeur of European castles. Piece together stunning scenes of majestic spires, lush gardens, and royal estates, uncovering the opulence and history of Europe’s iconic palaces with every puzzle.
Why similar: Education 34.9%, Board Game 26.6%, Historical 20.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Tabletop 4.1%
- #27 ΠΟΛΙΣ — Athens
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ginkgo
Windows
Govern classical Athens across 272 unbroken years (594–322 BC). Steer family factions, the favour of the gods, and shifting alliances through 405 historical events — as the tide of history carries your city, inexorably, toward 322 BC.
Why similar: Political Sim 24.5% ★, Historical 22%, Education 20%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 15.4%
- #28 VAL-YOU: Future Europe
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PandaBee Studios
Windows
Build a healthy democracy and shape the future of Europe in this Free Card Game. Play Cards as actions to balance the demands of Politics, Economy, Science, and Society in different political scenarios.
Why similar: Political Sim 32.7% ★, Education 23.7%, Card Game 15.4%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 12.1%
- #29 Checkers
76% matchPositive92% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Popoko VM Games
Windows · Mac
Discover the Timeless Joy of Checkers: A Classic Reimagined for Modern Players
Why similar: Education 32.5%, Board Game 31.6%, Strategy 13.7%, Historical 12.4%, Tabletop 6%
- #30 Musical Dominotes
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wizard's Glade Studio
Windows
An educational tile-based board game, the Musical Dominotes, is a twist on the classic dominoes game, where the dots are replaced by musical notes and rests that represent certain time values.
Why similar: Board Game 41.3%, Education 37.7%, Simulation 14.4%, Tabletop 3.7%, Colorful 2.1%
- #31 Math Dash
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: RamicSoft
Windows
Learning math doesn’t have to be dull! 🧠💥Whether you’re a student, a parent, or just someone who loves numbers, 🧩 MathDash is here to make math entertaining, engaging, and rewarding.
Why similar: Education 46.3%, Board Game 37.2%, Strategy 16.5%
- #32 Senet: Households
75% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Stichting VALUE
Windows
Prove you're blessed by the gods in this Online Multiplayer Ancient Egyptian Board Game.
Why similar: Education 30.2%, Board Game 27.6%, Historical 19.1%, Realistic 5.5%, Strategy 5.4%
- #33 Hearts 3D Premium
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: BufoProject
Windows · Linux
Hearts is a trick-taking card game - but twisted. Do not collect Hearts, beware of the Queen of Spades! You can play in Singleplayer offline or LAN and Online Mode! Full animated Tutorial explains rules of the popular card game step by step.
Why similar: Board Game 34.2%, Card Game 18.1%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 10.8%, Family Friendly 7.7%
- #34 The Political Machine 2024
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 270 reviews2024
Dev: Stardock Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Win the hearts and minds of America’s voters and run for President in this political strategy game. Choose a candidate or create your own and run against the opposing party’s candidate or up to 4 primary candidates controlled by the computer or other players online.
Why similar: Education 21.3%, Political Sim 19.9% ★, Historical 13%, Card Game 10.1%, Alternate History 9.3%
- #35 Color by Number - Medieval Portrait
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Boogygames Studios
Windows
Color by Number - Medieval Portrait is an addictive anti-stress pixel art game. Choose from a variety of fun pixel images and follow the numbers to bring them to life. Pixel Coloring has never been this easy!
Why similar: Education 29%, Board Game 27.6%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 9.1%, Historical 6.7%
- #36 Myth Finders
74% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 8floor ltd
Windows
Discover MythFinders: magical worlds, hidden secrets, artifacts, challenges and mysteries await true adventurers!
Why similar: Board Game 32%, Simulation 19.5%, Education 18.7%, Strategy 14.4%, Family Friendly 5.3%
- #37 The Leverage Game
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: A&S Inc.
Windows
You can learn realistic, world-class management techniques! The Leverage Game is an updated online version of “Leverage: The Game of Business,” an authentic business board game developed by ActionCOACH 20 years ago.
Why similar: Board Game 39.4%, Education 35.2%, Simulation 13.2%, Tabletop 4.9%, PvP 4.6%
- #38 Sagger
73% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Media Alliance Gaming Studio Sp. z o.o.
Windows
This is a BETA VERSION of the Sagger game - historical simulator that will give you control over all Israel resources to face the Yom Kippur War. With the help of your advisor and knowledge, you will acquire, make the crucial decisions that will lead the state of Israel to Victory or Defeat.
Why similar: Education 36.6%, Political Sim 18.8% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Historical 12.7%, Strategy 10.2%
- #39 Consorts of the Emperor
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Turtle & Owl Games
Windows
Win the heart of the Emperor by presenting the best gifts and outplaying your rivals in this digital version of the boardgame Consorts of the Emperor!
Why similar: Board Game 34.1%, Card Game 20.5%, Strategy 13.9%, Historical 10.1%, Tabletop 7.9%
- #40 Second Temple
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Forth Temple
Windows · Mac · Linux
3D role playing game set in Jerusalem 65AD at the height of Jerusalem's majesty.
Why similar: Education 48.7%, Simulation 28.5%, Historical 22.8%
- #41 Camille Queen of Chess bots
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Camillesoftware
Windows · Mac
Play chess against bots with real personalities each bound by its own rules, moods, and game plans, not just a difficulty slider. Drill your openings, review every game, and climb from casual sparring to serious battles against the strong Camille engine. Fully offline.
Why similar: Board Game 37.4%, Education 26.1%, Strategy 18.5%, Tabletop 7.7%, Family Friendly 7.5%
- #42 Fritz 19 SE
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: ChessBase GmbH
Windows
Attacker, coward, swindler or endgame wizard: I'll show you how to win against anyone! After my World Championship victories in 2022 and 2023, I am the reigning Chess Software World Champion and am now looking forward to showing you how to become even stronger against your opponent!
Why similar: Education 40.3%, Board Game 38.8%, Strategy 18.8%, 2D 2.1%
- #43 Flag Collection
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 122 reviews2020
Dev: UnDefined Studio
Windows
Collect flags, feel flags, love flags.
Why similar: Education 37.8%, Simulation 31.3%, Board Game 15.4%, Political Sim 9.9% ★, Indie 3.8%
- #44 Cipher Monk
70% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Heavy Sheep
Windows
Cipher Monk is a game about a numeric system made by the cistercian monks in the 13th century. Your goal is to use this numeric system to give the answer needed and solve the puzzles.
Why similar: Education 42.2%, Board Game 34.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Tabletop 7.5%, 2D 3%
- #45 Insomnia Jigsaw
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MADKEV Studio
Windows · Mac
Insomnia Jigsaw is a relaxing puzzle game accompanied with soothing piano and rain sounds that will make you feel better in just seconds : )
Why similar: Board Game 41%, Simulation 21.4%, Card Game 18.8%, Strategy 15.5%, 2D 2.3%
- #46 Jigsaw USA
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Dookos Games
Windows
Challenge your speed and skill in this competitive jigsaw puzzle game, featuring American history themes, global leaderboards, and timed gameplay thrills.
Why similar: Education 37.8%, Board Game 29%, Historical 16.2%, Family Friendly 7.6%, Tabletop 6.2%
- #47 Conservation Concentration
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Inline Genius Game Studios
Windows
Conservation Concentration The dynamic memory-matching card game featuring multiple boards, diverse regions, collectibles, and timed challenges. Perfect for players with a completionist mindset, it offers endless fun and strategic gameplay as you race to conquer every level!
Why similar: Education 36.4%, Board Game 30.1%, Card Game 14%, Strategy 11.2%, Family Friendly 5.5%
- #48 Earthquake escape
70% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: CatCat Gaming
Windows
This is an earthquake escape game, about how to move to a safe place at home when an earthquake occurs, and make an earthquake safe escape game. Our protagonist kid is alone at home. Where can he move to hide in order to be safer?
Why similar: Education 63.2%, Simulation 36.8%
- #49 Race for the Galaxy
69% 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 54%, Card Game 24.2%, Strategy 21.8%
- #50 Crazy 21
72% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: LH Games Limited
Windows
Play 21 like never before...
Why similar: Education 40.6%, Card Game 22.1%, Strategy 21%, Family Friendly 10.2%, 2D 3.9%
- #51 iFactor
70% matchMixed60% of 47 reviews2016
Dev: 10101 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 21%
iFactor is an excellent way to have some challenging, strategic fun while practicing multiplication.
Why similar: Board Game 39.3%, Education 38.7%, Strategy 12.5%, PvP 4.2%, 2D 2.9%
- #52 Werelderfgoed: Romeins Aquaduct van Nijmegen en Berg en Dal
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Tijdlab
Windows
Ontdek hoe het Romeinse aquaduct van Nijmegen en Berg en Dal eruit moet hebben gezien. Bezoek verschillende locaties langs het traject, van de bron tot de waterbak in het Romeinse legerkamp.
Why similar: Education 53.3%, Simulation 30.9%, Historical 15.9%
- #53 Sigformation
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: AnotherKnife Games Studio
Windows · Mac
A hardcore puzzle game about digital circuits
Why similar: Education 59.2%, Simulation 35.5%, 2D 3.9%, Indie 1.4%
- #54 3DC
68% matchMixed61% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Kim Martinez
Windows
3DC is a graphic adventure that teaches children from 8 to 12 years old what depression is.
Why similar: Education 59.5%, Simulation 24.5%, Family Friendly 16%
- #55 Lithium
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Pulsar kolektivPub: Filip Hauer
Windows · Mac
Play as one of three social groups of your choice who mobilize against a planned lithium mining project. The developer seeks to start mining quickly, you aim to halt this project and initiate a debate about a just and environmentally friendly solution.
Why similar: Political Sim 28.3% ★, Education 22.7%, Card Game 18.4%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 12%
- #56 Janggi
66% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Popoko VM Games
Windows · Mac
Janggi - Korean Chess
Why similar: Education 37.5%, Board Game 36.2%, Strategy 18.5%, Tabletop 5.7%, 2D 2.2%
- #57 Paint Puzzle Quest
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Boogygames Studios
Windows
Embark on a vibrant and colorful journey with Paint Puzzle Quest, a strategic puzzle-solving game that will test your creativity and problem-solving skills. Explore 100 exciting levels, each presenting a new challenge to keep you engaged and entertained.
Why similar: Education 31.2%, Board Game 29.6%, Strategy 12%, Family Friendly 10.9%, Colorful 5.3%
- #58 FED Chairman
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aleksandar Brajkovic
Windows · Mac
Lead the U.S. economy: adjust rates, deploy QE/QT, and balance inflation with employment in this macro-strategy sim.
Why similar: Education 41.2%, Political Sim 32.4% ★, Simulation 15.6%, Strategy 7.8%, 2D 3.1%
- #59 Cultist
65% match2 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Stagman
Windows
Cultist is card game about begining of the religions and the way they grow, interact and even become immortal. Can you outgrow the world that contains yourself and become much bigger?
Why similar: Board Game 36.1%, Simulation 22.3%, Card Game 17.1%, Historical 14%, Strategy 4.9%