- #1 Dots n Lines
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Tuga Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dots n Lines (Dots and Boxes) game is a classic and old school game brought you by Tuga Studios.
Why similar: Board Game 33.1%, Strategy 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Casual 11.9%, Logic 7%
- #2 Shogi
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Popoko VM Games
Windows · Mac
Master the art of Shogi! Dive into Japan's classic strategy board game.
Why similar: Board Game 28.5%, Strategy 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Casual 11.2%, Artificial Intelligence 8.1%
- #3 JIN
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: NipsApp Game StudiosPub: Cronk Design and Company
Windows
JIN is a modern traditional strategy board game where every move matters. Combine pieces to grow stronger, outplay your opponent, and capture your way to victory.
Why similar: Board Game 35.9%, Strategy 26.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Casual 9.2%, Local Multiplayer 4.4%
- #4 遊んで将棋が強くなる! 銀星将棋DX2
95% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: 株式会社シルバースタージャパン
Windows
Shogi software with functions that even beginners can enjoy. Have fun learning and become stronger!
Why similar: Board Game 37.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.3%, Strategy 20.3%, Casual 10.8%, Tactical 6.5%
- #5 FireChess
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: JT
Windows
Unleash a new level of chess tactics with mages that can create fires, freeze opponents, introduce fog of war and more. Capture gold spaces to earn income which can be used to strengthen your army!
Why similar: Board Game 36.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.3%, Strategy 21.8%, Top-Down 8.2%, Tactical 6.9%
- #6 Solve The Puzzle
94% 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 41%, Strategy 27.9%, Casual 17.9%, Atmospheric 5.7%, 3D 5.5%
- #7 Gomoku
93% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Popoko VM Games
Windows · Mac
Dive into Gomoku: The Classic Five in a Row!
Why similar: Board Game 33.2%, Strategy 21.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Casual 13.8%, Logic 8.1%
- #8 Infinite Chess
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FBF design
Windows
Chess as you've never played it. Every game generates a fresh board, blocked terrain and castle extensions. You need new strategy for every game. Upgrade your knights by sacrificing pawns, claim neutral pawns to summon a dragon, and outsmart a three-level AI that plays smart, not random.
Why similar: Board Game 37.6%, Strategy 26%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Tactical 9.9%, Local Multiplayer 5.5%
- #9 Reversi
91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Popoko VM Games
Windows · Mac
Reversi - A Board Game of Strategy and Tactics!
Why similar: Board Game 34.1%, Strategy 21.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Casual 13.7%, Logic 8.2%
- #10 CheeseCatToe
90% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: MahSim
Windows
Basically tic-tac-toe games from classic 3x3 three-in-row to challenging 11x11 five-in-row. Designed for kids and adults to develop logical thinking while playing relaxing game.
Why similar: Board Game 37.6%, Strategy 25%, Casual 16%, Logic 11.1%, Tactical 7.9%
- #11 了不起的棋盘
91% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: 宅弈鸟工作室
Windows
The game is a turn-based board game, and players can provide players with their imaginations to write different rules of board games.
Why similar: Board Game 35.8%, Strategy 26.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Casual 13.8%, 3D 4.4%
- #12 Almost reversi
89% matchPositive89% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: モヤシ技研
Windows
This is a board game that combines deck building and Reversi. Buy powerful stones from the store and try to win 12 times within your time limit of 12 minutes!
Why similar: Board Game 47.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.5%, Casual 19.1%, 3D 5.7%, Indie 1.5%
- #13 Corners Arena
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Marat Zimnurov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lead a squad of 3D sentinels across a living strategy board. Step, build long jump chains, and occupy the rival corner first in local two-player matches or against an easy or tactical computer opponent.
Why similar: Board Game 34%, Strategy 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Casual 14.1%, Tactical 4.5%
- #14 Potion Explosion
89% 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 50.8%, Strategy 30.4%, Casual 18.8%
- #15 Take the King!
87% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Two ButtonsPub: TyGAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Forget (almost) everything you know about chess! Help your King to escape dangerous dungeons. Use your pieces wisely and exploit the special squares to avoid vicious traps and defeat nasty enemy pieces.
Why similar: Board Game 32.6%, Strategy 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Casual 14.2%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #16 Damage Shogi
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ichigeki Games
Windows
Shogi, reimagined as HP-based combat. Every piece has HP, Attack and Defense. Take 3 actions per turn, deal randomized damage, brace for counterattacks — a tactical duel where reading and luck collide. Battle a 4-tier CPU or friends worldwide. Fully customizable rules and piece stats.
Why similar: Board Game 40.2%, Strategy 27.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Tactical 9.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #17 HexLight
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cameron Olson
Windows
A deterministic abstract tactics game of geometric armies, color conversion, factory warfare, the Central Prism, and board-changing Light Storms—solo, in puzzles, or online.
Why similar: Board Game 32.2%, Strategy 20.5%, Casual 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Logic 8.9%
- #18 Hex Clash - The Fractured Combs
84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Salih Demirkol
Windows · Mac
Command your swarm in Hex Clash: The Fractured Combs! In this turn-based strategic multiplayer game, face 5 Legendary Queens across Planet Hexanor. Farm Nectar, convert it to Pollen, Honey, and Stars to unlock epic cosmetics from Colony Chests. Unleash magical skills and rule the hex grid!
Why similar: Board Game 31.2%, Strategy 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Casual 11.9%, Logic 6.1%
- #19 Kreabordis
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BasilVideogames
Windows
Kreabordis is a puzzle game where you have to strategically place creatures on a board to score the most points. Defeat challengers, maximize your points in tricky puzzles and find the perfect move.
Why similar: Board Game 35.2%, Strategy 22.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Casual 14%, Tactical 5.3%
- #20 Hnefatafl Org
83% 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 51.3%, Strategy 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #21 Snakes and Ladders Championship
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Yash Future Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd
Windows
3D Snakes and Ladders is a visually enhanced digital version of the classic board game, set in a dynamic 3D environment. Players move across a 3D board filled with animated snakes and ladders.
Why similar: Board Game 37.8%, Strategy 25.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Casual 15.7%, 3D 3.7%
- #22 Luzhanqi
79% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Crystal Gnome
Windows
A modern, digital take on the classic Chinese abstract-strategy game Luzhanqi. Deploy your army, outmaneuver your opponent, and capture their flag in this turn-based war game. The battlefield waits for no one!
Why similar: Board Game 33.2%, Strategy 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Casual 13.2%, Logic 5.6%
- #23 Hexamonia
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Digitized Magic
Windows
A cozy, strategic board game where every choice matters. Place hex tiles, make the most of the options you’re dealt, and build the most valuable kingdom in the land.
Why similar: Board Game 29.2%, Strategy 16.9%, Sandbox 14.7%, Casual 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
- #24 Patchwork
81% 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 48.7%, Strategy 30.1%, Casual 17.5%, Indie 3.7%
- #25 SBMFR
79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Peter Bruce
Windows · Mac · Linux
A casual multiplayer turn-based strategy game with a level editor and plenty of settings to make your own game modes and play the way you want to.
Why similar: Board Game 34.9%, Strategy 22.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Casual 14.6%, Top-Down 5.8%
- #26 UZO
81% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Nigel GregoryPub: cavegames.uk
Windows
UZO is an abstract strategy board game for two players where one player is the computer. The winner is the first player to manoeuvre their ring from one side of the board to the other. The deployment and capture of individual snakes and ladders enable players to control the dynamics of play.
Why similar: Board Game 34.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.4%, Strategy 12%, Logic 7.3%, Artificial Intelligence 7.1%
- #27 Doinaka de Reversi
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hapon Works
Windows
A cozy and gentle Reversi game set deep in rural Japan. Enjoy matches and conversations with Japanese-style characters through Free Match, Story Mode, Tutorials, Puzzles, and Endgame Puzzles.
Why similar: Board Game 43.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.5%, Strategy 13.9%, Logic 13.5%, Casual 5%
- #28 Tactishia
78% match6 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: VladShe
Windows
Tactical, turn based board game 1v1 with offline mode. chess like strategy game adding more aspects to the board.
Why similar: Strategy 36.3%, Board Game 31.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Tactical 10%, Indie 3.2%
- #29 Road2Conquest
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: J2H2
Windows
Road2Conquest is a two-player multiplayer game where you build roads to capture your opponent's castle. Use various strategy cards and game pieces to overwhelm your opponent with superior tactics!
Why similar: Board Game 41.8%, Strategy 29.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.6%, 3D 5.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #30 Cartographers
76% matchMixed52% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Brettspielwelt GmbH
Windows · Mac
Flip & Write game from the Roll Player universe. Expert Game of the Year nominee
Why similar: Board Game 34.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.4%, Strategy 17.8%, Historical 10.5%, Casual 7.4%
- #31 Augmented Yut
73% matchPositive100% of 41 reviews2026
Dev: Ausuruk Games
Windows
It’s Yut Nori—but you can throw your pieces, summon a demon god, and even poop your way to victory! A 2–4 player online competitive game featuring 50 unique augments.
Why similar: Board Game 50.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.4%, Casual 14.9%, Strategy 13.3%
- #32 Knights Together
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: DDoubleDD
Windows
Knights Together is a minimalist puzzle game inspired by the chess piece knight. Although it's inspired by chess, it requires no knowledge of chess to play!. Simply move your knights around the board and make sure they come together.
Why similar: Board Game 38.2%, Strategy 17.3%, Casual 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Tactical 9.5%
- #33 Just Xiangqi
73% matchVery Positive85% of 740 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Amateur
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a refreshing Chinese chess game with realistic graphics and a detailed audio tutorial that will keep you entertained, even as a novice. A variety of well-designed challenges will test your tactics. Sit back and relax, as you transform into a master of strategy.
Why similar: Board Game 41.5%, Strategy 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 21%, 3D 4.8%, Casual 4.7%
- #34 Ticker Tape
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Cromidae
Windows
Buy and sell commodities with friends to see who will be the fattest Wall Street Cat! Speculate low value stocks will rise to be re-sold for a profit! Cry as the stocks you paid too much for plummet for the second time in one turn!
Why similar: Board Game 37.8%, Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.6%, Casual 15.5%, Indie 1.1%
- #35 Isle of Skye
76% 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 41.7%, Strategy 33.8%, Casual 20.3%, Indie 4.3%
- #36 The King's Game: Through the Veil
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sonar Games
Windows · Linux
The King's Game is a 3D experience where variations of chess are played with a unique fog of war mechanic. Pieces are concealed from your opponent within three game modes; standard two-player chess, a unique circular board three-player chess variant, and a hex chess variant.
Why similar: Board Game 38.3%, Strategy 25.2%, Casual 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, 3D 4.7%
- #37 Checkers
72% matchPositive92% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Popoko VM Games
Windows · Mac
Discover the Timeless Joy of Checkers: A Classic Reimagined for Modern Players
Why similar: Board Game 31.1%, Strategy 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Casual 11.5%, Historical 8.9%
- #38 Ajedrez
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Gorkelgames
Windows
It is a chess game with the possibility of playing two players or playing against the computer. Castling, exchanging a pawn for another piece at the end of the board, drawing, recording and loading the game can be performed.
Why similar: Board Game 45.4%, Strategy 24.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Logic 12.8%
- #39 Supplant
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clover Egg
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chess, but capture transforms the captor. Your queen takes a pawn and your queen is now a pawn. Kings excepted. Standard rules otherwise, with ranked matches, puzzles, bots, and analysis. Sometimes the strongest move on the board is forcing your opponent to capture something.
Why similar: Board Game 36.5%, Strategy 23.7%, Logic 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Tactical 9%
- #40 Battleboat
71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Aksel Pekin
Mac
Battleboat is a strategic, turn-based naval combat simulator where you command a fleet on a grid and execute tactical strikes against a CPU opponent. Anticipate enemy moves, and fire precise payloads as you navigate the world of naval warfare.
Why similar: Board Game 40.8%, Strategy 17.9%, Casual 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Tactical 8.6%
- #41 Shogi: AI’s Forbidden Move
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FUNAKI GAMES
Windows
A groundbreaking shogi game created entirely without a game engine. From rule design to thinking algorithms, everything has been conceived and built by AI. Experience a unique worldview and gameplay that sets it apart from any shogi game before.
Why similar: Board Game 40.6%, Strategy 27.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 22%, Top-Down 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #42 The Castles of Burgundy
71% 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: Board Game 38.5%, Strategy 37.5%, Casual 20%, Indie 4.1%
- #43 PHANTOM GAMBIT|CORE HEIST ARENA
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Exergy Studio
Windows · Mac
PHANTOM GAMBIT|CORE HEIST ARENA is a simultaneous-planning online board game of prediction, traps, and STEAL. Spend limited Gold, chain hidden traps, hold the Core for 3 turns to score, and be first to 3 points. Time your STEAL to turn the match around.
Why similar: Board Game 35.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 26%, Strategy 20.9%, Top-Down 7%, Tactical 6.3%
- #44 XO Evolved
69% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: Charles HollandPub: XOE Team
Windows
XO evolved is a revolutionary new twist to the game of tic tac toe. XO Evolved is a much more complex and strategic version of tic tac toe, featuring more shapes, exciting mechanics such as lasers, and cards with special effects to turn the tide of the game.
Why similar: Board Game 40.4%, Strategy 26.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Tactical 7.5%, Local Multiplayer 4.9%
- #45 Doctor Moore's World of Creatures
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alan T Moore
Windows
Turn-based strategy game that drops up to six different creatures onto a single, sprawling world map — 74 territories across six continents. Every creature has a trick up its sleeve. Learning to use yours — and watching out for the other’s — is half the fun.
Why similar: Board Game 39.6%, Strategy 26.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.6%, Tactical 7%, Local Multiplayer 5%
- #46 Halmaverse
69% match5 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Techie
Windows
A relaxing board game where the goal is to move your pieces to the opposite corner.
Why similar: Board Game 36.1%, Strategy 22.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Casual 14.5%, 3D 3.7%
- #47 Chess
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Popoko VM Games
Windows · Mac
Play classic chess on Steam: challenge AI opponents, invite friends online, solve puzzles, customize your board, and unlock achievements.
Why similar: Board Game 41%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Casual 15.3%, Strategy 9.3%, Logic 8.5%
- #48 Chaos Chess
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mad Gnome Works
Windows
Want an Engineer who can revive pieces back? Or a Rook that can move 1 square diagonally? Maybe a Pawn that can also go backwards? Well you got all of that in Chaos Chess. Custom puzzles with Workshop. Build an army with a budget in the Lab, take it into a match, and find out if the theory holds.
Why similar: Board Game 35.4%, Strategy 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Casual 13.7%, Logic 7.6%
- #49 Battles In Space
70% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Pasha HayatPub: Egg Splat Studios
Windows
Classic board game brought to PC and space! Battles in space is a Sci fi version of a classic board game. Place your fleet and fire away at enemy locations. Play with a friend on local mode or vs an AI.
Why similar: Board Game 45.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.8%, Casual 18.6%, Strategy 10.8%
- #50 Play Chess with Lady Bongcloud
68% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Dano SatoPub: RealMono Inc.
Windows
Lady Bongcloud... She is generous, cute, and loves the "Bongcloud Attack", in which the king moves first and goes forward to show his bravery.
Why similar: Board Game 37.8%, Strategy 27.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Casual 14.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #51 Cell Conquest
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Reticulum Studio
Windows
Cell Conquest is a turn-based logic strategy game where you place walls, complete cells, and outthink your opponents. Play solo against the computer or compete locally with 2–5 players across multiple maps and board sizes.
Why similar: Board Game 44%, Strategy 30.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, 3D 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #52 Forts & Castles
66% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Thomas Silveri
Windows
A medieval turn-based strategy board game for one or two players. Roll dice to move your soldiers and scouts across the board, capture forts and castles, and win quick dice battles against a scheming AI or a friend in hot-seat play.
Why similar: Board Game 35.6%, Strategy 25.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Casual 13.3%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #53 Checkmate Kingdoms: Ancient Origin
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SAMWOO STUDIO
Windows
Command distinct low-poly armies in a strategy game built on authentic chess. Enjoy quick matches, take on history-inspired scenarios with special objectives, and grow your civilization through tactical turn-based warfare. A free Quick Battle demo is available now.
Why similar: Board Game 32%, Turn-Based Tactics 24%, Strategy 16.2%, Historical 10.6%, Casual 7.4%
- #54 Cracking the Cryptic
66% matchVery Positive92% of 245 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Goya
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Curated Sudoku puzzles from YouTube's most popular Sudoku channel, Cracking the Cryptic!
Why similar: Board Game 42.5%, Strategy 27.5%, Casual 18.1%, Logic 9.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #55 Le Havre: The Inland Port
68% 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: Board Game 38%, Strategy 37.4%, Casual 19.8%, Indie 4.7%