- #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 22.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Casual 11.8%, 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 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Casual 11.1%, Artificial Intelligence 8.1%
- #3 JIN
95% 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 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.4%, Casual 9.1%, 3D 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 20.4%, Casual 10.7%, Tactical 6.5%
- #5 FireChess
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 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 25.2%, Strategy 21.9%, Top-Down 8.2%, Tactical 6.9%
- #6 Solve The Puzzle
93% 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 40.8%, Strategy 28.2%, Casual 18%, Atmospheric 5.6%, 3D 5.4%
- #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 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Casual 13.8%, Logic 8.1%
- #8 Reversi
92% 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 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Casual 13.6%, Logic 8.2%
- #9 CheeseCatToe
91% match8 user reviews75% of 8 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 25.1%, Casual 15.9%, Logic 11.1%, Tactical 7.9%
- #10 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 26.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Casual 13.8%, 3D 4.4%
- #11 Potion Explosion
90% 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 30.5%, Casual 18.7%
- #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 47.2%, 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 Take the King!
88% 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 22.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Casual 14.1%, Top-Down 6.3%
- #15 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 27.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Tactical 9.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #16 Hex Clash - The Fractured Combs
85% 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 22.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Casual 11.9%, Logic 6.1%
- #17 HexLight
86% 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 20.6%, Casual 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Logic 8.8%
- #18 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 51.2%, Strategy 26.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #19 Snakes and Ladders Championship
84% 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 25.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Casual 15.7%, 3D 3.7%
- #20 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 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Casual 14%, Tactical 5.3%
- #21 Patchwork
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 284 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 48.7%, Strategy 30.2%, Casual 17.4%, Indie 3.7%
- #22 Luzhanqi
80% 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 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Casual 13.2%, Logic 5.6%
- #23 Hexamonia
81% 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 17%, Sandbox 14.6%, Casual 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
- #24 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 34.8%, Strategy 23%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Casual 14.6%, Top-Down 5.8%
- #25 Doinaka de Reversi
79% 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 44.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.1%, Strategy 13.5%, Logic 13%, Casual 4.4%
- #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 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 36.4%, Board Game 31.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.7%, Tactical 9.9%, Indie 3.2%
- #28 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 29.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.6%, 3D 5.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #29 Cartographers
76% matchMixed50% of 22 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 17.9%, Historical 10.4%, Casual 7.3%
- #30 Isle of Skye
77% 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 41.6%, Strategy 33.9%, Casual 20.2%, Indie 4.3%
- #31 Ticker Tape
75% 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 24.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.6%, Casual 15.5%, Indie 1.1%
- #32 Just Xiangqi
74% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Amateur
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 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 41.4%, Strategy 26.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, 3D 4.8%, Casual 4.6%
- #33 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%
- #34 Checkers
73% matchPositive91% 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 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Casual 11.5%, Historical 8.9%
- #35 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 25.3%, Casual 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, 3D 4.7%
- #36 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 24.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Logic 12.7%
- #37 Battleboat
72% 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 18%, Casual 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Tactical 8.6%
- #38 The Castles of Burgundy
73% matchVery Positive81% of 279 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 37.6%, Casual 19.9%, Indie 4.1%
- #39 Shogi: AI’s Forbidden Move
72% 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 40.5%, Strategy 27.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 22%, Top-Down 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #40 Chess
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 104 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 40.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Casual 15.5%, Strategy 9.4%, Logic 8.5%
- #41 Halmaverse
70% 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 22.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Casual 14.5%, 3D 3.7%
- #42 XO Evolved
70% 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 26.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Tactical 7.5%, Local Multiplayer 4.9%
- #43 Play Chess with Lady Bongcloud
70% 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 37.7%, Strategy 27.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Casual 14.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #44 Battles In Space
71% 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 18.5%, Strategy 10.9%
- #45 Forts & Castles
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 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 35.5%, Strategy 25.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Casual 13.3%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #46 Chaos Chess
69% 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 21.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Casual 13.7%, Logic 7.5%
- #47 Cracking the Cryptic
68% matchVery Positive92% of 241 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Goya
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Curated Sudoku puzzles from YouTube's most popular Sudoku channel, Cracking the Cryptic!
Why similar: Board Game 42.5%, Strategy 27.6%, Casual 18.1%, Logic 9.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #48 Cell Conquest
68% matchNo user 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 43.9%, Strategy 30.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, 3D 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #49 Games For The Table
67% match7 user reviews75% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Independent DeveloperPub: Independent Publisher
Windows
Can't choose what game to play? Well this game is the game for you!Games for the Table are games inside a game. So far, the game contains a handful of games: checkers, chess, a unique fusion of checkers and chess, and a version of the well-know game, Crazy Eights, in development currently.
Why similar: Board Game 36.1%, Strategy 22.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Casual 14.1%, Top-Down 7.2%
- #50 Le Havre: The Inland Port
69% 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 37.5%, Casual 19.8%, Indie 4.7%
- #51 War Chess
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ASCPub: Piko Interactive LLC
Windows
Bring chess to life in a fantasy battlefield where every capture becomes an animated duel. Command mythical armies, outmaneuver your opponent, and experience the timeless strategy of chess through cinematic combat and immersive 3D boards.
Why similar: Board Game 48.1%, Strategy 26%, Casual 13.4%, Local Multiplayer 6%, 3D 5.6%
- #52 Sudoku Mania
66% matchNo user reviews
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 46.8%, Strategy 31.9%, Casual 20.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #53 Mystic Isles
67% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Tapic Studios, LLC
Windows
Mystic Isles is an online multiplayer strategy board game with 2-6 friends.
Why similar: Board Game 39.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Strategy 17.3%, Casual 15.8%, Top-Down 7.3%
- #54 Erectus
69% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Darren Humbert
Windows
A turn-based strategy game where you race your opponent to the other side of the board
Why similar: Board Game 40.8%, Strategy 20.6%, Casual 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Local Multiplayer 8.6%
- #55 東1局53本場
65% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Mindware
Windows
This is the first ever Mahjong game in which Mahjong tiles do not appear! Complete the mahjong hand by using the letters on the dice! Add dice, reroll dice, and use special moves and items like in a fighting game to win!
Why similar: Board Game 41.6%, Strategy 18.4%, Casual 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, 3D 5.6%