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- #1 Cascadia
“2025 release of the award-winning board game focused on ecosystem-building with near-perfect 99% rating.”
100% matchVery Positive99% of 209 reviews2025Developer: Dire WolfPlatforms: Windows, MacCompete to create the most perfect ecosystem in the award-winning board game journey!
- #2 Ark Nova
“Highly rated 2025 digital version of the acclaimed zoo-building strategy board game.”
99% matchVery Positive94% of 731 reviews2025Developer: Dire WolfPlatforms: Windows, MacPlan and build a modern, scientifically managed zoo to support conservation projects in an acclaimed strategy board game.
- #3 BoardLand
“2024 turn-based strategy board game with dice mechanics and exceptional 98% positive reviews.”
99% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 913 reviews2024Developer: High FishPublisher: Jungle Game LabPlatforms: WindowsBoardLand is a turn-based strategy board game where you use the numbers rolled by dice to grow your own board and battle monsters.
- #4 Quilts and Cats of Calico
“Award-winning 2024 cozy puzzle board game featuring cats and quilting with 93% rating.”
98% matchVery Positive93% of 553 reviews2024Developer: Monster CouchPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.0hMean: 4.0h≥1hr: 81%Quilts and Cats of Calico is a wholesome, award-winning complex puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. Meet adorable cats and sew the coziest quilts. Compete with other players in multiplayer mode, play solo, or delve into the story of a quilter sewing their way through the city of cats.
- #5 Dune: Imperium
“2024 digital adaptation of the award-winning Dune strategy board game with deckbuilding and 94% rating.”
98% matchVery Positive94% of 3,923 reviews2024Developer: Dire WolfPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.4hMean: 21.6h≥1hr: 73%The award-winning board game of strategy and intrigue in the iconic universe of Dune. The Spice must flow.
- #6 Clank!
“2024 release of the dungeon-crawling deckbuilding board game with 93% positive reviews.”
97% matchVery Positive93% of 494 reviews2024Developer: Dire WolfPlatforms: Windows, MacBurgle your way to adventure in the award-winning board game!
- #7 Fortune Avenue
“2025 competitive economy board game with voting mechanics and solid 84% rating.”
97% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2025Developer: Binogure Studio 🐺Platforms: Windows, LinuxA competitive board game where players vote to shape their destiny. Transform caravans into 5-star hotels, collect wonders, and earn bounties for bankrupting opponents. Use airports to outmaneuver rivals, organize World Cups to multiply your rent. Can you turn your empire into a global monopoly?
- #8 NEW MONOPOLY®
“2024 refreshed 3D version of the iconic Monopoly board game.”
96% matchMostly Negative36% of 476 reviews2024Developer: UBISOFTPlatforms: WindowsMONOPOLY® is back with a fresh look and an improved game experience. Buy, sell, trade properties, and grow your empire in a fully animated 3D city that transforms from sunlit days to stormy nights as you play.
- #9 The Jackbox Party Pack 11
“2025 party pack including board game elements and new titles with 94% rating.”
96% matchVery Positive94% of 426 reviews2025Developer: Jackbox Games, Inc.Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.8hMean: 3.9h≥1hr: 86%The pack is back! The Jackbox Party Pack 11 transports your game night with 5 new games! Destroy wholesome jokes in Doominate, record your voice in Hear Say, create kookiness in Cookie Haus, sleuth through social clues in Suspectives, and collaborate with your crew in Legends of Trivia!
- #10 Capote
“2025 multiplayer card board game inspired by Brazilian bar games with 96% positive reviews.”
95% matchVery Positive96% of 130 reviews2025Developer: Luski Game StudioPublisher: CriticalLeapPlatforms: Windows, LinuxCapote is a multiplayer card game inspired by classic Brazilian bar games, where luck, bluffing, and strategy collide in a lively bar setting. Victory is never guaranteed—and one single card can flip the whole match. Can you deliver on your bet, or will you crash and burn?
- #11 Dominion
“2024 digital edition of the genre-defining deckbuilding board game with strong 87% rating.”
95% matchVery Positive87% of 2,113 reviews2024Developer: Temple Gates GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.9hMean: 14.8h≥1hr: 64%Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
- #12 Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board!
“2024 anime-themed virtual board game with minigames and multiplayer, highly rated at 92%.”
94% matchVery Positive92% of 198 reviews2024Developer: CyberConnect2Publisher: SEGAPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.6hMean: 5.1h≥1hr: 74%The anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba makes its virtual board game debut! Enjoy events and minigames with up to four players!
- #13 Drop Duchy
“2025 roguelite block-dropping strategy board game with 90% positive feedback.”
94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,716 reviews2025Developer: Sleepy Mill StudioPublisher: The Arcade CrewPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.8hMean: 9.1h≥1hr: 79%Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!
- #14 One Deck Galaxy
“2024 dice-rolling civilization-building board game with sci-fi theme.”
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2024Developer: Handelabra Games Inc.Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxRoll your dice and cleverly use them to build up your civilization from its humble homeworld, growing to create a Federation spanning countless star systems.
- #15 Flick Shot Rogues
“2025 physics-based turn-based roguelike board game with high strategy depth.”
92% matchVery Positive89% of 294 reviews2025Developer: Butter By The FishPublisher: NoodlecakePlatforms: WindowsPlan, Aim, Shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turnbased roguelikes. Chain together ridiculous combos, unlock characters, items and skills to conquer the island!
- #16 Bogos Binted?
“Upcoming 2026 multiplayer tabletop board game with aliens and strategy, 92% rating.”
92% matchVery Positive92% of 1,102 reviews2026Developer: underbadgerPublisher: GameDev.istPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.1hMean: 3.5h≥1hr: 78%Welcome to a sinful night with the galaxy’s wackiest aliens. Play twisted tabletop games with up to 4 players, devise brilliant strategies, bluff your way to victory, and try not to lose your head - literally.
- #17 Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party?
“2026 strategic board game-style RPG with dice and deckbuilding, strong 89% reviews.”
91% matchVery Positive89% of 292 reviews2026Developer: StingPlatforms: WindowsA strategic board game-style RPG where dice rolls guide your journey! Build your deck, explore changing maps, and face events shaped by your choices and luck. Play solo or online with friends—every adventure is a new experience!
- #18 Barrage
“2025 resource-management turn-based strategy board game in steampunk setting.”
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 89 reviews2025Developer: Cranio LabPublisher: Cranio CreationsPlatforms: Windows, MacEmbrace the technological evolution and build up your hydroelectric empire in Barrage, a turn-based strategy game where players compete to build majestic dams, exploit the power of running water, and bring their faction to victory!
- #19 Vanguard Exiles
“2025 auto-battler board game by Magic creator with competitive play, 80% rating.”
90% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2025Developer: The Tea DivisionPlatforms: WindowsA new style of competitive auto-battler designed by Richard Garfield (creator of Magic: The Gathering), where each player pits their Squad against their opponent in an ever-changing environment.
- #20 Investour
“2025 fast-paced multiplayer investment board game with quirky characters.”
90% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2025Developer: Berkay AKINPlatforms: Windows, MacBuy, upgrade, and dominate in this fast-paced multiplayer board game! Compete with quirky characters, strategize your moves, and outsmart rivals in unpredictable matches filled with fun and surprises. Climb the leaderboard and become the ultimate tycoon! The dice are in your hands! 🎲
- #21 Exploding Kittens® 2
“2024 sequel to the popular chaotic card board game with new features.”
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 365 reviews2024Developer: Marmalade Game Studio LtdPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.9hMean: 3.4h≥1hr: 67%Download Exploding Kittens® 2 and live your best and most chaotic kitty life! Take a deep whiff of burning furballs, draw a card and pray for victory (and look stylish all the while, thanks to oodles of customisation options for your own adorable avatar).
- #22 Just Xiangqi
“2024 realistic Chinese chess board game with tutorials and 85% rating.”
89% matchVery Positive85% of 692 reviews2024Developer: Studio AmateurPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.6hMean: 12.2h≥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.
- #23 Nexus 5X
“2024 4X turn-based strategy board game emphasizing fast-paced sessions with 91% rating.”
88% matchVery Positive91% of 913 reviews2024Developer: Whatboy GamesPublisher: Paradox ArcPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.3hMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 67%eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate, EXPRESS. All of the depth, diplomacy, conflict and conquest of a turn-based 4X epic but played in fast-paced 60-minute competitive sessions. Play Solo or Multiplayer for 2-8 players.
- #24 Flamecraft
“Cozy 2024 strategy game with dragons and artisan shops, perfect for relaxed gameplay.”
88% matchNo user reviewsDeveloper: Monster CouchPlatforms: Windows, MacFlamecraft is a 1-5 player cozy strategy game filled with magic. Become a Flamekeeper and help adorable dragon artisans find the perfect home. Enchant the town’s stores and fill them with dragon cards as you watch the whimsical shopping district come to life.
- #25 DACHstudio Jigsaw Puzzle Box
“2024 jigsaw puzzle board game with high-quality artworks and 95% rating.”
87% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2024Developer: SpielmannSpielPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxBeautifully drawn artworks from the DACHstudio members for you to puzzle. Multiple difficulties from 16 up to 728 pieces 🧩 for everyone to enjoy.
- #26 Turnfall
“New 2025 board game blending auto-battler and battle-royale elements.”
86% matchVery Positive94% of 105 reviews2025Developer: Koleapin StudioPlatforms: WindowsEvery step could be your last.
- #27 Neuroshima Hex
“New 2025 post-apocalyptic tactical board game with hexagonal battles.”
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 88 reviews2025Developer: Baked GamesPlatforms: WindowsNeuroshima Hex is a post-apocalyptic tactical game from the designers of Neuroshima, the board game. It is all about strategy and tactics on one hexagonal battlefield. The game offers many different units, technologies and special abilities that can be used for an effective strategy.
- #28 Pic-Me!
“2024 deception card board game emphasizing creativity and multiplayer fun.”
85% matchVery Positive83% of 416 reviews2024Developer: GoofGamesPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 1.9hMean: 2.9h≥1hr: 75%Pic-Me! is a card game about deception, where players use wonderous images to spark creativity and imagination. Each round becomes an intricate mindgame against the other players at the table. Will you be able to outsmart your friends or will you be tricked by them? 4-8 players only.
- #29 Dice Tribes: Ambitions
“2022 dice-based worker placement game with 97% rating and solitaire focus.”
85% matchVery Positive97% of 127 reviews2022Developer: Sprouting PotatoPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxA dice-based worker placement game. Manage the randomness and complete your ambition to win.
- #30 Pixel With Your Friends
“2024 relaxing pixel art restoration board game for solo or co-op play.”
84% matchVery Positive100% of 82 reviews2024Developer: SkyCat GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxIn "Pixel With Your Friends" you have to restore artworks pixel by pixel for a museum. You can color the artworks alone or together with a friend online!
- #33 Sagrada83% matchVery Positive94% of 415 reviews2020Developer: Dire WolfPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 1.2hMean: 21.5h≥1hr: 53%
A game of dice drafting and window crafting.
- #34 Let's Play! Oink Games82% matchVery Positive82% of 73 reviews2022Developer: Oink Games Inc.Platforms: Windows
Selling over 1,000,000 copies worldwide, the continually growing game maker, Oink Games, has brought their works to Steam! Play 7 popular board games in a variety of situations. With family, with friends, or even by yourself.
- #35 Shards of Infinity82% matchVery Positive85% of 169 reviews2019Developer: Temple Gates GamesPlatforms: Windows
Shards of Infinity is the follow-up to the award winning deckbuilding game, Ascension. Build your armies by recruiting allies and champions from four unique factions. Launch surprise attacks on your foes by instantly deploying mercenaries. Unlock limitless power by mastering the Shard of Infinity.
- #37 Khet 2.081% matchVery Positive87% of 165 reviews2014Developer: BlueLine GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.7hMean: 4.9h≥1hr: 92%
Officially licensed version of the “Mensa Select” award-winning board game! The Laser Game Khet 2.0: Mind blowing laser fun for players ages 9-99. Using simple rules that can be learned in minutes players alternate turns moving Egyptian themed mirrored pieces, after which they fire their laser with the goal of blasting their opponents...
- #39 Mystic Vale79% matchVery Positive89% of 454 reviews2019Developer: Nomad GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.3hMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 89%
Are you ready to lead your druidic clan and cleanse the Valley of Life? Mystic Vale is a stunning digital version of the Origins award-winning AEG card game. Debuting the unique Card Crafting System, players take turns building powerful combos in order to stop the curse. Play online or local hotseat.
- #40 Tabletop Playground79% matchMixed69% of 264 reviews2020Developer: Plasticity StudiosPublisher: ModularityPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 1.6hMean: 3.6h≥1hr: 61%
The modern digital tabletop game for fans and creators! Featuring deep customization and choice, enjoy more immersive tabletop sessions with friends than ever before. Build new rule sets for traditional games, play custom-made games by the community or create your own and share them with the world.
- #41 Kemono Mahjong78% matchVery Positive90% of 146 reviews2021Developer: Cyberdog SoftwarePlatforms: Windows, Linux
Riichi Mahjong - A fun, strategic variant of the classic multiplayer game!
- #43 Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy77% matchMixed60% of 82 reviews2024Developer: BrettspielWelt GmbHPublisher: Brettspielwelt GmbHPlatforms: Windows, Mac
The galaxy, once peaceful after the Terran-Hegemony War, now faces rising tensions. The Galactic Council's efforts to maintain peace are failing as alliances shatter and secret treaties form. A confrontation looms—who will emerge victorious and rule the galaxy? Lead your people to victory!
- #44 Wingspan77% matchVery Positive94% of 11,446 reviews2020Developer: Monster CouchPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.8hMean: 14.1h≥1hr: 80%
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
- #46 Abalone76% matchMixed61% of 162 reviews2014Publisher: Games-UpPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.5hMean: 16.6h≥1hr: 95%
Discover the new look of the famous strategy game. The goal of this tabletop game is simple: push your opponent’s marbles off the board.
- #47 Fox & Flock75% matchVery Positive85% of 202 reviews2015Developer: Smarter GamesPublisher: Flying InteractivePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.2hMean: 4.8h≥1hr: 97%
There is a Fox in the ballroom! Or so the whispers from the other ballroom dancers suggest. Can the Flock trap the Fox before it is too late? Or will the Fox systematically eat all the other dancers before they even realize he is in their midst?
- #48 Jgsw75% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2021Developer: OosePlatforms: Windows
Build realistic puzzles with thousands of pieces solo or online with friends!
- #49 Fated Kingdom74% matchMostly Positive75% of 298 reviews2019Developer: GameLibertyPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.5hMean: 4.5h≥1hr: 78%
Fated Kingdom is an old school digital board game sandbox for 2-4 players with shared physical space and no rules enforced by computer. The Kingdom of Kinmarr is falling apart, and to survive in this dark times, players need to roll the dice, draw cards from the decks and move along a game board.
- #51 Delve Deeper73% matchMixed61% of 420 reviews2010Developer: Lunar GiantPublisher: Lunar Giant StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.5hMean: 5.5h≥1hr: 86%
Delve Deeper is a turn-based Adventure/Strategy game for Windows that combines HD pixel art, tile placement, and RPG elements in a bright and humorous atmosphere. Up to four players take command of Dwarf mining teams in this fast and furious dungeon adventure meets devious puzzler, building the map as you play for an ever-changing,...
- #52 UNO72% matchMostly Positive71% of 53,647 reviews2017Developer: Ubisoft EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.2hMean: 14.0h≥1hr: 85%
UNO™ is the iconic card game reimagined with a large variety of gameplay and customization options. Play solo or with friends, personalize your experience from rules to cosmetics, and try the Happy Hour!
- #53 Bottom of the 9th72% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2017Developer: Handelabra Games Inc.Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.7hMean: 5.6h≥1hr: 97%
Play the most exciting moment of baseball in this fast-paced dice and card game!
- #54 Tabletop Simulator71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 71,905 reviews2015Developer: Berserk GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 9.3hMean: 56.2h≥1hr: 90%
Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!
- #55 XenoShyft71% matchMixed69% of 129 reviews2016Developer: CMONPublisher: Twin Sails InteractivePlatforms: Windows, Mac
In this base-defense deck-building card game you and your teammates will have to work together to survive the continuous onslaught of powerful alien threats and horrors!
- #56 Tsuro - The Game of The Path70% matchVery Positive93% of 158 reviews2020Developer: Thunderbox EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Relax with this beautiful, Zen board game. Play with friends, AI, or simply enjoy the solo experience. It's like a holiday for your mind...
- #57 The Castles of Burgundy70% matchVery Positive81% of 268 reviews2019Developer: DIGIDICEDPlatforms: 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!
- #58 Smash Up69% matchMixed61% of 266 reviews2016Developer: Nomad GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.8hMean: 4.5h≥1hr: 91%
Smash Up is the digital adaptation of the award-winning (and totally awesome) card game. Smash together two factions, and destroy your opponent with a wild and wacky combination of pirates, nerds, zombies, wizards and more!
- #59 Roll for the Galaxy69% matchVery Positive92% of 126 reviews2020Developer: Temple Gates GamesPlatforms: Windows
Roll for the Galaxy is a dice game of building space empires for 2-5 players. Your dice represent your populace, whom you direct to develop new technologies, settle worlds, and ship goods. The player who best manages their workers and builds the most prosperous empire wins!
- #60 THE GAME OF LIFE68% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,652 reviews2015Developer: Marmalade Game Studio LtdPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.5hMean: 5.6h≥1hr: 79%
THE GAME OF LIFE showcases a beautifully rendered digital game board, cards and spinner that capture the fun of the Classic game full of adventure & surprises! THE GAME OF LIFE will take players on a journey where fortunes can be won…and lost!
- #61 The MoneyMakers Rallye68% matchVery Positive89% of 110 reviews2020Developer: The Unknown MachinePlatforms: Windows
A turn-based rally through Europe with the goal of becoming the richest!
- #63 Encore Classic Puzzle & Board Games66% matchMostly Positive71% of 52 reviews2020Developer: webfootPublisher: Encore Software LLC.Platforms: Windows
It's Game Time! Throw the dice, shuffle the cards and put your strategy to the test with latest version of Encore Classic Puzzle & Board Games. This classic game collection features all time classic games including: Chess, Backgammon, Dominoes, Kakuro Crosswords, Mahjongg, and much more!
- #64 Church Era66% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2019Developer: Kuang-Yu ChengPlatforms: Windows, Mac
"Church Era" is a fast-paced worker-placement strategy game set in a medieval fantasy land Tigris. Place your units to acquire new areas, attack your enemy, and reveal the story behind this world through your victory.
- #65 Travel Riddles: Mahjong65% matchMixed53% of 79 reviews2018Developer: Notus Games LtdPlatforms: Windows
Go on a puzzle-solving adventure around the world. Enjoy beautiful locations and atmospheric music. Play classic mahjong solitaire game and recover your lost artifacts.
- #66 Touhou Ibunseki - Ayaria Dawn: ReCreation65% matchVery Positive84% of 1,510 reviews2022Developer: Team L.U.R.Id GlowPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.1hMean: 9.6h≥1hr: 75%
(English Version Available) A classical Monopoly-like game with 20+ Touhou characters and 10+ official maps. Custom level editor, double resource system (money & crystal), electric dispatching, SP required dice throwing and weather system bring you a whole different game experience. Original characters are waiting for your challenge!
- #67 Richman 1164% matchMixed47% of 2,816 reviews2022Developer: CMGEPublisher: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENTPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 5.8hMean: 53.9h≥1hr: 92%
Richman 11 is a casual game in Monopoly genre, it is the 11th episode of the franchise. In the game, players could select maps, characters and group play, creating free play or challenge play. Try to earn money and win the play by investing properties, using cards, etc.
- #68 Gaia Project64% matchMostly Positive80% of 354 reviews2021Developer: DIGIDICEDPlatforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Gaia Project is the digital adaptation of the boardgame Gaia Project created by Helge Ostertag and Jens Drögemüller and published by "Feuerland Verlag". It is a 1-4 player strategy game. It plays in the same universe as Terra Mystica and continues the adventure in the far future.


