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2020PC

Codenames is a digital word-deduction game where you guide your team to the right words with single-word clues. Its appeal lies in linking several words cleverly and reading what your teammates are thinking.

  • Playing together in co-op
  • Turn-based combat
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

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Clue/Cluedo: Classic

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2017PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified88 % positive16.49 €

Brings what grabs you about Codenames: co-op or multiplayer, puzzles to figure out and progress without grind.

A digital take on the classic board game where you deduce who committed the murder, where, and with what weapon by process of elimination. It works best as a casual game night with friends and family.

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Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics

Playing together in co-op

A colorful compilation of 51 classic board, card and tabletop games such as chess, mancala and billiards, ideal for relaxed sessions with friends and family, both locally and online.

Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition

Turn-based combat

A digital version of the beloved board game where you claim train routes between cities and complete secret destination tickets. Easy to learn, with tense races for the best routes against friends or AI.

Words With Friends

Turn-based combat

You build words crossword-style on a shared board, taking turns with friends or random opponents across up to 30 simultaneous games. It plays like a relaxed Scrabble you can pick up for a move or two whenever a notification arrives.

Tabletop Simulator

Playing together in co-op

A physics sandbox where you play board and card games online with friends, build your own games, or simply flip the table. Workshop content makes the possibilities nearly endless.

Chess Titans

Turn-based combat

Chess Titans gives you classic chess on animated 3D boards with ten difficulty levels, from a relaxed start to a real challenge. You can play against the computer or against a friend on the same machine.

Sagrada

Gameplay comes before story

A digital adaptation of the board game where you draft colorful dice and fit them into a stained-glass window under placement rules. A relaxed, puzzly dice-placement game with a pretty look, playable solo or against others.

Patchwork

Gameplay comes before story

A digital version of Uwe Rosenberg's board game where two players fit fabric pieces into a quilt while collecting buttons. A relaxed yet crunchy tile-placement puzzle with clever time and resource management.

Uno

Turn-based combat

A digital take on the classic card game: match colors and numbers, play action cards, and battle friends online or locally with customizable house rules.

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