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Games like Small World

2010PCSteam Deck playable71 % positive−80 % ~~9.99 €~~ 1.99 €

A digital take on the board game where you lead quirky fantasy races across a cramped map, grab territory, and time your race's decline to rack up victory points.

Turn-based combat
Competing against other players
Tactical depth
Fantasy setting

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The closest matches for Small World are Hero Academy, Gremlins, Inc. and Wargroove. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Small World special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like Small World

Best alternative overall: Hero Academy 94% match – Turn-based combat
Newest alternative: Overboss 90% match – released 2024

Best match

Hero Academy

94 %Match

2011PC71 % positive

A turn-based tactics board-style game with a light fantasy look, where you duel friends or other players. You command a team of heroes, mages and monsters and use each move wisely to outmaneuver your opponent.

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Gremlins, Inc.

Competing against other players

A digital steampunk board game where you play ruthless gremlin capitalists who rob, bribe and rig elections against rivals. The appeal is in the cutthroat multiplayer contest for money, power and prestige.

Wargroove

Fantasy setting

A pixel-art turn-based tactics game where you lead armies and their commanders across grid maps. Easy to pick up yet strategically deep, with a campaign, puzzle missions, a map editor and multiplayer.

Hearthstone

Turn-based combat

An approachable, charmingly presented collectible card game set in the Warcraft universe, where you build decks and face other players in turn-based duels. Its playful humor, varied modes like Arena and Battlegrounds, and a meta that keeps shifting with each expansion make it stand out.

Skulls of the Shogun

Fantasy setting

Turn-based tactics in the vein of Advance Wars: as a fallen samurai general you lead troops across compact battlefields, summon units and devour skulls to power up. Its colorful art and cheeky humor make it accessible and charming.

Battle Chess

Gameplay comes before story

Classic chess where every capture plays out as a short animated fight between the pieces. The tongue-in-cheek humor turns the board game into an entertaining spectacle.

Faeria

Turn-based combat

A collectible card game where you build the hex board yourself by placing land tiles to open paths for your creatures. The board mechanic adds real tactical depth to duels against players or AI.

Overboss

Fantasy setting

A digital take on the Overboss board game where you play a villain drafting terrain tiles and recruiting monsters to build the highest-scoring dominion. It is all about clever tile placement and score optimization in a retro look.

Root

Turn-based combat

A digital adaptation of the board game about asymmetric factions fighting over a woodland. Each side plays completely differently, so winning takes careful planning and reading your opponents. Its illustrated look and online matches make it a deep tactical strategy game.

Teamfight Tactics

Co-op or multiplayer

An auto-battler where you face seven opponents, buying, merging and positioning champions so your team fights automatically. Each round rewards smart choices about economy, synergies and placement.