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2020PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified90 % positive12.49 €

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.

  • Tactical depth
  • Turn-based combat
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for Root are Faeria, Artifact and Small World. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Root special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Faeria

93 %Match

2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable84 % positive19.50 €

  • Turn-based combat
  • Tactical depth
  • Co-op or multiplayer

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.

Artifact

Turn-based combat

A complex digital card game from Richard Garfield and Valve set in the Dota 2 universe, where you fight across three lanes at once and must answer every opponent move. It offers great tactical depth and a strong PvP focus.

Magic: The Gathering Arena

Turn-based combat

The digital version of the iconic collectible card game: you build decks, cast spells and summon creatures to beat other players in ranked ladders, drafts and constructed formats. Its strategic depth and enormous card pool are the main draw.

Battle vs. Chess

Linear, curated structure

Classic chess in a fantasy dress: the pieces are animated fantasy fighters, and captures play out as short battle cutscenes. The underlying play stays turn-based and tactical like real chess.

Duelyst

Turn-based combat

Duelyst blends collectible card play with grid-based tactical strategy: you summon units, cast spells and maneuver your General across a battlefield in quick 1v1 duels. Its pixel-art style and emphasis on positioning set it apart from conventional card games.

Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond

Turn-based combat

A digital anime-styled collectible card game where you build decks and battle other players. Its evolve and super-evolve mechanics add tactical spikes and tempo swings to each match.

Blood Bowl: Death Zone

Turn-based combat

A turn-based fantasy football tactics game based on the Warhammer tabletop, where you coach a brutal team in head-to-head matches against other players. Dice luck and careful move planning decide each match.

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