Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Carcassonne-Style Board Game with Chinese Lantern Theme launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Carcassonne▲70

   One of my favorite board games on iOS

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Linelight▲68

   An elegant puzzle game set in a universe of lines

   2017 · linelightgame.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Interaction▲76

   Party and family board game with “fairness” algorithm

   2017 · rudy-games.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AM
   A MaxDiff Card Game▲5

   2015 · imdev.insightsmeta.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Polycade▲72

   A modern arcade cabinet

   2015 · polycade.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Color▲80

   A color matching game

   2015 · color.method.ac · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Invisible Sun▲67

   A game of surrealistic fantasy, secrets, and magic

   2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   60 Second Game Challenge▲72

   A pong game.

   2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mechs vs Minions▲62

   A fully cooperative tabletop game for 2-4 players

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Sokobond▲52

    An elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry

    2015 · sokobond.com · its alternatives →

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    Sinkers▲56

    A unique strategy and puzzle game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Darkside Detective▲55

    A humorous micro-adventure game investigating the occult

    2015 · spookydoorway.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Happy Mitten - 27: Board Games, Business, and Michael Coe of Gamelyn Games▲51

    Reflections on an epic Kickstarter campaign for a tiny game

    2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AT
    A tabletop game for nerds▲6

    2016 · bug.industries · its alternatives →

15. 15SS
    Simple snake-like retro styled game▲9

    2015 · iheredia.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16AC
    A Cross-Platform Card Game to Teach Binary and Hex▲5

    2018 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

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    Game Play of video game I'm working on▲5

    2018 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    A Jewel Game That Plays Itself▲6

    The blog of Max Irwin

    2016 · max.io · its alternatives →

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    Diff Collection Game▲6

    2015 · mkagenius.github.io · its alternatives →

20. 20AC
    A card game to introduce kids to data science▲5

    2020 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

21. 21SA
    Stacks – a puzzle game▲9

    2016 · stacks.amizrahi.com · its alternatives →

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    unWorded▲6

    An innovative narrative puzzle game

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Under Leaves▲6

    Colorful hidden object game

    2017 · underleaves.circusatos.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Retro Color Bar▲4

    A hyper casual game reminiscent of old school arcade games.

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →