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24 alternatives to Holy Crab

The new poker-inspired card game

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Holy Crab launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Yahtzee and Poker and Cosmic Horror = Pine Tar Poker▲45
I'm excited to launch today! Pine Tar Poker is a yahtzee-inspired poker game with just a touch of cosmic horror for iOS and Android. I started working on this idea last January by making a paper prototype: a simple printed score sheet I could use with a real deck of cards. I had some fun with that, so I brought it into Unity and kept expanding on it over the last 11 months during nights and weekends. It's tough for me to stay motivated on side projects and see them through to release, but the act of shipping something is so fulfilling that it's usually worth the pain. For Pine Tar, I…
2022 · pinetarpoker.com · its alternatives →
2
Divine Art Playing Cards - Inspired by Hindu Mythology▲58
Custom Illustrated deck of playing cards
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
3
Mokuru Card Game▲62
Board game that puts your mind and hands to test
2019 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
4
Startup Tarot▲137
An entertaining card game created for founders by founders
2017 · startuptarot.com · its alternatives →
5
The Unix Pipe Card Game – teach kids basic Unix commands▲216
2022 · punkx.org · its alternatives →
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Play poker with LLMs, or watch them play against each other▲163
I was curious to see how some of the latest models behaved and played no limit texas holdem. I built this website which allows you to: Spectate: Watch different models play against each other. Play: Create your own table and play hands against the agents directly.
Jan 2026 · llmholdem.com · its alternatives →
7
Deck of Cards▲143
Create an online card game with this virtual deck of cards.
2021 · deckofcards.net · its alternatives →
8
Spicy Pineapple▲66
Open face Chinese poker tournament puzzler
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Divine Art Playing Cards (Relaunch)▲61
Custom illustrated deck of playing cards
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
10
Rule With an Iron Fish▲57
Become the greatest pirate captain that ever fished!
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
TileJack▲59
A blackjack like and scrabble like word game
2022 · its alternatives →
12
Nuts N Guts▲23
Spice up your casual Poker nights
2020 · its alternatives →
13
Western Tropic▲65
What if poker played like a board game?
2019 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
14
Bad Cards▲80
Hilarious online game inspired by Cards Against Humanity
2020 · bad-cards.netlify.app · its alternatives →
15
Bluff Party▲84
Innocent card game now a psychological battefield
2016 · hyperurl.co · its alternatives →
16
Wingspan▲107
Strategy game about birds
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Pirates Bay▲56
Sail the Seven Seas, battle epic monters, conquer!
2016 · its alternatives →
18
Innovatecards▲92
An innovation card game to break the ice, and the mold.
2016 · its alternatives →
19
GameChanger▲88
The idea generating brain game for creatives
2021 · gamechangerideas.com · its alternatives →
20
Not Chess▲76
A puzzling chess-like game
2020 · notchess.crevasse.co · its alternatives →
21
Poker Square▲62
The entertaining home of Texas Hold'em Poker.
2016 · pokersquare.com · its alternatives →
22
Pixit▲70
Dixit like online card game
2021 · pixit.fun · its alternatives →
23
Inferno Poker Playing Cards▲5
Dante Alighieri's Playing Cards
2017 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
24
Gamedeck▲21
Diablo-like Game Tips and Guides
2024 · its alternatives →

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