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24 alternatives to The Player of Games

A game so complex, that the winner becomes emperor.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Player of Games launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Player of Games▲61

   The best game-player takes on the universe's toughest game

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Player of Games▲65

   Jernau Morat Gurgeh. The player of games.

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3MP
   Multi-player Competitive Conway's Game of Life▲85

   2014 · gameoflifetotalwar.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AH
   Angelic-hierarchy, a game about Turing machines, philosophy, and math▲95

   2017 · modalduality.org · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Strategy of Conflict▲61

   Nobel Prize winner's analysis of game theory and conflict

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Jongler▲106

   All you have to do is juggle the ball & smash the high score

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Anagram▲84

   A modern take on a classic game.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Control: A Strategic Card Game▲95

   Timer travelers fight to escape a rupture in spacetime.

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9OA
   OverThrown – A multiplayer turn based strategy game▲141

   2016 · overthrown.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Spaceteam: The Card Game▲113

    A chaotic and cooperative card game.

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Founder▲114

    A dystopian business simulator

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Will to Keep Winning▲66

    Japan's first pro gamer shares his path to success

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Games People Play▲65

    The basic handbook of transactional analysis

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    loopific▲70

    Unique arcade baller that requires insane precision.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    No More Kings▲72

    A challenging puzzle game based on the rules of chess

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Art of Strategy▲68

    A game theorist's guide to success in business and life

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    C▲82

    A small game that builds itself while played.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    That Level Again▲61

    Game where each level is the same but the way to win is not

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Contender▲66

    The game of political debate

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Balance of Power▲59

    International politics as the ultimate global game

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Finite And Infinite Games▲69

    Practically a unified-field theory of human relationships

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Royal Coins▲71

    Auto-RPG. The Kingdom awaits its Lord.

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Ball Ring▲60

    A simple but addictive game

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Devil's Advocate▲88

    Arguably the best party game ever.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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