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Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics

2017

Should you play it?

The official adaptation of the famous board game Carcassonne! A modern classic tile-placement game based on the award winning game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it. The player can then decide to place one of his followers, called Meeples.

What works

  • Faithful adaptation of the board game
  • Challenging ai and multiplayer modes
  • High replayability and strategic depth
  • Cross-platform multiplayer and social features
  • Easy to learn with helpful tutorials

Things to keep in mind

  • Interface and camera controls could be improved
  • Lack of many expansions and dlc updates
  • Some bugs and technical issues reported
  • Occasional slow ai turns and animations
  • Toxic player community in multiplayer

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Splendor

  • The Castles of Burgundy

  • Puyo Puyo Champions

  • Cards, the Universe and Everything

  • Patchwork

  • Train Valley 2

More fantastical

Games that feels like Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics but with more imaginative fiction

  • HOARD

  • Temtem: Swarm

  • D&D Lords of Waterdeep

  • Legends of Callasia

  • Clank!

  • Bloons TD 6

More violent

Games that feels like Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics but with more combat and destruction

  • Line War

  • Hexarchy

  • RISK: Global Domination

  • Age of Conquest IV

  • Emberward

  • The Battle of Polytopia

Less dominating

Games that feels like Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics but with less domination over others

  • Cardboard Town

  • Nordhold

  • 12 Labours of Hercules VI: Race for Olympus (Platinum Edition)

  • Spirits of the Hellements - TD

  • Everdell

  • Ark Nova

More story-driven

Games that feels like Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Yield! Fall of Rome

  • Fire & Maneuver

  • Apokerlypse

  • Rise of Nations: Extended Edition

  • Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

  • Concrete Jungle

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Carcassonne - Tiles & Tactics: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Fantasy, Survival.

Last update: 03/08/2026