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Patchwork

Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

In the long-awaited digital adaptation of Uwe Rosenberg's Patchwork, players patch their way to victory using fabric pieces of assorted sizes, colors, and buttons.

What works

  • Faithful and polished digital adaptation of a beloved board game
  • Deep strategic gameplay with simple rules
  • Relaxing music and charming visuals
  • Multiple play modes including online and asynchronous
  • Quick matches suitable for casual and competitive play

Things to keep in mind

  • Buggy interface and occasional freezes reported
  • Online multiplayer can be slow or broken due to 24-hour turn timers
  • Limited player count (2 players only)
  • Lack of narrative or thematic depth
  • Some ui elements unintuitive or poorly optimized for pc

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

More fantastical

Games that feels like Patchwork but with more imaginative fiction

Less dominating

Games that feels like Patchwork but with less domination over others

Less competitive

Games that feels like Patchwork but with less competition against others

More violent

Games that feels like Patchwork but with more combat and destruction

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Patchwork. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Patchwork. These titles are not in What to play next.

Patchwork: 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, Cooperation, Fantasy.

Last update: 26/08/2026