Star Realms similar games & best alternatives

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Star Realms

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

Should you play it?

Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!

What works

  • Fast and engaging deckbuilding gameplay
  • Cross-platform account and dlc sharing
  • Challenging ai and multiplayer modes
  • Affordable price and expansions
  • Quick matches suitable for casual play

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited social and cooperative features
  • Some ui and campaign mode criticisms
  • Ai can feel unfair or 'cheaty' at times
  • Lack of extensive customization or expression
  • Free version is essentially a demo

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Scythe: Digital Edition

  • Fairytale Fables

  • BattleCON: Online

  • Clank!

  • Dune: Imperium

  • KROSMAGA

Less dominating

Games that feels like Star Realms but with less domination over others

  • Poker Quest: Swords and Spades

  • Roguebook

  • Mindbug Online

  • Prismata

  • Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

  • Once Upon a Galaxy

Less violent

Games that feels like Star Realms but with less combat and destruction

  • Dominion

  • Race for the Galaxy

  • Temperia: Soul of Majestic

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

  • Creatures of Aether

  • Terraforming Mars

More expressive

Games that feels like Star Realms but with more self-expression and customization

  • Master of Orion 2

  • Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

  • MARVEL SNAP

  • GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

  • Talisman: Digital 5th Edition

  • Wretch: Divine Ascent

More social

Games that feels like Star Realms but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Mythgard

  • Legends of Callasia

  • SolForge Fusion

  • Nexus 5X

  • Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®

  • Hero Realms

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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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.
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  • 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).

Star Realms: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Expression, Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026