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18 games like Chutes and Ladders

The best games like Chutes and Ladders are Camel Up (Second Edition), Viva Topo! and Camel Up — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Camel Up (Second Edition) shares animals, dice, dice rolling with Chutes and Ladders.

Every alternative below links to its own Chutes and Ladders-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s animals / childrens game shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Chutes and Ladders’s 1.0 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Camel Up (Second Edition) (2018)
   3–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
   View Camel Up (Second Edition) on Amazon →
2. 2. Viva Topo! (2002)
   2–4 players · 20–30 min · ★ 6.8 · Light
   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Dice, Race, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Viva Topo! on Amazon →
3. 3. Camel Up (2014)
   2–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0 · Light
   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
   View Camel Up on Amazon →
4. 4. Monza (2000)
   2–6 players · 10 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Race, Roll / Spin and Move · 3 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Outfoxed! (2014)
   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
6. 6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Power Game (1987)
   2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 4.8 · Light
   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Childrens Game, Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
7. 7. Pachisi (400)
   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 4.5 · Light
   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Childrens Game, Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling, Race, Roll / Spin and Move · 3 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (60%)
   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
8. 8. King of Tokyo Dark Edition (2020)
   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
9. 9. Der verzauberte Turm (2012)
   2–4 players · 15–25 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
   Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
10. 10. Spinderella (2015)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.5 · Light
    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Race, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
11. 11. Rhino Hero Super Battle (2017)
    2–4 players · 10–20 min · ★ 7.3 · Light
    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Dice Rolling · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
12. 12. Mountain Goats (2020)
    2–4 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Dice, Dice Rolling, Roll / Spin and Move · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~20 min shorter · same complexity
13. 13. Survive Escape from Atlantis! (1982)
    2–4 players · 45–60 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~23 min longer · +0.7 heavier
14. 14. Perudo (1800)
    2–6 players · 15–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light
    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Spartacus A Game of Blood and Treachery (2012)
    3–4 players · 120–180 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement · 2 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 3–4 players · ~120 min longer · +1.7 heavier
16. 16. Da ist der Wurm drin (2011)
    2–4 players · 15–20 min · ★ 6.4 · Light
    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
17. 17. Hoppladi Hopplada! (2008)
    2–7 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Dice, Dice Rolling · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 7 · ~10 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
18. 18. Jumanji (1995)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 4.5 · Light
    Shares with Chutes and Ladders: Animals, Childrens Game, Dice, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Roll / Spin and Move · 1 of Chutes and Ladders’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Chutes and Ladders: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~15 min longer · +0.4 heavier

Looking for the original? See the full Chutes and Ladders fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.