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18 games like Pixel Tactics

The best games like Pixel Tactics are Aeon's End, Skytear and Yomi Fighting Card Game — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Aeon's End shares card game, fantasy, fighting with Pixel Tactics.

Every alternative below links to its own Pixel Tactics-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s card game / fantasy shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Pixel Tactics’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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  1. 1. Aeon's End (2016)
    1–4 players · 60 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
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  2. 2. Skytear (2020)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Video Game Theme, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
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  3. 2 players · 30 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Video Game Theme, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
    View Yomi Fighting Card Game on Amazon →
  4. 2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  5. 2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier
  6. 6. Res Arcana (2019)
    2–4 players · 20–60 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
  7. 1–5 players · 45 min · ★ 7.9 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
  8. 2–4 players · 20–40 min · ★ 8.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · about the same length · 0.6 lighter
  9. 9. Everdell (2018)
    1–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~30 min longer · +0.2 heavier
  10. 2–4 players · 30–120 min · ★ 7.3 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~45 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  11. 2–4 players · 60–120 min · ★ 8.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Fantasy, Fighting, Video Game Theme, Card Drafting · 1 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~60 min longer · 0.2 lighter
  12. 12. Nightfall (2011)
    2–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  13. 2 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  14. 2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Video Game Theme, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~10 min shorter · 0.3 lighter
  15. 15. Thunderstone (2009)
    1–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 5 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
  16. 1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Fantasy, Fighting, Video Game Theme, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~38 min longer · +0.3 heavier
  17. 17. Ex Libris (2017)
    1–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 3 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (100%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · plays solo · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
  18. 2 players · 20 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
    Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 1 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (33%)
    vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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Frequently asked

What game is most like Pixel Tactics?
Aeon's End (2016) is the closest match to Pixel Tactics, sharing card game, fantasy, fighting. It rates 8.0/10 on BoardGameGeek.
What should I play if I like Pixel Tactics?
Aeon's End, Skytear, Yomi Fighting Card Game are the top-ranked alternatives to Pixel Tactics in the MeeplePick database, matched on medium complexity as well as mechanics. All 18 are ranked on this page with the shared mechanics shown for each.
Is Aeon's End harder than Pixel Tactics?
Compared with Pixel Tactics, Aeon's End is same complexity and ~30 min longer (2.8 vs 2.6 complexity on BoardGameGeek's 1–5 scale).

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