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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.
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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. Aeon's End (2016)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 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
2. Skytear (2020)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Video Game Theme, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 6 shared tags · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
3. Yomi Fighting Card Game (2011)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Video Game Theme, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter
4. Summoner Wars Master Set (2011)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
5. A Game of Thrones The Card Game (2008)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 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. Res Arcana (2019)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 3 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 4 · ~10 min longer · same complexity
7. BattleCON Devastation of Indines (2013)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 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. Unmatched Cobble & Fog (2020)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 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. Everdell (2018)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 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. Ashes Rise of the Phoenixborn (2015)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 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. Mechs vs. Minions (2016)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Fantasy, Fighting, Video Game Theme, Card Drafting · 4 shared tags · 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. Nightfall (2011)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 3 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (100%)vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · scales to 5 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
13. Warhammer Invasion (2009)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 2 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (67%)vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · ~15 min longer · same complexity
14. Puzzle Strike Deluxe (2010)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Video Game Theme, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 6 shared tags · 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. Thunderstone (2009)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 5 shared tags · 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. Kingdom Rush Rift in Time (2020)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Fantasy, Fighting, Video Game Theme, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 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. Ex Libris (2017)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Card Drafting, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers · 5 shared tags · 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. Magic: The Gathering (1993)Shares with Pixel Tactics: Card Game, Fantasy, Fighting, Hand Management · 4 shared tags · 1 of Pixel Tactics’s 3 mechanics (33%)vs Pixel Tactics: both play at 2 · ~10 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
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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