UNO / Similar games

18 games like UNO

The best games like UNO are Mad Magazine Card Game, Simon's Cat Card Game and Love Letter Infinity Gauntlet — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Mad Magazine Card Game shares card game, comic book / strip, hand management with UNO.

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

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of UNO’s 1.1 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Mad Magazine Card Game (1979)
   2–6 players · 30 min · ★ 5.8 · Light
   Shares with UNO: Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Hand Management, Lose a Turn, Matching, Take That · 4 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (100%)
   vs UNO: overlaps at 2–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
   View Mad Magazine Card Game on Amazon →
2. 2. Simon's Cat Card Game (2016)
   3–6 players · 10–25 min · ★ 6.0 · Light
   Shares with UNO: Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Number, Hand Management · 1 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs UNO: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~12 min shorter · same complexity
   View Simon's Cat Card Game on Amazon →
3. 3. Love Letter Infinity Gauntlet (2020)
   2–6 players · 15 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
   Shares with UNO: Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Hand Management · 1 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs UNO: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
   View Love Letter Infinity Gauntlet on Amazon →
4. 4. Fuji Flush (2016)
   3–8 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.6 · Light
   Shares with UNO: Card Game, Number, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs UNO: overlaps at 3–8 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
5. 5. Exploding Kittens NSFW Deck (2015)
   2–5 players · 10–20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light
   Shares with UNO: Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs UNO: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
6. 6. Fugitive (2017)
   2 players · 5–20 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with UNO: Card Game, Number, Hand Management · 1 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs UNO: both play at 2 · ~17 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
7. 7. Red7 (2014)
   2–4 players · 5–30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
   Shares with UNO: Card Game, Number, Hand Management · 1 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (25%)
   vs UNO: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~12 min shorter · +0.6 heavier
8. 8. Fast Forward FEAR (2017)
   2–5 players · 15 min · ★ 6.1 · Light
   Shares with UNO: Card Game, Number, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs UNO: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. OrganATTACK! (2016)
   2–6 players · 15 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
   Shares with UNO: Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (50%)
   vs UNO: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
10. 10. Marvel Champions The Card Game (2019)
    1–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 8.2 · Medium
    Shares with UNO: Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Hand Management · 1 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs UNO: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~38 min longer · +1.7 heavier
11. 11. Munchkin Conan (2012)
    3–6 players · 90 min · ★ 6.5 · Medium-light
    Shares with UNO: Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs UNO: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~60 min longer · +0.5 heavier
12. 12. Gloom (2005)
    2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light
    Shares with UNO: Card Game, Hand Management, Lose a Turn, Take That · 3 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (75%)
    vs UNO: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
13. 13. The Game Are you ready to play The Game? (2015)
    1–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.7 · Light
    Shares with UNO: Card Game, Number, Hand Management · 1 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs UNO: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
14. 14. Disney Villainous Wicked to the Core (2019)
    2–3 players · 40–60 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with UNO: Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs UNO: overlaps at 2–3 players · ~20 min longer · +1.2 heavier
15. 15. Munchkin Axe Cop (2011)
    3–6 players · 60–120 min · ★ 6.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with UNO: Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs UNO: overlaps at 3–6 players · ~60 min longer · +0.6 heavier
16. 16. Crazy Creatures of Dr. Gloom (2012)
    2–4 players · 20 min · ★ 5.6 · Light
    Shares with UNO: Card Game, Number, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs UNO: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
17. 17. Bob Ross Art of Chill Game (2017)
    2–4 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium-light
    Shares with UNO: Card Game, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Hand Management · 1 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (25%)
    vs UNO: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.6 heavier
18. 18. Bears vs Babies (2017)
    2–5 players · 15–20 min · ★ 5.5 · Light
    Shares with UNO: Card Game, Comic Book / Strip, Hand Management, Take That · 2 of UNO’s 4 mechanics (50%)
    vs UNO: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~12 min shorter · same complexity

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