The best games based on video games 2025

Dorfromantik: The Board Game transitions the charming and strategic essence of the beloved video game into a tactile family board game experience. Designed by Michael Palm and Lukas Zach, this game invites up to six players to collaboratively construct a picturesque landscape using hexagonal tiles. Players aim to satisfy community demands while strategically extending rivers and tracks, and optimizing points through clever area enclosure with flags.

Project L is a dynamic and visually appealing board game that combines tile-matching with engine-building elements. It's designed to challenge players with its strategic depth, encapsulated within an elegant and simple design. The game features unique triple-layer 3D puzzles and attractive acrylic pieces, making it not only a test of intellect but also a delight to play.

Players are transported to the idyllic landscapes of Japan in this standalone successor to the award-winning board game. With the introduction of cherry blossoms as a new element and over 40 achievements to unlock, there's plenty of exciting challenges to face. Numerous surprises await as players explore the world of Dorfromantik - Sakura.

Fallout Shelter: The Board Game transports players into the universe of the beloved Bethesda Softworks mobile game, Fallout Shelter. Here, you dive into a post-apocalyptic world where, as a vault officer, your mission is to ensure the happiness and survival of your vault's dwellers. This worker-placement game for 2-4 players is all about strategic resource management, building, and decision-making to create the best possible future for those under your care.

Players work together as a team to organize a music festival featuring various performers. They must place all fifty cards into ten columns while keeping their hands secret from each other, allowing only limited suggestions.

Players take on the role of a sniper who must sneak past or overpower German guards. Up to three other players control squads of German soldiers, balancing between defending objectives and hunting the sniper. The game features a bag-drawing mechanism, where the sniper draws tokens to target defenders, while clever tactics can reduce the likelihood of a hit.

Players travel to the frozen continent of Northrend to confront the armies of the Lich King in this "Pandemic System" game, adapted to fit the setting of Wrath of the Lich King. They take on the roles of legendary heroes from Azeroth, such as Thrall and Varian Wrynn, each with unique abilities to aid in and out of battle. Players complete quests and fight against hordes of undead while facing dark magic and terrifying creatures in their quest to reach the Icecrown Citadel for a final showdown.

Super Motherload is a strategic board game set on Mars, where players lead a team of elite Pod pilots working for the Solarus Corporation to mine rare minerals from the planet's crust. This tile-laying, deck-building game combines resource management and strategy with dynamic gameplay inspired by video game mechanics.

Plague Inc: The Board Game offers a compelling blend of strategy, evolution, and competition, inviting 1-5 players to take on the roles of virulent diseases aiming to infect and wipe out humanity. Inspired by the highly successful digital game, this board game adaptation challenges players to spread their disease across the globe, evolve with deadly symptoms, and strategically outmaneuver their opponents to be the ultimate plague.

Players embody the small-time crook Oz "Hook" Carpenter, who returns from exile seeking revenge. To succeed, he needs a team with unique skills, as taking on the city's most powerful gangster alone is impossible. Explore beautifully illustrated locations, interact with characters, and solve tricky puzzles to assemble your crew in this immersive, narrative-driven game.

Famous adventurers gather on a strange little planet with unique gravity that attracts precious stardust. Players must collect as much of this rare resource as possible while competing against rivals who try to steal it. The game's originality lies in the movement of the players' farmers, who can fall and move in various directions based on gravity, allowing for strategic play and opportunities to earn points or perform additional actions.

Jetpack Joyride is a competitive real-time puzzle game adapted from the mobile game of the same name. Players use a stolen jetpack to navigate through three rounds in a laboratory, grabbing game pieces from a shared pool to track their progress. Points can be earned through mission cards or by collecting coins, and the player with the most points at the end of the third round wins.

The creators of Monopoly have taken the classic format in a new direction with Monopoly Arcade: Pac-Man. Players can relive their gaming experiences as they race around the board to buy, sell, or steal levels while playing Pac-Man on the retro console. Each time a player passes Go, they get to play a mini round of Pac-Man to collect points, and the player with the most points at the end wins!

A cooperative dungeon crawler for 1-5 players, players assume the roles of their favorite horsemen in a brand new storyline set in the Darksiders universe. With asymmetrical abilities, warriors can choose to play as War, Death, Fury, or Strife, offering a unique experience each time.

An eccentric billionaire has summoned the world's best brawlers and martial artists to compete in an exclusive tournament on an offshore oil platform. Players assume the role of one of these fighters, each with a unique 50-card deck and set of combos to defeat their opponents. The game features fast-paced action, is easy to learn in just 2 minutes, and each match lasts about 10 minutes, providing various combat challenges against friends.

Players rely on sharp observation and quick reflexes to get rid of cards and win the game. Each player takes turns revealing cards in separate piles, and when two matching cards appear, they must rush to grab the totem. The quicker player hands over their revealed cards to their opponent, but be careful, as nearly identical cards can trick players into making mistakes.

Based on the online video game HAWKEN, this game offers a dynamic experience for both Hawken and giant mech fans. Players engage in fast-paced, real-time gameplay where they can pause to strategize before battling it out, with the last standing mech declared the winner. It includes decks for sniper and bruiser mechs and is compatible with other HAWKEN real-time card game sets. Suitable for two players aged 15 and up, games last around 30 minutes and feature easy-to-learn rules.

Players act as singles in search of a soulmate. Each turn, a player draws one card from two decks: exciting perks and questionable quirks. The resulting combination forms a potential partner, and players secretly vote on whether they would date that person. Those who best know their friends earn points, and the game continues until one player emerges as the winner by knowing their friends' preferences the best.

Railways of the World, initially released as Railroad Tycoon, is a grand-scale board game where players build and manage their own railroad empire. This 2009 edition revitalizes the original with several improvements and expanded features.

Players take on the role of beloved Nintendo characters such as Mario, Princess Peach, Yoshi, or Donkey Kong in a Monopoly game with a Nintendo twist. Instead of using standard game pieces, each character has unique special abilities, and players earn points by buying properties, collecting coins, and defeating bosses. The player with the highest score wins after facing Bowser at the end.

Players can move around the board as Sonic, Tails, Amy, or Knuckles, buying iconic locations like Planet Wisp and Rooftop Run. They will drop and collect rings while earning Chaos Emeralds and Chao tokens. Each character has unique powers, and passing Go triggers a boss battle against Dr. Eggman for more emeralds.

PureArts and Ubisoft present the officially licensed Orlog dice game from Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Played by two players, this game features dice rolls and bonus effects to achieve victory over the opponent. Players roll dice to generate attacks and acquire tiles for divine favor, using a mix of both to attack and restore health. The game continues until one player loses all their life points.

Players collaboratively build a coral reef while competing to position their species at the highest points to absorb vital sunlight. They create a unique 3D structure using beautiful wooden pieces, growing in a complex, competitive harmony. The winner is the player who can see the most stones from the top of the reef at the end of the game. Coral features a tailored solo puzzle mode and several multiplayer modes for exciting gameplay for 1 to 4 players.

Minecraft: Builders & Biomes brings the iconic digital world of Minecraft into the realm of tabletop gaming, where players engage in a strategic game of resource gathering, building, and monster battling. The game skillfully translates the open-ended creativity and exploration of Minecraft into a structured board game format.

Bring the online game to the tabletop. Players command a unit of tanks in a quick and easy-to-learn game, aiming to defeat their opponent and secure victory. The starter set includes everything needed to begin, featuring four fully assembled and painted plastic tanks, custom dice, tank cards, terrain, game tokens, upgrade cards for crew and equipment, and a damage deck. A comprehensive release plan will follow, allowing players to expand and customize their forces.

Vikings Gone Wild is a dynamic deck-building and resource management game that challenges players to master both strategy and bluffing. Drawing inspiration from its online real-time strategy game origins, players engage in a thrilling race to build up their Viking villages, amass powerful decks, and launch daring raids on opponents. Victory hinges on cunning attacks and shrewd defenses, making every move a test of nerve and skill.

Anno 1800: The Board Game is an immersive game that captures the essence of the popular Ubisoft PC game, Anno 1800. Players are tasked with developing their home island by building a robust industry, engaging in trade, and meeting the evolving needs of their population. The game emphasizes strategic planning and resource management, set against the backdrop of the 19th-century industrial revolution.

Revisit the arcade classic in a fresh way! Players navigate the maze as Pac-Man, gobbling up Pac-Dots while dodging ghosts for points. Meanwhile, others take on the roles of the ghosts—Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde—attempting to catch Pac-Man while avoiding being eaten. The player with the highest score after everyone has played as Pac-Man wins, with a scorepad included to keep track of high scores.

Boss Monster 2: The Next Level enhances the innovative dungeon-building card game where players take on the role of the boss at the end of a retro video game dungeon, aiming to lure and defeat heroic adventurers. This sequel expands the original with 160 new cards, introducing Dark and Hybrid Heroes to challenge your dungeon, Epic Spells for devastating effects, and "cycling" rooms for dynamic gameplay. Whether played as a standalone or combined with the original Boss Monster for even more variety, this game ups the ante with more bosses, unique cards, and strategic depth.

Bloodborne: The Card Game draws inspiration from the video game Bloodborne, specifically the Chalice Dungeons beneath the city of Yharnam. This competitive game challenges players to defeat monsters, collect blood, and manage risks, all while considering whether to continue fighting or bank their blood to save progress. The game emphasizes tactical play, upgrades, and cooperative yet competitive gameplay as players simultaneously choose their actions to defeat monsters and avoid death.