The best games released in 2013📆 2025

Hanamikoji is a strategic card game set in the historical context of Geisha culture in Japan. The game immerses players in the role of patrons who are competing to gain the favor of seven renowned Geishas by collecting items related to their art and performances.

Sushi Go! is a dynamic, fast-paced card game set in a sushi restaurant. Players aim to grab the best sushi combinations as they come around. It's all about strategy, from picking the perfect sushi rolls to collecting sashimi sets. Boost your scores with wasabi-flavored nigiri, and don't forget to load up on pudding by the end!

Skull King is an exciting and competitive trick-taking game that adds unique twists to the traditional format found in games like Oh Hell!, Wizard, Euchre, and Spades.

Coconuts is a lively dexterity game inspired by the "Monkey King" character from Chinese mythology. In this engaging and playful game, players take turns launching coconuts towards cups positioned in the center of the play area. Successfully landing a coconut in a cup allows you to stack it on your board. Even more strategically, if you land a coconut in an opponent's cup, you can claim it and move it to your board. The game also features "Monkey King Magic" cards, which add a twist by allowing players to disrupt their opponents' shots in various ways. The first player to build a pyramid of six cups on their board is the winner.

BANG! The Dice Game transports players to the U.S. wild west, where the classic confrontation between the law and outlaws unfolds with an added threat of Indian attacks. This dice game adaptation retains the essence of the original Bang! card game while introducing new dynamics and challenges.

Players attempt to knock over wooden pins, known as "kegel," labeled with numbers from 1 to 12 using a wooden club, also called "mölkky." The pins are initially arranged closely together in an upright position. Scoring occurs based on the number of pins knocked over, with the first player to reach exactly 50 points winning the game. Exceeding 50 points results in a score reset to 25, and a player is eliminated if they miss all target pins three times in a row.

Concordia is a peaceful yet strategic board game set in Roman times, focusing on economic development and expansion. It is designed for 2-5 players aged 13 and up.

Two Rooms and a Boom is an exhilarating social deduction and hidden role party game designed for six or more players. The game divides players into two teams, the Red Team and the Blue Team, each with a critical role: the President for the Blue Team and the Bomber for the Red Team. Players are split between two separate playing areas, representing two rooms, where the strategic interplay and deception unfold.

Players flick lightweight, hollow cubes across specially made rubber mats in a dexterity-based game. The objective is to defeat the opponent's king while managing risks, as cubes can be trapped in enemy territory. Each cube has unique abilities, and players strategically build their armies using a point system to select and position their cubes before battle.

In Concept, the challenge is to convey words using a network of icons. A pair of players, seated as neighbors, collaborate to select a word or phrase that others must deduce. Working in tandem, they strategically place markers on the available icons on the game board.

Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters, also known as Geister, Geister, Schatzsuchmeister!, is an award-winning cooperative board game where players embark on an eerie adventure to collect treasures from a haunted house.

In Terror in Meeple City (formerly known as Rampage), players step into the roles of colossal monsters, hungry for destruction and chaos in the heart of Meeple City. The objective is simple: create mayhem by demolishing buildings and devouring innocent meeples, all in a race to become the most fearsome monster of them all.

Players collect gemstones while making simultaneous decisions. When choices collide, not everyone gets what they want, and luck won't always protect you from others' greed. By bluffing and strategizing, you aim to gather more gems than your opponents by selecting cards that hold different amounts of gemstones, but you can only claim the gems if you're the sole player on a card.

La Boca, the famous neighborhood of Buenos Aires, is known for its quirky skyline made from recycled fishing boats and colorful metal. Players form teams to creatively build skylines based on challenge cards while coordinating closely, as each team can only see their own view of the structure. The goal is to complete the colored blocks before time runs out, earning points, and the team with the most points after several rounds will shine as champions.

Welcome to the Dungeon, previously known as Dungeon of Mandom, is a thrilling push-your-luck game where 2-4 players engage in a daring dungeon adventure, filled with monsters and diminishing resources.

1775: Rebellion is an award-winning board game that immerses players in the tumultuous times of the American Revolution, part of the Birth of America series. It offers a blend of strategic planning, historical warfare, and alliance management, appealing to both history enthusiasts and strategy gamers alike.

Funemployed is a card-based party game where players compete to land jobs. They apply for real positions like astronaut, lawyer, or priest while claiming absurd qualifications, such as being able to talk to pandas. Players must creatively present their qualifications in a role-playing manner, aiming to convince others that they are the best fit for the job.

Forbidden Desert is a cooperative adventure game where players work together to recover a legendary flying machine from the ruins of an ancient desert city, while surviving extreme environmental challenges.

The Little Prince: Make Me a Planet challenges players to craft their own planets in the whimsical universe of The Little Prince. The goal is to create a harmonious world for iconic characters while avoiding an excess of baobabs and volcanoes.

The fast-paced game adds new shapes and challenges. Five wooden objects sit on the table, with players competing to grab the correct one based on the current card showing three items. The game escalates as players must navigate various rules involving color, shape, and special scenarios like identifying times or naming objects, all while aiming to collect the most cards by the end.

Northern Pacific is a railway construction game for 3-5 players, lasting about twenty minutes. Players start with a mix of investment dice and build tracks across the United States from Minnesota to Washington, beginning in Minneapolis-St. Paul. When the railway reaches Seattle, the round ends, and players compare their investment successes to determine the winner, who is either the one with the most good investments or, in case of a tie, the fewest bad investments.

Potato Man is a trick-taking game centered around the theme of potatoes, where the smallest cards can score the highest points. Players play one card into the middle to form a trick, but each of the four colors can only be played once per round, except in a five-player game where one color may appear twice. Winning a trick allows players to collect scoring cards of the corresponding color, and strategic decisions are key as players balance holding high cards with the risk of being unable to play in later rounds. The game continues for as many rounds as there are players, and the player with the most points at the end wins.

Rise of Augustus (also known simply as Augustus) is a tactical board game where players take on the role of powerful leaders during the era of Augustus Caesar, competing to complete various objectives for power and victory points. The game combines elements of strategic planning and luck, with a unique mechanism involving the drawing of symbols and the placement of legionnaire meeples.

Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000, also known as Smash Up II, is an exciting expansion to the Smash Up base game, introducing four new factions and eight new bases. This expansion not only adds variety but also brings unique combinations and fresh strategic layers to the already dynamic gameplay of Smash Up.

Rory's Story Cubes is a fun game that sharpens your mind and stimulates your imagination. Prehistoria is an expansion that introduces 3 new story cubes featuring 18 thematic actions from the Stone Age. This expansion can be played alone or combined with the original game, serving as a useful tool for creative problem-solving, language learning, and storytelling. Players roll the cubes and create a story based on the actions depicted.

Blueprints is a creative and strategic board game where players take on the role of architects. The objective is to skillfully use colored dice to construct three distinct structures from blueprints. Each die color offers different benefits, adding a layer of strategy to the building process.

Rory's Story Cubes is a fun game that sharpens your mind and stimulates your imagination. The Clues expansion includes 3 new story dice featuring 18 themed actions from a detective scenario. It can be played on its own or combined with the original game, serving as a helpful tool for creative problem-solving, language learning, and storytelling. Players roll the dice and then narrate a story using those actions.

Carcassonne: South Seas brings the classic tile-laying charm of the original Carcassonne to a vibrant, tropical setting. This standalone game, the first in the "Carcassonne Around the World" series, offers players the task of building island landscapes filled with inviting seas and lush islands. Instead of the traditional cities, roads, and fields, players work to gather bananas, shellfish, and fish, trading these resources for points with various traders. The familiar mechanics of placing tiles and meeples blend seamlessly with this refreshing maritime theme, offering both seasoned Carcassonne fans and newcomers a delightful new variant to explore.

Gravwell: Escape from the 9th Dimension places players in the roles of spaceship commanders, each stranded in a bizarre dimension due to a black hole incident. The goal is to navigate through space using the gravity of nearby objects, primarily other ships, to reach a warp gate and escape back to familiar space. The game is a thrilling mix of strategy, prediction, and a bit of luck, as players draft movement cards and attempt to outmaneuver their opponents.

Mascarade is a bluffing and strategy card game that revolves around hidden identities and tactical actions. Players engage in a masquerade, taking on various roles to gain coins and outwit their opponents.