The best games released in 2023📆 2025
Looking for a really good game from the year 2023? Then we have just the thing for you: our recommendation list with the best board games that were newly released in 2020.
More lists from similar periods
A list with the best games from other years can be found at the end of the page.
In addition, we have created several more lists of card & board game awards:
- The Best Games by Decade.
- The best board game awards
- The best current games-new releases
- The best classic games
List of the best new games releases in 2020
The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition
The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition revitalizes Stefan Feld's classic strategy game for 1-4 players, where participants embody aristocrats managing their princedoms. This special edition, a collaboration between Ravensburger and Awaken Realms, elevates the game with a full art redesign, premium materials, and enhanced components, offering a luxurious playing experience as players build their settlements, castles, and engage in trade.
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition- 1 - 4 Players
- 70 - 120 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Medium difficulty
Sky Team
- 2 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
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*MicroMacro: Crime City – Showdown
- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 45 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Immediately playable
Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
Nominated for 6 awards.
⭐️ Nominated for Kennerspiel des Jahres 2024
More details for Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 90 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Medium difficulty
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- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
That's Not a Hat
Nominated for 8 awards and won 2.
More details for That's Not a Hat- 3 - 8 Players
- 15 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!Check for best price now at*Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game
Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game brings the epic conflict between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance to your tabletop. This two-player game captures the essence of the Star Wars universe, offering a dynamic and strategic experience where players build their decks and battle to destroy each other's bases.
Nominated for 3 awards.
More details for Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game- 2 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 12+ years old
- Easy to learn
Dixit: Disney Edition
Nominated for 7 awards and won 4.
More details for Dixit: Disney Edition- 3 - 6 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!Check for best price now at*Faraway
Nominated for 4 awards and won 1.
More details for Faraway- 2 - 6 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Nekojima
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Nekojima- 1 - 5 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Forest Shuffle
Forest Shuffle is a strategic and environmentally themed card game where players vie to create the most ecologically rich and balanced forest habitat. By gathering valuable trees and attracting diverse species, players work towards building a vibrant ecosystem, all while keeping an eye on the changing seasons that signal the game's end.
Nominated for 8 awards and won 2.
More details for Forest Shuffle- 2 - 5 Players
- 40 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze
Nominated for 6 awards.
More details for Unmatched Adventures: Tales to Amaze- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 - 60 Minutes
- 9+ years old
- Easy to learn
Knarr
Nominated for 3 awards and won 1.
🔥 Deal: 14% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Knarr- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!Check for best price now at*Prey Another Day
Nominated for 2 awards.
More details for Prey Another Day- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 - 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Dune: Imperium – Uprising
Nominated for 4 awards.
More details for Dune: Imperium – Uprising- 1 - 6 Players
- 60 - 120 Minutes
- 13+ years old
- Medium difficulty
The Vale of Eternity
Nominated for 1 award and won 1.
More details for The Vale of Eternity- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!Check for best price now at*Beacon Patrol
- 1 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Point City
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Point City- 1 - 4 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
Mindbug: Beyond Evolution
- 2 Players
- 15 - 25 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
Art Society
Nominated for 1 award.
🔥 Deal: 7% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Art Society- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 - 60 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!Check for best price now at*Cabanga!
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Cabanga!- 3 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
5 Towers
- 2 - 5 Players
- 15 - 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
Diced Veggies
- 2 - 4 Players
- 30 Minutes
- 6+ years old
- Immediately playable
Surfosaurus MAX
- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Immediately playable
👍 Good price!Check for best price now at*Cascadia: Landmarks
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Cascadia: Landmarks- 1 - 6 Players
- 30 - 45 Minutes
- 10+ years old
- Easy to learn
In the Footsteps of Darwin
Nominated for 4 awards and won 2.
⭐️ Nominated for Spiel des Jahres 2024
More details for In the Footsteps of Darwin- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Easy to learn
🔥 Great price!Check for best price now at*Noch mal! Deluxe
🔥 Deal: 19% cheaper than the best Geizhals deal, likely for a short time only!
More details for Noch mal! Deluxe- 1 - 4 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
🔥 Great price!Check for best price now at*Schätz it if you can
- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 40 Minutes
- 14+ years old
- Immediately playable
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- 2 - 6 Players
- 20 Minutes
- 8+ years old
- Immediately playable
Triqueta
Nominated for 1 award.
More details for Triqueta- 2 - 5 Players
- 20 - 30 Minutes
- 7+ years old
- Immediately playable
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