The best games with panda bears 2026

Looking for a really good game with panda bears 🐼? Then we have just the thing for you: The list with the best panda games 2026.

What are panda games?

In this list you will find games, expansions, promos, etc. that have pandas as a theme or in their gameplay.

By the way, in German "pandas" means "Pandas" or singular "Panda".

List with the best games 2026, with panda bears 🐼

This list was last updated on June 2, 2026. There's also a print version for this list .
  1. King of Tokyo: Monster Box

    All the King of Tokyo fun comes in a Monster Box. The battle for dominance in Tokyo has never been more intense, packed with excitement and adrenaline! It includes the essential Power Up! and Halloween expansions, evolution cards to enhance your monsters, and even a new version of Gigazaur with exclusive cards and a new dice tray for stylishly wreaking havoc in Tokyo.

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    • 👥 2 - 6 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  2. Bärenpark

    Bärenpark is a charming and strategic board game that invites players to delve into the world of bear parks. Your task is to construct a visually appealing and efficiently designed bear park.

    Nominated for 8 awards and won 4.

    More details for Bärenpark
    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 - 45 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Bärenpark

    • YouTube Review for the game "Bärenpark" by Shut Up & Sit Down
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    • YouTube Review for the game "Bärenpark" by BoardGameGeek
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  3. Panda Royale

    • 👥 2 - 10 Players
    • ⏱️ 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
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  5. Takenoko

    Takenoko is a charming board game set in the Japanese Imperial court, revolving around the care of a giant panda gifted by the Chinese Emperor. Players, as court members, are tasked with managing a bamboo garden for the panda.

    Nominated for 18 awards and won 7.

    More details for Takenoko
    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 45 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn

    Video reviews for Takenoko

    • YouTube Review for the game "Takenoko" by Shut Up & Sit Down
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  6. Paku Paku

    Who can stack cups and plates to wobbly heights? Who gets nervous when others push the dice toward them? In Paku Paku, a fast-paced dice game, 2-8 players become competitive pandas aiming for victory.

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    • 👥 2 - 8 Players
    • ⏱️ 10 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable

    Video reviews for Paku Paku

    • YouTube Review for the game "Paku Paku" by BoardGameGeek
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  7. Here to Slay

    Here to Slay is a competitive role-playing fantasy strategy card game from the creators of Unstable Unicorns. In this engaging and interactive game, players aim to build a party of heroes to slay monsters, while navigating the challenges and sabotage from their opponents. It combines elements of strategy, luck, and player interaction, making it an exciting game for those who enjoy a mix of combat and cunning.

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    • 👥 2 - 6 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 - 60 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  8. Nimalia

    Design the best wildlife sanctuary over five rounds. In each round, draw three cards, play one, and pass the others (simple drafting phase). Each card features four biomes, each containing an animal, and at least one biome must be covered when discarding a card. The entire sanctuary must fit within a 6 by 6 grid.

    Nominated for 1 award.

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    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 25 - 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  9. Pass the Pandas

    Be the first to get rid of all your dice in Pass the Pandas by rolling pandas, bamboo, or water drops. A player who rolls pandas can pass those dice to others. Rolling bamboo must be matched or exceeded by the next player, while a water roll allows them to discard those dice. A blank roll doesn’t help and must be retained for the next turn. Pandas!

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    • 👥 2 - 5 Players
    • ⏱️ 10 Minutes
    • 🧒 6+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  10. Red Panda

    Pandas have refined their own Shaolin techniques for centuries, elevating them in the food chain. No longer prey for mountain animals, they now face boredom. Each year, the finest fighters gather at the main temple for a martial arts tournament, showcasing their most impressive katas to a relentless jury. To win, you must get rid of all your cards or be the last player standing!

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    • 👥 2 - 6 Players
    • ⏱️ 5 - 20 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  11. Animals on Board

    Animals on Board is an accessible and clever game featuring a two-tier cardboard tray that holds each player's animal tiles. Players draw three animal tiles at the start, choose one to place face down on their ark, and form a collective of remaining tiles in the center.

    Nominated for 2 awards.

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    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 15 - 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
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  13. Noah

    The flood is imminent, and Noah needs your help to save as many species as possible. Players start with eight animal cards and must place them on ferries following specific rules regarding weight and gender order. If a player can't legally play a card, they must take back all animals from the ferry Noah is on and play another card. Players can manipulate the game by drawing Noah or sending ferries off to the ark, while certain special animal cards can also provide strategic advantages. The round ends when a player runs out of cards or a fourth ferry is placed, with points awarded based on unplayed cards. The player with the fewest points after three rounds wins.

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Noah
    • 👥 2 - 5 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 7+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  14. Spectacular

    • 👥 1 - 6 Players
    • ⏱️ 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  15. Takenokolor

    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 20 - 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 8+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  16. Pandánte (Second Edition)

    Pandánte is a light-hearted gambling game with a panda theme that focuses on deception. Players continuously lie about their hands, adding to the fun, and it is suitable for real money play, presenting a higher challenge than traditional poker. Similar to Texas Hold'em, players can enhance their hands with "snack" cards, play with some skills, and avoid frequent eliminations. The second edition includes the "Light & Dark" expansion.

    More details for Pandánte (Second Edition)
    • 👥 2 - 6 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 13+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  17. Panda Monium

    Test your quick reflexes and memory in this fast-paced card game full of musical chaos. Players must perform specific gestures when certain musician cards are revealed. Make a wrong move, and you'll collect the whole orchestra! The first player to get rid of their cards becomes the Maestro.

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    • 👥 3 - 6 Players
    • ⏱️ 20 Minutes
    • 🧒 6+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  18. Kung Fu Panda: The Board Game

    Players take on the role of Po or one of the Furious Five (Tigress, Monkey, Mantis, Crane, and Viper) to work together in defeating Tai Lung and other villains from the Kung Fu Panda films and series through intense dice action. By defeating villains, completing quests, and assisting others, players earn Karma to enhance their characters' abilities and gain access to legendary artifacts from Master Shifu, preparing them to face even deadlier threats. Each hero is represented by a unique miniature.

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    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 10 - 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  19. Snowcrest

    • 👥 1 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 15 - 60 Minutes
    • 🧒 14+ years old
    • 🧩 Easy to learn
  20. Adorable Pandaring

    The goal is to have the most lovable pandas. However, the fickle laws of adorability frequently change which pandas are considered adorable. Players will earn bamboo by skillfully using their pandas and navigating these laws.

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    • 👥 3 - 5 Players
    • ⏱️ 5 - 10 Minutes
    • 🧒 10+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  21. Guess in 10: Animal Planet

    Ask up to 10 questions to guess the animal on the card! Is it a carnivore? Is it a pet? Does it live in groups? Think carefully, ask smart questions, use your clue cards wisely, and be the first player to collect 7 cards.

    More details for Guess in 10: Animal Planet
    • 👥 2 - 6 Players
    • 🧒 6+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  22. Picture Dominoes

    A kids' version of the classic game of dominoes uses images instead of numbers to enable young players to join in. The game system replaces traditional numbers with pictures, maintaining the same effect as the original but without numerical elements. Typically, sets of picture dominoes consist of 28 tiles.

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    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 10 Minutes
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  23. Quartett

    This family of card games is extremely popular in Europe and involves collecting sets similar to Game of Authors and Happy Families. Played by three or more players, each player must check their cards, and when someone has a complete set of four, they place it on the table.

    More details for Quartett
    • 👥 3 Players
    • 🧒 3+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  24. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots

    A classic action game where players control one of two robots, "Red Rocker" or "Blue Bomber," and try to deliver a punch to the opponent's chin to send their head flying off. It was re-released in 2002 after being out of print for a long time.

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    • 👥 2 Players
    • ⏱️ 10 Minutes
    • 🧒 6+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  25. Memory

    Memory is a classic game of concentration and recall, where players turn over pairs of tiles to find matching images. First solidified in its modern form by Ravensburger in 1959, the game has historical roots extending back to Japan in the 16th century. Known by various names worldwide such as Pairs, Pelmanism, Concentration, and Pexeso in the Czech Republic, the game challenges players to remember the locations of different tiles.

    Nominated for 1 award.

    More details for Memory
    • 👥 2 - 6 Players
    • ⏱️ 30 Minutes
    • 🧒 3+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  26. All Your Animals

    Players take on the role of searching for animals like the hare, elephant, and mouse. Those with a good memory and a bit of luck with dice will be the first to find the hidden animals.

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    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • 🧒 3+ years old
    • 🧩 Immediately playable
  27. Way of the Panda

    Players control three different characters - monk, merchant, and warrior - on a board in a worker placement game. They select actions to move across the board, build structures, train their character for combat, and gain wisdom, which serves as a multiplier for victory points at the end of the game. Players also train their characters to fight villains on the board and attempt to connect the North and South with their own roads by constructing buildings.

    More details for Way of the Panda
    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 60 - 90 Minutes
    • 🧒 14+ years old
    • 🧩 Hard to learn
  28. Sneezy Panda

    • 👥 2 - 4 Players
    • ⏱️ 5 - 10 Minutes
    • 🧒 4+ years old
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