Antihero similar games & best alternatives

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Antihero

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2017

Should you play it?

Run a Thieves Guild in a gas-lit Victorian city! Antihero is a fast-paced digital board game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit street urchins, hire thugs, start a gang, upgrade your guild, steal everything... and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your way to victory.

What works

  • Engaging turn-based strategy with multiple victory paths
  • Asynchronous and live multiplayer modes
  • Charming victorian thief guild theme and art style
  • Short matches suitable for casual play
  • Good tutorial and campaign for learning mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Short single player campaign
  • Limited map variety and multiplayer playerbase
  • Some balance issues and late game stalemates
  • No controller support or keybinding customization
  • Minimal social interaction beyond competition

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Through the Ages

  • Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ and Firestorm™

  • Despot's Game: Dystopian Battle Simulator

  • Raiders of the North Sea

  • Teamfight Manager

  • Coromon

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Antihero but with less of an idle filler feel

  • Eador: Genesis

  • Skulls of the Shogun

  • Touhou Ibunseki - Ayaria Dawn: ReCreation

  • Journey of Greed

  • DOKAPON! Sword of Fury

  • Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition

Less competitive

Games that feels like Antihero but with less competition against others

  • Our Adventurer Guild

  • Fae Tactics

  • Dark Deity 2

  • The Dungeon Beneath

  • Dark Deity

  • Backpack Hero

Less dominating

Games that feels like Antihero but with less domination over others

  • Renowned Explorers: International Society

  • Bardbarian

  • Gordian Quest

  • Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG

  • Monster Battles

  • Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming

More social

Games that feels like Antihero but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Battle Nations

  • Shakes and Fidget

  • Vertical Drop Heroes HD

  • Wargroove

  • Touhou Big Big Battle

  • Tooth and Tail

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Antihero: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026