Dominion similar games & best alternatives

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Dominion

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS • 2024

Should you play it?

Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.

What works

  • Faithful digital adaptation of classic deckbuilder
  • Free base game with rotating free expansions
  • Challenging ai and multiplayer modes
  • Smooth ui and fast gameplay
  • High replayability and strategic depth

Things to keep in mind

  • Currently limited to 2-4 players
  • Some bugs and crashes in early access
  • Expansions can be pricey
  • Lack of in-game chat and social features
  • Minimal narrative or customization options

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Race for the Galaxy

  • Creatures of Aether

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

  • Skill Legends Royale

  • Heart of Crown PC

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

More story-driven

Games that feels like Dominion but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

  • GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

  • Shadowverse CCG

  • The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™

  • Once Upon a Galaxy

  • Causa, Voices of the Dusk

More violent

Games that feels like Dominion but with more combat and destruction

  • Star Realms

  • Hero Realms

  • Gremlins, Inc.

  • Monster Train

  • Talisman: Digital Classic Edition

  • Yao-Guai Hunter

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Dominion. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Dominion. These titles are not in What to play next.

Dominion: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Cooperation, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026