Mahjong similar games & best alternatives

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Mahjong

2017

Should you play it?

Play a Zen game! Rediscover the famous traditional Chinese game. Find all the matching pairs of tiles, being careful not to become blocked in, to get to the end of each level. Concentration and perceptiveness are needed to finish the gorgeous boards that we have produced for you.

What works

  • Relaxing and zen atmosphere
  • Challenging and strategic puzzles
  • Variety of tile sets and backgrounds
  • No ads or microtransactions
  • Long playtime with 70 levels

Things to keep in mind

  • No shuffle or undo options
  • Slow and laggy menus
  • Music volume not adjustable
  • Levels locked sequentially
  • Annoying leaderboard prompts

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Fine Sweeper

  • Chime

  • Minesweeper Ultimate

  • Tile Cities

  • Preserve

  • Puzzle Dimension

More fantastical

Games that feels like Mahjong but with more imaginative fiction

  • Lost Lands: Mahjong

  • 12 Labours of Hercules VI: Race for Olympus (Platinum Edition)

  • Desktop Dungeons

  • Bing in Wonderland

  • Fortix 2

  • Spooky Bonus

More exploratory

Games that feels like Mahjong but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Bento Blocks

  • Cropdeck

  • The Artisan of Glimmith

  • Chinatris

  • Farm Keeper

  • Draw Puzzle 画之谜

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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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 Mahjong. These titles are not in What to play next.

Mahjong: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Thrill, Story. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration.

Last update: 21/08/2026