Mahjong Soul similar games & best alternatives

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Mahjong Soul

Web browser, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2024

Should you play it?

Mahjong Soul is an online game that adopted the classic Japanese Mahjong gameplay. Here, you can hone your mahjong skills with players from worldwide or spend leisure time with friends, bond with various charismatic characters, and experience an abundance of unique stories.

What works

  • Free to play
  • Excellent tutorial for beginners
  • Fast matchmaking with global playerbase
  • Cosmetic gacha does not affect gameplay
  • Frequent events and game modes

Things to keep in mind

  • Stingy and expensive gacha system
  • Steep learning curve can frustrate new players
  • Matchmaking can be harsh for beginners
  • Some players report psychological stress
  • Limited social and cooperative features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • HEART of CROWN Online

  • Ark Nova

  • Once Upon a Galaxy

  • MARVEL SNAP

  • Everdell

  • Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days

More violent

Games that feels like Mahjong Soul but with more combat and destruction

  • Swords and Sandals Immortals

  • Idol Showdown

  • Roguebook

  • Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

  • Gordian Quest

  • Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy

More dominating

Games that feels like Mahjong Soul but with more domination over others

  • Puyo Puyo Champions

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

  • 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards

  • Creatures of Aether

  • Clue/Cluedo: Classic Edition

  • Apokerlypse

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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).
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  • 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 Mahjong Soul. These titles are not in What to play next.

Mahjong Soul: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026