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Patchwork

Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac • 2016

Should you play it?

In the long-awaited digital adaptation of Uwe Rosenberg's Patchwork, players patch their way to victory using fabric pieces of assorted sizes, colors, and buttons.

What works

  • Faithful and polished digital adaptation of a beloved board game
  • Deep strategic gameplay with simple rules
  • Relaxing music and charming visuals
  • Multiple play modes including online and asynchronous
  • Quick matches suitable for casual and competitive play

Things to keep in mind

  • Buggy interface and occasional freezes reported
  • Online multiplayer can be slow or broken due to 24-hour turn timers
  • Limited player count (2 players only)
  • Lack of narrative or thematic depth
  • Some ui elements unintuitive or poorly optimized for pc

What to play next

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  • Cardboard Town

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the game’s motivation profile. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • 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 out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Patchwork: 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, Fantasy.

Last update: 26/07/2026