Hearthstone cover art

games like

Hearthstone

Hearthstone leans Variance (Grand Arena). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION1 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE7 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10

4 games like Hearthstone

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Magic: The Gathering Arena cover art
Magic: The Gathering ArenaGrand Arena · collectible card game

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: reads (6 vs 7) - Bluffing instants and combat tricks against humans

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Legends of Runeterra cover art
Legends of RuneterraMind & Math · collectible card game

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: variance (7 vs 5) - Less draw RNG than peers but still present

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Marvel Snap cover art
Marvel SnapGrand Arena · collectible card game

Both lean on variance about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (1 vs 0) - No execution component

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links cover art
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel LinksGrand Arena · digital card game

Both lean on execution about the same (1 vs 1). Biggest difference: optimization (7 vs 8) - Meta deckbuilding and line calculation are the spine

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Game details

Released
2014
Developer
Blizzard Entertainment
Franchise
Warcraft
Platforms
Android, PC, iOS, Mac
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
88/100
IGDB users
78/100
StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)Card & Board GameFantasy