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Games like Risk

If Risk is your kind of game, the closest matches are RISK: Global Domination, The Jackbox Party Pack 6 and Tabletop Simulator — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, competitive and lighthearted. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Risk: Draft! Attack! Fortify! Play the original game of strategy and world domination — now for your PC. Enjoy the classic look and fun of RISK in an exciting new interactive experience. Play two ways as you strategize over the map and set out to conquer the world.

2013StrategyCasualWindowsby Sperasoft, Inc.
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Easy to play in short bursts or while multitaskingFaithful to the board game with no manual army countingSimple but offers enough variety for replayabilityChillCompetitiveLighthearted

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Steam players who put hours into Risk also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. RISK: Global Domination

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Risk.

    Top pick for Risk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    Take over the world in RISK: Global Domination, the iconic strategy board game with 100+ original and classic maps and millions of players

    2020StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Jackbox Party Pack 6

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Risk.

    Second-strongest match for Risk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    It’s the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.

    2019StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tabletop Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Risk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Risk.

    Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Richman10

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Risk.

    Ranked #4 for Risk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    "Richman10" is a classic chess game in which players earn money by luck (dicing) and strategy (buying land and buying cards) to defeat other players. Fine arts adopt pure 3D Q version of the original painting style. Game modes include: story mode, biography mode, multi-person hot seat mode, network mode.

    2019StrategyCasual13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Rento Fortune: Online Dice Board Game (大富翁)

    WHY THIS

    Shares dice rolling and a competitive mood with Risk.

    Ranked #5 for Risk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    Rento is multiplayer business dice game. It is board game for 2 to 8 players.Trade lands, build houses, win auctions, roll wheel of fortune, risk in Russian Roulette and have fun.Play with your friends and acquire a monopoly over the game board :)

    2017StrategyIndieMassively Multiplayer4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Agrou

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Risk.

    Ranked #6 for Risk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    Your new favorite Werewolf game! Seat around the fire with friends, play a villager, a werewolf or another type of character and use strategy to win!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Gomoku Let's Go

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Risk.

    Ranked #7 for Risk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    Gomoku: One of the most popular classic board games for all ages. Experience Zen style visuals, various levels of AI, seamless online multiplayer and Endgame challenges!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Lux Delux

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Risk.

    Ranked #8 for Risk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Risk.

    Lux Delux is a fast-paced turn-based-strategy game of risk and world domination, with so much more! Highly moddable, Lux has over 900 maps, diverse random map generators, a biohazard mode, an AI SDK, and an online multi-player league.

    2015StrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Dota Underlords

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.

    2019StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. KARDS - The WW2 Card Game

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.

    2020StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Risk.

    Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!

    2020StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Mahjong Soul

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    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.

    2024StrategyCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Mythgard

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    Welcome to Mythgard, a fantasy cyberpunk CCG of heroes, gods, and mythical beasts. Master the unique lane and mana systems in your rise to the top or enjoy team play with a friend. New players can use the code WelcomeChallenger to get 20 free packs and more to start their journey.

    2020StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  6. Chess for idiots

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    The first intellectually non-discriminatory chess variant. Instead of thinking, just move your pieces in one of the many absurd ways!

    2024StrategyIndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bombagun

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Risk.

    A deceptively simple, post-apocalyptic style card game that you can play both online and offline!

    2022Free To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. RISK: Global Domination

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Risk.

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    Take over the world in RISK: Global Domination, the iconic strategy board game with 100+ original and classic maps and millions of players

    2020StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. The Jackbox Party Pack 6

    WHY THIS

    Shares a lighthearted mood with Risk.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    It’s the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.

    2019StrategyIndieCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Richman10

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Risk.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    "Richman10" is a classic chess game in which players earn money by luck (dicing) and strategy (buying land and buying cards) to defeat other players. Fine arts adopt pure 3D Q version of the original painting style. Game modes include: story mode, biography mode, multi-person hot seat mode, network mode.

    2019StrategyCasual13.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Rento Fortune: Online Dice Board Game (大富翁)

    WHY THIS

    Shares dice rolling and a competitive mood with Risk.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Casual with Risk.

    Rento is multiplayer business dice game. It is board game for 2 to 8 players.Trade lands, build houses, win auctions, roll wheel of fortune, risk in Russian Roulette and have fun.Play with your friends and acquire a monopoly over the game board :)

    2017StrategyIndieMassively Multiplayer4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Risk

What games are most similar to Risk?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Risk are RISK: Global Domination, The Jackbox Party Pack 6, Tabletop Simulator.
Who developed Risk?
Risk was developed by Sperasoft, Inc. and published by PopCap.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Risk.

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