Rank 01Games like Othello
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Othello: Khet 2.0, Hive, Gomoku Let's Go, Ogre, and Tumblestone. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- $2.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2021
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Genres: Strategy, Indie, Massively Multiplayer
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: BlueLine Games
- 69% of 39 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Ai offers 5 difficulty tiers with strong play
- Hotseat local multiplayer included
- Matches end in abrupt decisive shifts
- Challenging
- Competitive
- Contemplative
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Other recommendable Steam games by BlueLine Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
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About Othello
The closest matches to Othello: Khet 2.0, Hive, Gomoku Let's Go, Ogre, and Tumblestone. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Othello is your kind of game, the closest matches are Khet 2.0, Hive and Gomoku Let's Go — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, competitive and contemplative, and single out its ai difficulty levels and hotseat local play. 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.
About Othello: The classic abstract strategy game comes to Steam! Othello is an ageless game that takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master. Place tiles surrounding your opponents tiles to flip them to your color. Get to the end with more tiles of your color and you are the winner!
Is Othello worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 39 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 2 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 0.8 h played before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Ai offers 5 difficulty tiers with strong play
- Hotseat local multiplayer included
- Matches end in abrupt decisive shifts
- Tile flipping creates dramatic board reversals
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Very buggy. The AI often say "the AI has no moves, its your turn again" - however there is a lot of moves for the AI to do. The game crashes a lot on my Mac (mid-game) and I have not one single time succeed to play against another player…”
“This game make my computer freeze. It's just not when I'm playing it, it altso make it freeze when I have it installed on my computer.”
People who play it also play: Khet 2.0, Hive, Gomoku Let's Go
Frequently asked about Othello
Can I run it?
Does Othello have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Othello supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer).
What games are most similar to Othello?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Othello are Khet 2.0, Hive, Gomoku Let's Go.
Who developed Othello?
Othello was developed by BlueLine Games.