Games like RISK™: Factions
If RISK™: Factions is your kind of game, the closest matches are RISK: Global Domination, Decent Checkers and Gem Rush — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its competitive, funny and intense. 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.
Get personalized picks →About RISK™: Factions: Wage war with five factions, each with unique abilities, in the original game of strategy and world domination!

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RISK: Global Domination
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Shares a competitive mood with RISK™: Factions.
Top pick for RISK™: Factions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
Take over the world in RISK: Global Domination, the iconic strategy board game with 100+ original and classic maps and millions of players
Decent Checkers
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for RISK™: Factions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
Checkers is a timeless classic, steeped in rich history. This release supports 4 rulesets and includes PvE, PvP, and puzzle modes. From the casual checkers enthusiast to the competitive master, this game is sure to provide hours of entertainment and mental stimulation.
Gem Rush
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for RISK™: Factions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
The well-loved board game comes to Steam. This mountain is rich in mystic gems. Combine gems to open up new rooms, providing new ways to dig up gems. Race against other players or race together against the clock to dig the greatest mine in this fast-paced, easy-to-learn strategy game.
Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game
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Ranked #4 for RISK™: Factions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
Play Harry Dresden and his friends as they take on the cases from the bestselling Dresden Files novels in the ultimate what-if scenario—what if Harry was on the scene with allies who weren’t there in the original story?
WARMACHINE: Tactics
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Ranked #5 for RISK™: Factions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
Turn-based tactical combat set in the award-winning world of the Iron Kingdoms. Command your custom squad of steam-powered robots and elite warriors in raging battles dominated by magic and mechanika. Battle in online multiplayer and play the epic 21-mission single player campaign!
For The King
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Ranked #6 for RISK™: Factions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Armello
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Shares a competitive mood with RISK™: Factions.
Ranked #7 for RISK™: Factions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Gremlins, Inc.
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with RISK™: Factions.
Ranked #8 for RISK™: Factions fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.
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Dota Underlords
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
Take on Duelists around the world with "Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links"! Step into a world that crosses dimensions and connects all Duelists. In Duel World, any location transforms into a Duel Field where heated Duels unfold!
Toribash
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
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.
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!
Soda Dungeon
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Pop the top on some legendary action with Soda Dungeon, the fresh and fizzy hit mobile RPG adventure, now available on your desktop! Manage your team as you raid the local dungeons, upgrade your tavern, and attract new party members. Gold, legendary items, and more await you.
Card Hunter
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Shares a funny mood with RISK™: Factions.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Stainless Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers
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Shares a competitive mood with RISK™: Factions.
Another title from Stainless Games, the studio behind RISK™: Factions. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
Ignite your spark with Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers! With over 12 million fans, discover what makes Magic: The Gathering the world’s premier trading card game.Become a Planeswalker and travel the planes of existence unleashing a torrent of spells and creatures to devastate your opponents.
Magic 2015 - Duels of the Planeswalkers
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Shares a nostalgic mood with RISK™: Factions.
Another title from Stainless Games, the studio behind RISK™: Factions. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
"Hunt bigger game on a bold new adventure with Magic 2015—Duels of the Planeswalkers! Hone your skills as you battle your way across the planes of the Multiverse. Beware though, Planeswalker. Your biggest danger is one of your own ... Garruk Wildspeaker, the greatest hunter known, is now hunting you!
Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
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Shares a nostalgic mood with RISK™: Factions.
Another title from Stainless Games, the studio behind RISK™: Factions. Shares Strategy with RISK™: Factions.
Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!
ShockRods
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Another title from Stainless Games, the studio behind RISK™: Factions.
ShockRods features all the over the top, in your face vehicle combat that you have come to expect from Stainless Games, the world renowned indie studio that specialises in vehicular mayhem.
Frequently asked about RISK™: Factions
- Does RISK™: Factions work on Steam Deck?
- RISK™: Factions is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Does RISK™: Factions have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — RISK™: Factions supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to RISK™: Factions?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside RISK™: Factions are RISK: Global Domination, Decent Checkers, Gem Rush.
- Who developed RISK™: Factions?
- RISK™: Factions was developed by Stainless Games.
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