Rank 01Games like Paperback: The Game
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- Updated May 5, 2026
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The closest matches to Paperback: The Game: Dominion, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, Concrete Jungle, Wingspan, and Ticket to Ride®. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Asynchronous Multiplayer and Board Game, like Paperback: The Game.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
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Also Board Game and Deckbuilding, like Paperback: The Game.
- $6.99 (Price checked Oct 30)
- Deck Playable
- 2015
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Wingspan
Why this: Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Paperback: The Game.
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Ticket to Ride®
Why this: Shares hand management with Paperback: The Game.
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Unmatched: Digital Edition
Why this: Shares ai adversary and deck building with Paperback: The Game.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Paperback: The Game
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Also Asynchronous Multiplayer and Board Game, like Paperback: The Game.
- 86% of 962 reviews
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Shares ai adversary and deck building with Paperback: The Game.
- 74% of 141 reviews
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Mark Fassett
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 64% of 59 reviews
- Genres: Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Customizable game length
- Deck building meets word games
- Elegant digital adaptation
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Retro
About Paperback: The Game
The closest matches to Paperback: The Game: Dominion, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, Concrete Jungle, Wingspan, and Ticket to Ride®. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Paperback: The Game is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dominion, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game and Concrete Jungle — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and retro, and single out its ai adversary and deck building. 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 Paperback: The Game: You are an author trying to finish kitschy paperback novels in this deckbuilding word game. Play against opponents offline or AI.
Is Paperback: The Game worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 64% of 59 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 2.3 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Customizable game length
- Deck building meets word games
- Elegant digital adaptation
- Solo friendly design
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The worst implementation of a digital game I have ever attempted to play. You get shown the 'board' so you can make your word and once you've done that you get taken out of the game, back into the menu page/lobby while the other player…”
“Personally I did not like the artwork. The text on Fame cards was too tiny for me. And there was no option for Full Screen. I've never played a word game where you can use the same words over and over. Some words in the dictionary were not…”
People who play it also play: Dominion, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, Concrete Jungle
Frequently asked about Paperback: The Game
Can I run it?
Does Paperback: The Game run on Steam Deck?
Paperback: The Game is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Paperback: The Game free to play?
Yes — Paperback: The Game is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Paperback: The Game have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Paperback: The Game supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Paperback: The Game?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Paperback: The Game are Dominion, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, Concrete Jungle.
Who developed Paperback: The Game?
Paperback: The Game was developed by Mark Fassett and published by Fowers Games.