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2020PC

Codenames is a digital word-deduction game where you guide your team to the right words with single-word clues. Its appeal lies in linking several words cleverly and reading what your teammates are thinking.

  • Playing together in co-op
  • Turn-based combat
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

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2020PEGI 12Nintendo Switch

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A colorful compilation of 51 classic board, card and tabletop games such as chess, mancala and billiards, ideal for relaxed sessions with friends and family, both locally and online.

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Tabletop Simulator

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A physics sandbox where you play board and card games online with friends, build your own games, or simply flip the table. Workshop content makes the possibilities nearly endless.

Clue/Cluedo: Classic

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A digital take on the classic board game where you deduce who committed the murder, where, and with what weapon by process of elimination. It works best as a casual game night with friends and family.

Drawful 2

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A party game where everyone draws ridiculous prompts on their phones while others invent funny fake captions. Then the group tries to pick the real one, making it ideal for laughs with friends.

Mysterium

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A digital take on the cooperative board game in which a ghost can only send surreal dream images to guide psychics toward the killer, weapon and location. It thrives on deduction, interpretation and shared guesswork in a 1920s manor.

Faul!

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An online Taboo-style party game where teams of up to five describe words without saying the forbidden ones, while the opposing team watches for slip-ups.

LEGO Party!

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A colorful party game for up to four players with around 60 minigames played in a board-game style, drawing on LEGO themes like Pirates, Space and NINJAGO. Crossplay lets friends join together locally or online across platforms.

Colt Express

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A digital take on the board game where you program your bandit's actions in advance for a train heist, and the chaos aboard keeps wrecking your plans. Funny and tactical, best played with friends.

Guilty as Sock!

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You step into a chaotic courtroom where socks take on the roles of lawyers, prosecutors and judges. Absurd evidence and wild arguments make every online session a hilarious free-for-all.

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