Many games playable for free
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“And the best part is that neither of us had to spend a cent to do it.”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Tabletopia
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 60%Mixed · 60%Tabletopia2016Sandbox · Board Game · Simulation
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A free-to-start digital board game sandbox with a huge licensed library, but play is manual, controls are clunky and bugs and a pricey subscription hurt. Skip it if you can buy Tabletop Simulator.
Great for
Players trying board games before buying, or playing remotely with friends who lack Tabletop Simulator
Main risk
Many good games sit behind a pricey subscription and the clunky, buggy platform feels worse than Tabletop Simulator
What players love
Huge library of licensed games
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“2.5k different games what more could you actually ask for?”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
Play remotely with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Appreciate that I can play with friends when we can't physically get together to game”
Steam review · 47.4 h played ↗
Legal, polished adaptations with good visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It offers professional quality versions of board games accessed using an excellent and beautiful interface.”
Steam review · 43.7 h played ↗
Great for trying games before buying
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Good way to try board games before you buy!!!”
Steam review · 2162 h played ↗
Easy right-click controls and quick setup
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Most actions you need are selectable from a radial menu after a right click.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Worse than Tabletop Simulator
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“This is simply worse than TTS in every way”
Steam review · 29.3 h played ↗
Subscription paywall and misleading free-to-play
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“this game is advertised as free to play, but has, like, 5 games for free. you basically cant do anything without paying.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Clunky, unintuitive controls and UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it's like using the controls of surgeon simulator to play a game.”
Steam review · 15.1 h played ↗
Won't launch, crashes or lags
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Crashes every time after 2 min, just play in the Web Version.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
No automation, no workshop, weak tools
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Rule #1 in online board gaming: Be able to search a bag or deck of cards for a single object. You can't do this in Tabletopia.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Bugs, desyncs and connection problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Common issues: Desync, constant disconnects, items falling through the table, other janky physics.”
Steam review · 85.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Minimum
OSWindows 7 SP1 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10
Processor1.2 GHz, 2 cores
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1024 MB
Recommended
OSWindows 7 SP1 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5 or higher, 1.5+ GHz, 2+ cores
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics1024 MB, DirectX 11 or higher, discrete video card
OSWindows 7 SP1 / Windows 8 / Windows 8.1 / Windows 10
Processor1.2 GHz, 2 cores
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1024 MB
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