Digital tabletop game

A digital tabletop game is a video game genre characterized by gameplay similar to physical tabletop games such as board games, card games, and role-playing games. Many digital tabletop games are adaptions of existing physical games, although some digital tabletop games were created only as video games. Players can also use tabletop game simulators to recreate tabletop games using various game pieces.

Many digital tabletop games are virtual recreations of physical games, which can range from simple card games such as

In digital variants of collectible card games (CCGs), players create decks of cards from their library to challenge opponents. In the 1990s, digital collectible card games (DCCGs) followed the popularity of games like Magic: The Gathering as a way to play online with other players.^[1] Although early DCCGs were reproductions of the physical version of a game, the release of Hearthstone in 2014 resulted in one of the first examples of a wholly digital CCG.^[2] Hearthstone led to a surge of new DCCGs, which includes both the recreation of existing CCGs and the development of new digital-only titles.^[3]

Most DCCGs are server-based games that retain the player's card library on the server. Players can create multiple decks to challenge computer opponents or online players. To expand their library, players can win games to earn booster packs or purchase additional cards through microtransactions.

Some video games incorporate board game principles into gameplay mechanics to emulate a board game experience. One notable example is the