StrategyFit check
Is Small World worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy board-game fans who want fantasy races competing for territory.
- Players who enjoy choosing factions with distinct special powers.
- Players seeking tactical gameplay with simple rules and repeated sessions.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for gameplay that does not revolve around conquering regions and displacing rival civilizations.
- Players who prefer a structure without repeated matches based on changing race and power combinations.
- Players seeking a game centered on activities other than tactical fantasy conquest.
Our take on Small World
The defining detail is a crowded fantasy world where civilizations must seize regions and force weaker rivals out to make room for their own expansion.
What is Small World?
Small World is a digital adaptation of a strategy board game about controlling fantasy races and claiming territory.
Choose dwarfs, wizards, amazons, giants, orcs, or humans, then send troops to conquer regions and displace weaker civilizations. Each race has special powers that can be used while expanding an empire and pursuing victory. The game uses simple rules and tactical gameplay, with repeated sessions supported by combinations of races and powers. Its setting presents a crowded world where civilizations compete for space and seek to establish their place through conquest.
How Small World plays
- 01Fantasy race choices
- Playable groups include dwarfs, wizards, amazons, giants, orcs, and humans.
- 02Race-specific powers
- Special abilities vary by race and can be used during territorial expansion.
- 03Territory conquest
- Troops are sent into new regions while rival civilizations are driven out.
- 04Changing combinations
- Different race and power pairings add variation between sessions.
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Small World: platforms & release
Is Small World worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy board-game fans who want fantasy races competing for territory. Skip it if: players looking for gameplay that does not revolve around conquering regions and displacing rival civilizations.
Where can I download Small World?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Small World's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Small World on?
Windows and macOS.
