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Hanabi is a cooperative game where you create a fireworks show by placing the cards in the right order. Your goal is to organise all the suits of cards in ascending order like Solitaire. The twist is that only other players can see your cards and you have to buy clues from them.
Unfortunately, Hanabi is not available on Android, Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:
Release Date: 01/01/2010
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Players: 2-5
Genres: Communication, Sequencing (Collecting and Push-Your-Luck)
Accessibility: 35 features
Components: Cards and Tokens
Costs: Purchase cost
Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Hanabi. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Hanabi.
Tranquility is a silent cooperative card game where you fill in the sea with a grid of Island cards.
Tranquility is a silent cooperative card game where you fill in the sea with a grid of Island cards. The challenge comes from having to play cards into the grid in sequence and not being able to talk to each other to coordinate.
Codenames is a team communication game where you play two competing spy networks.
Codenames is a team communication game where you play two competing spy networks. One player in each team gives clues to help them find the cards that are their agents without hitting the assassin.
The Mind is a cooperative sequence card game with a telepathic twist.
The Mind is a cooperative sequence card game with a telepathic twist. Each card has a single number on it.
Bang! is a card game set in the Wild West where you take on different missions with a range of characters.
Bang! is a card game set in the Wild West where you take on different missions with a range of characters. You try and keep your target secret while building your weapon and defence cards.
Coup is a communication game where you fight to become the only player left with political influence.
Coup is a communication game where you fight to become the only player left with political influence. You play by taking on the roles of five different powerful (uniquely skilled) government officials to become the last politician standing.
Love Letter is a push-your-luck card game about winning the princess's affection.
Love Letter is a push-your-luck card game about winning the princess's affection. You use cards with different abilities to knock out the other suitors.
Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Hanabi. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Hanabi.
Wavelength is a communication guessing game where you try and read your teammate's minds.
Wavelength is a communication guessing game where you try and read your teammate's minds. Unlike other guessing games the answers aren't right or wrong but on a sliding scale that changes each round.
Team 3 is a cooperative puzzle game where three players work to build structures from Tetris-style pieces.
Team 3 is a cooperative puzzle game where three players work to build structures from Tetris-style pieces. The target build is on a card that only the Architect player can see, and this player can't speak.
Exploding Kittens is a push-your-luck card game like Russian Roulette but with adorable kittens rather than bullets.
Exploding Kittens is a push-your-luck card game like Russian Roulette but with adorable kittens rather than bullets. You take turns drawing cards until you get the Exploding Kitten card and lose.
Skull is a push-your-luck card game where you try and guess how many other players just laid skulls rather than flowers.
Skull is a push-your-luck card game where you try and guess how many other players just laid skulls rather than flowers. The clever bit is that you progressively bid on how many cards you think you can guess right.
No Thanks! is a tactical card game where you play to avoid points.
No Thanks! is a tactical card game where you play to avoid points. You work through a deck of cards of different values to avoid getting a point you have to spend a chip.
For Sale is a quick, collection and push-your-luck game about buying and selling houses.
For Sale is a quick, collection and push-your-luck game about buying and selling houses. You bid for houses of different values using coins at auction and then sell them in savvy ways to maximise the biggest cheques for your best properties.
Tumble Town is a world-building game where you compete to build the best town in the Wild West.
Tumble Town is a world-building game where you compete to build the best town in the Wild West. You play by rolling dice to match patterns on Construction cards and using those dice to build 3D buildings.
So Clover! is a cooperative word association brain game.
So Clover! is a cooperative word association brain game. It uses a plastic Clover centrepiece that holds four cards in a square with two words on each edge.
Kim-Joy's Magic Bakery is a card-collecting game where you run a bakery in a magic forest.
Kim-Joy's Magic Bakery is a card-collecting game where you run a bakery in a magic forest. You play by collecting Ingredient cards and then using them to “bake” Layer cards to match customer orders.
Snapshot: Wildlife Photographer is a push-your-luck game about a photographer looking for the perfect animal snaps.
Snapshot: Wildlife Photographer is a push-your-luck game about a photographer looking for the perfect animal snaps. You play by revealing Animal cards, then assigning and rolling dice in order to successfully photograph them.
Peek and Push is a 2-player brain game where you try and memorise what's on a set of Symbol cards in a grid.
Peek and Push is a 2-player brain game where you try and memorise what's on a set of Symbol cards in a grid. It's like Pelmanism/Pairs but here the cards are in a grid and display up to three coloured circles.
Tacocat Spelled Backwards is a silly battle game played with palindrome-themed numbered cards.
Tacocat Spelled Backwards is a silly battle game played with palindrome-themed numbered cards. Battles are won by placing a higher card from your hand than your opponent.
If you like the sound of Hanabi but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.
These are our hand-picked similar video games to the Hanabi board game. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.
Heads Up! is a word-guessing game where one person holds the tablet or smartphone on their forehead and guesses the word it displays from clues given by the other players.
Heads Up! is a word-guessing game where one person holds the tablet or smartphone on their forehead and guesses the word it displays from clues given by the other players. The others confirm if they got it right or wrong and they flip the smartphone up or down to indicate, whereupon the next word is displayed.
Out Now: Android and iOS
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a brain-communication game where you’re confronted with a bomb on the screen that has to be defused, requiring a series of modules to be disarmed.
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a brain-communication game where you’re confronted with a bomb on the screen that has to be defused, requiring a series of modules to be disarmed. The bomb defuser player can see and operate the bomb but the other players, who have the defuse instructions, can’t.
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Paradise Marsh is an open-world collecting game where you explore a varied marsh to find insects to put their stars back in the night sky.
Paradise Marsh is an open-world collecting game where you explore a varied marsh to find insects to put their stars back in the night sky. You wander an endless wetland and collect creatures, skim stones and eat mushrooms as the weather and seasons change.
Out Now: Mac, PC, Switch and Xbox One
Spaceteam is a puzzle communication game where players pilot a spaceship, each with their own control panel on their smartphone or tablet screen.
Spaceteam is a puzzle communication game where players pilot a spaceship, each with their own control panel on their smartphone or tablet screen. The switches, dials, sliders and levers are labelled with randomly-generated peculiar names: ‘Astral Synth’, ‘Gripvent’, ‘Starmesh’, and ‘Autospoon’.
Tick Tock: A Tale For Two is a narrative-driven puzzle game played simultaneously with a friend, where you must escape an eerie world created by a clockmaker.
Tick Tock: A Tale For Two is a narrative-driven puzzle game played simultaneously with a friend, where you must escape an eerie world created by a clockmaker. It's unusual because each player's game is slightly different and must be combined to solve the puzzles.
Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, Switch and iOS
We Were Here is a series of puzzle adventures where you and a fellow explorer awake inside the sinister Castle or similar location with no way out.
We Were Here is a series of puzzle adventures where you and a fellow explorer awake inside the sinister Castle or similar location with no way out. Play is by exploring your location to find clues and solve puzzles.
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4 and Xbox One
These are games of a similar genre mix to Hanabi. This includes games from the Collecting, Communication, Push-Your-Luck and Sequencing genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.
The Game is a cooperative card game where you work to discard 98 numbered cards onto four piles in order.
The Game is a cooperative card game where you work to discard 98 numbered cards onto four piles in order. You aren't allowed to communicate about the cards you have, so you must try and leave things open enough for other players while also working to make the best use of your cards.
Village Pillage is a simple card-battling game about protecting your village.
Village Pillage is a simple card-battling game about protecting your village. You choose which characters to send into battles which resolve depending on each card's abilities.
Catan is a strategy game set on an uninhabited island where you accumulate, spend and trade resources to build the biggest kingdom.
Catan is a strategy game set on an uninhabited island where you accumulate, spend and trade resources to build the biggest kingdom. Players must compete for space, resources and ultimately for ten victory points to be crowned the winner.
Dice Throne is a battle game where wide-ranging heroes fight for victory.
Dice Throne is a battle game where wide-ranging heroes fight for victory. You play by rolling dice to complete specific combinations, collecting cards and activating your powers when you need them.
Canvas is a creative collecting game where you layer transparent cards and backgrounds to make unique pictures.
Canvas is a creative collecting game where you layer transparent cards and backgrounds to make unique pictures. The aim is to match your art to the target style each round, indicated by icons on the cards.
Honga is a strategy game where your tribe gathers supplies to pay homage to the nature gods, attract mammoths and trade with other clans.
Honga is a strategy game where your tribe gathers supplies to pay homage to the nature gods, attract mammoths and trade with other clans. You trigger resources by placing action wheels on the board, but also need to keep the troublesome tiger busy if he's not going to steal your goods.
Shifting Stones is a competitive brain game where you manipulate a grid of Stone cards to match arrangements on your Pattern cards.
Shifting Stones is a competitive brain game where you manipulate a grid of Stone cards to match arrangements on your Pattern cards. The trick is that you have to spend your Pattern cards to swap or flip the Stone cards.
ShipShape is a collecting and sequencing game where you compete to create the highest-scoring ship full of loot.
ShipShape is a collecting and sequencing game where you compete to create the highest-scoring ship full of loot. You bid for hole-ridden Crate pieces, then carefully stack them in order to form your Hold.
Radlands is a battle game set in a post-apocalyptic future, where you survive by protecting your water supply and destroying your opponent.
Radlands is a battle game set in a post-apocalyptic future, where you survive by protecting your water supply and destroying your opponent. You use People cards to defend your camp and Event cards to destroy your opponent’s camp.
Cockroach Poker Royal is a bluffing, push-your-luck card game where you try and avoid ending up with a set of four matching animal cards.
Cockroach Poker Royal is a bluffing, push-your-luck card game where you try and avoid ending up with a set of four matching animal cards. You pass cards to other players and tell them what it is, they guess if you are telling the truth and have to keep the card if they get it wrong.
If you like the sound of Hanabi but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our Hanabi Accessibility Report.
In addition to the similar games listed above, which have been linked to this game specifically in the database, you may find games with a similar theme to Hanabi in the following lists: