Most Searched Card Games, Plus the Best Family Card Games (2026)
Ranked by what people actually search
Last updated: November 1, 2026
Looking for family card games for game night? These are the boxed card games people in the US search for most every month, ranked by monthly searches, not by who pays us. We left out free online solitaire and rules searches, since those aren’t products. Five Crowns leads with about 19,800 searches a month.
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The 10 most searched boxed card games
| Rank | Name | Searches/mo |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Five Crowns | 19,800 |
| 02 | Exploding Kittens | 19,200 |
| 03 | Flip 7 | 12,100 |
| 04 | Nekojima | 12,100 |
| 05 | UNO | 9,900 |
| 06 | Skip-Bo | 9,900 |
| 07 | Dominion | 9,900 |
| 08 | Dutch Blitz | 8,100 |
| 09 | Coup | 8,100 |
| 10 | Phase 10 | 6,600 |
Searches/mo = each brand’s total estimated monthly US searches, all name variants and products added together (Semrush, October 2026).
The top 10, with where to buy
1.Five Crowns
A rummy-style card game with five suits, where the wild card changes every round.
2.Exploding Kittens
A quick party card game created by Elan Lee, Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal) and Shane Small, first funded on Kickstarter.
3.Flip 7
A push-your-luck card game from The Op where you try to flip seven different number cards without busting.
4.Nekojima
A cat-themed stacking game from Unfriendly Games: players stack utility poles and hang cats on the cables until the tower falls. It’s not a card game, but it shows up in card game searches.
6.Skip-Bo
A Mattel card game where players race to get rid of their stockpile by building sequences.
7.Dominion
The game that started the deck-building genre, published by Rio Grande Games.
8.Dutch Blitz
A fast-paced card game where everyone plays at once, racing to empty their Blitz pile.
9.Coup
A small bluffing game for 2 to 6 players where you try to be the last player with influence left.
10.Phase 10
A Mattel rummy-type card game where players work through 10 phases of sets and runs.
Also popular
Next most searched boxed card games.
- Monopoly Deal: about 5,400 searches a month
- Sleeping Queens: about 4,400 searches a month
- Cards Against Humanity: about 4,400 searches a month
Best card games for two players
Two-player card game searches add up to about 71,100 a month, led by “2 player card games” (22,200). Coup, Dominion, Five Crowns and Phase 10 all play with two.
Classic deck games
Plenty of the most searched card games just need a regular deck: Spades (102,600 searches a month), Hearts (97,800), Hand and Foot (26,900, also sold as boxed sets), Rummy (26,200), Euchre (14,800), and Go Fish and Old Maid (12,100 each).
Playing cards on Amazon Bicycle Cards Hand and Foot sets
Card games for adults
Adult party card games get about 9,000 searches a month (card games for adults 6,600; adult party card games 2,400). Cards Against Humanity is the best-known name.
What are the most popular card games?
Among boxed card games, Five Crowns, Exploding Kittens, Flip 7, Nekojima and UNO get the most monthly US searches.
What are good family card games?
UNO, Skip-Bo, Phase 10, Five Crowns and Dutch Blitz are all on our top 10 and are easy for mixed ages to learn.
What are the best card games for two players?
Coup, Dominion, Five Crowns and Phase 10 all work with two. Rummy and Spades variants play with a regular deck.
What card games can you play with a regular deck?
Spades, Hearts, Rummy, Euchre, Go Fish and Old Maid are the most searched.
How this list is ranked: estimated monthly US searches from Semrush keyword data (pulled October 2026), with name variants added together. Search interest is not sales, and it isn’t a review. Brands we can’t link to stay on the list.
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