40 CARROT40 Carrot vs Tabletop Simulator for playing 40K online
Tabletop Simulator is the flexible any-game sandbox: full 3D, physics, and community mods, bought once on Steam. 40 Carrot is 40K-native and browser-based: no install, real 11th Edition distances and base sizes, your army imported, with measuring, dice, damage odds, a board-aware advisor, and the snapshot timeline built in.
Where each one wins
Tabletop Simulator
- Online multiplayer. Built-in lobbies mean you can get a multiplayer game going tonight.
- Full 3D with physics. Dice tumble, models fall over, and the table feels like a table.
- Any game, one purchase. The community workshop covers a huge library of tabletop content.
- Deep customization. If you'll invest the setup time, you can build almost anything.
40 Carrot
- Browser-based, no install. Works on desktop and mobile the moment you open the site.
- 40K-native. 11th Edition battlefields, mission layouts, deployment zones, coherency checks, and real base sizes out of the box. No mod hunting, no scale doubts.
- Your actual army. Import a list from CSV or pasted text, or use AI import on a datasheet photo (Full Access). Units deploy with correct names and base sizes.
- The math built in. Measuring, threat ranges, dice, and a damage calculator that shows the full kill distribution, not just an average.
- A practice loop. The board-aware AI advisor pressure-tests your plan, and the snapshot timeline (Full Access) saves game slices you tap back through to re-run the turn that decided the game.
- Free to start. Playing on the board costs nothing with a free account.
Which should you pick?
Pick Tabletop Simulator when the goal is a full multiplayer game night in 3D and you have the desktop, the purchase, and the setup time. Pick 40 Carrot when the goal is reps: practicing a matchup solo, rehearsing deployments, checking the math, and reviewing what happened, in a browser, in minutes. It's the only browser tool that builds a true-scale 40K board and imports your actual army, so nothing stops you from using both: practice here, play the real game wherever the game is.
FAQ
Is 40 Carrot free?
Yes. Playing on the board is free with a free account, and the damage calculator needs no account at all. Full Access ($4 a month or $33 lifetime) adds AI list import, the board-aware AI advisor, and the snapshot timeline. Tabletop Simulator is a one-time Steam purchase.
Do I need to install anything?
No. 40 Carrot runs in the browser on desktop and mobile. Tabletop Simulator is a desktop download from Steam, plus the community mods you add to it.
Which is more accurate for 40K distances?
Both can be. 40 Carrot is true-scale by default: 11th Edition battlefields, zones, objectives, and real base sizes with measuring built in. In Tabletop Simulator, accuracy depends on the mod and table you set up.
Can I play against an opponent?
Tabletop Simulator has built-in online multiplayer. 40 Carrot is built around solo practice today: you run both sides on one board, and a share link lets someone else load the same position in their own account.