504(2015)
Games like 504
Looking for games like 504? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and carving out routes before your rivals box you in. This page rounds up 12 of the closest alternatives, scored on mechanical overlap with the original (45%), complexity match (35%), and player-count fit (20%), then weighted by BoardGameGeek community ratings so every pick is one players genuinely rate. The strongest matches come first; the further down you go, the more a game trades exact overlap for a fresh take on the same core appeal.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Archipelago(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more
Root(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more
Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy(2011)
Shares Dice Rolling + 6 more
Age of Steam(2002)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 6 more
Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Clash of Cultures(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Stephenson's Rocket(1999)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more
Xia: Legends of a Drift System(2014)
Shares Dice Rolling + 5 more
Ark Nova(2021)
Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more
Glen More II: Chronicles(2019)
Shares Commodity Speculation + 3 more
Terraforming Mars(2016)
Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more
Scythe(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
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