SEED GAME#27486 BGG all-time

A Dog's Life(2017)

★ 5.7 BGG2–6 players30 minWeight 1.64
Action PointsArea MovementPick-up and Deliver

Games like A Dog's Life

Looking for games like A Dog's Life? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

A Dog's Life(2001)

★ 5.62–6 players90 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
82/100

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Action PointsArea MovementPick-up and Deliver

Terror Below(2019)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Spartacus Imperator(2011)

★ 7.72 players90 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Hellespont, 411-410 av. J.-C.(2018)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementArea-Impulse

Sphactérie 425 av. J.-C.(2010)

★ 7.72 players180 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementArea-Impulse

Cadwallon: City of Thieves(2010)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Monkey Lab(2009)

★ 5.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsModular BoardPick-up and Deliver

O Vale dos Monstros(2011)

★ 6.72–5 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

The Final Flicktier(2019)

★ 6.91–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

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Action PointsDice RollingFlicking

Life of a Chameleon(2021)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsArea MovementContracts

Rattus(2010)

★ 6.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementOpen Drafting

Ragnarok: Heavy Metal Combat in the Viking Age(2019)

★ 6.42 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingSimulation

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