SEED GAME#1056 BGG all-time

A Gentle Rain(2021)

★ 7.6 BGG1 players15 minWeight 1.11
Pattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Games like A Gentle Rain

Looking for games like A Gentle Rain? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

Scarabya(2018)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
74/100

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EnclosureSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

PuzzLegend: Robinson(2023)

★ 5.91–2 players30 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 1 more

Set CollectionSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

PuzzLegend: Merlin(2023)

★ 5.81–2 players30 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 1 more

Set CollectionSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Town 66(2022)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Grove: 9 card solitaire game(2021)

★ 7.51 players5 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Melding and SplayingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Take it Easy!(1983)

★ 6.61–8 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

BingoPattern BuildingTile Placement

Rewild(2023)

★ 7.51 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

MatchingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Arraial(2018)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Action PointsPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

Diatoms(2025)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

Pattern BuildingTile Placement

Forage: A 9 card solitaire game(2024)

★ 7.21 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Melding and SplayingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

FITS(2009)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Pattern Building + 1 more

BingoPattern BuildingTile Placement

Framework(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Pattern Building + 2 more

Open DraftingPattern BuildingSolo / Solitaire Game

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