SEED GAME#19470 BGG all-time

Actionworks(2013)

★ 6.8 BGG2–6 players30 minWeight 1.80
End Game BonusesHand ManagementHidden Victory Points

Games like Actionworks

Looking for games like Actionworks? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. 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

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Dogs With Jobs(2025)

★ 8.12–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementHidden Victory Points

Smash Up: Cease and Desist(2016)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Star Realms(2014)

★ 7.52 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Jaipur(2009)

★ 7.52 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementHidden Victory Points

Dominion: Second Edition(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Merchants of Muziris(2017)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

Action PointsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Smash Up: What Were We Thinking?(2017)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Fleet(2012)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Turn Order Until PassAutomatic Resource Growth

Trickdraw(2022)

★ 6.62–5 players5 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Xenon Profiteer(2015)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

ContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game Bonuses

Oh My Goods!(2015)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

Action QueueContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Radlands(2021)

★ 7.72 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Action PointsAction QueueHand Management

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