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Adulthood(2024)

★ 7.1 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.30
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Adulthood

Looking for games like Adulthood? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Ascension: 10 Year Anniversary Edition(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Welcome to Everdell(2022)

★ 7.51–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

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Reforest(2024)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

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Hostage Negotiator: Crime Wave(2017)

★ 7.41 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

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Coal Baron: The Great Card Game(2016)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

ContractsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Books of Time(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ex Libris(2017)

★ 7.11–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Holmes: Sherlock & Mycroft(2015)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Valley of the Kings: Afterlife(2015)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Lux Aeterna(2019)

★ 7.01 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Ascension: Eternal(2020)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

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