SEED GAME#18593 BGG all-time

Aetherium(2014)

★ 7.9 BGG2 players60 minWeight 3.00
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Games like Aetherium

Looking for games like Aetherium? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and 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

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Bison: Thunder on the Prairie(2006)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Star Trek: Fleet Captains(2011)

★ 7.52–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

Cthulhu Wars(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

BATTALIA: The Creation(2015)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Hawaii(2011)

★ 7.12–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea MovementIncome

Wiraqocha(2011)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling

Space Hulk (Third Edition)(2009)

★ 7.52 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Space Hulk (Fourth Edition)(2014)

★ 7.92 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Shining Path: The Struggle for Peru(1997)

★ 6.82 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Space Hulk(1989)

★ 7.52 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

The Others(2016)

★ 7.32–5 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Key Market (Second Edition)(2019)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

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