SEED GAME#408 BGG all-time

Alien Frontiers(2010)

★ 7.3 BGG2–4 players90 minWeight 2.56
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Games like Alien Frontiers

Looking for games like Alien Frontiers? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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Beyond Humanity: Astrominers(2022)

★ 6.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Pulsar 2849(2017)

★ 7.62–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

Space Base(2018)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingRandom Production

Eternal Palace(2022)

★ 6.41–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Order of the Gilded Compass(2016)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Masai(2022)

★ 7.92–4 players25 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Dragon Rampage(2012)

★ 6.43–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

A Column of Fire(2017)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Rome: Rise to Power(2015)

★ 6.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

The Druids of Edora(2025)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceContractsDice Rolling

Grand Imperialism(1978)

★ 7.02–6 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Taiwan Formosa(2018)

★ 6.62–5 players50 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDelayed PurchaseDice Rolling

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