Alien Frontiers(2010)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Beyond Humanity: Astrominers(2022)
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Pulsar 2849(2017)
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Space Base(2018)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Eternal Palace(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Order of the Gilded Compass(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Masai(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Dragon Rampage(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
A Column of Fire(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Rome: Rise to Power(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
The Druids of Edora(2025)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Grand Imperialism(1978)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Taiwan Formosa(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
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