SEED GAME#10705 BGG all-time

Animals Gathering(2023)

★ 6.9 BGG2–5 players20 minWeight 1.83
Dice RollingPattern RecognitionTile Placement

Games like Animals Gathering

Looking for games like Animals Gathering? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: The Rise & Fall of Anvalor(2019)

★ 6.41–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementTile Placement

Qwirkle Cubes(2009)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

Drakborgen: En färd in i det okända(2023)

★ 7.11–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingPush Your LuckTile Placement

Runika and the Six-sided Spellbooks(2020)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

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Dice RollingPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

Skulldug!(2015)

★ 6.51–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Action PointsDice RollingTile Placement

McJohny's(2014)

★ 6.33–6 players20 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingModular BoardTile Placement

Dice Throne: Season Two – Battle Chest(2018)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Dice RollingTake ThatTeam-Based Game

Sailblazer(2018)

★ 6.82–4 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingNetwork and Route BuildingTile Placement

The ElfQuest Boardgame(1986)

★ 5.12–5 players90 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingSecret Unit DeploymentTile Placement

Crop Rotation(2016)

★ 6.52–4 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingPattern BuildingPattern Recognition

Dice Throne: Santa v. Krampus(2022)

★ 8.02–6 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Krash Karts(2014)

★ 5.92–6 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Grid MovementPattern RecognitionTile Placement

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