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Aquanauts(2023)

★ 6.1 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 2.67
Pick-up and DeliverPush Your LuckSet Collection

Games like Aquanauts

Looking for games like Aquanauts? 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 chase to complete the right combinations. 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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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Party(2020)

★ 6.82–4 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 3 more

Pick-up and DeliverPush Your LuckSet Collection

Lowlands(2018)

★ 7.42–4 players50 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Action PointsSet CollectionTile Placement

Mi Tierra(2010)

★ 6.62–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Dice RollingSet CollectionTile Placement

Coal Baron(2013)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceContracts

Key Harvest(2007)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Auction / BiddingSet CollectionTile Placement

Francis Drake(2013)

★ 7.43–5 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Order CountersPush Your LuckSecret Unit Deployment

Finis Terrae(2023)

★ 7.52–4 players35 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 3 more

Map AdditionPick-up and DeliverPieces as Map

Tenpenny Parks(2022)

★ 7.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

IncomeSet CollectionTile Placement

Pingyao: First Chinese Banks(2017)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 2 more

Dice RollingPick-up and DeliverTile Placement

Ninjato(2011)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPush Your Luck

Whistle Stop(2017)

★ 7.02–5 players75 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 2 more

Action PointsNetwork and Route BuildingPick-up and Deliver

Keythedral(2002)

★ 7.02–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Auction / BiddingModular BoardSet Collection

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