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Aquatica(2019)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 2.32
Action RetrievalContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Games like Aquatica

Looking for games like Aquatica? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

Fantastic Factories(2019)

★ 7.41–5 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 7 more

ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Let's Go! To Japan(2024)

★ 7.61–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 6 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth(2024)

★ 8.42 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementIncome

Flamecraft(2022)

★ 7.41–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Contracts + 5 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Everdell(2018)

★ 8.01–4 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 6 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Faraway(2023)

★ 7.52–6 players15 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

Constrained BiddingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

The Vale of Eternity(2023)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

7 Wonders Duel(2015)

★ 8.12 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

End Game BonusesIncomeMelding and Splaying

Forest Shuffle(2023)

★ 7.72–5 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementLayering

Aquatica: Duellum(2025)

★ 7.21–2 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 4 more

Action RetrievalHand ManagementMarket

Lost Ruins of Arnak(2020)

★ 8.11–4 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 6 more

Area MovementContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

7 Wonders(2010)

★ 7.72–7 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

Closed DraftingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

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