Aquatica(2019)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Fantastic Factories(2019)
Shares Contracts + 7 more
Let's Go! To Japan(2024)
Shares Contracts + 6 more
The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth(2024)
Shares Hand Management + 5 more
Flamecraft(2022)
Shares Contracts + 5 more
Everdell(2018)
Shares Contracts + 6 more
Faraway(2023)
Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more
The Vale of Eternity(2023)
Shares Hand Management + 4 more
7 Wonders Duel(2015)
Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more
Forest Shuffle(2023)
Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more
Aquatica: Duellum(2025)
Shares Action Retrieval + 4 more
Lost Ruins of Arnak(2020)
Shares Contracts + 6 more
7 Wonders(2010)
Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more
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