Arcs(2024)
Games like Arcs
Looking for games like Arcs? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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
Star Wars: Rebellion(2016)
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Dune: War for Arrakis(2024)
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Root(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more
Forbidden Stars(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Chaos in the Old World(2009)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more
Twilight Struggle(2005)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Inis(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Andromeda's Edge(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
War of the Ring(2004)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Circadians: Chaos Order(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Andean Abyss(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Lords of Ragnarok(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
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