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Arctic(2024)

★ 6.4 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.92
Deck ConstructionHand ManagementHidden Roles

Games like Arctic

Looking for games like Arctic? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the paranoia of not knowing who's really on your side. 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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Forest Shuffle(2023)

★ 7.72–5 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementLayering

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

Hidden Leaders(2022)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 5 more

Betting and BluffingDeductionHand Management

Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor(2025)

★ 7.72–5 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementLayering

7 Wonders Duel(2015)

★ 8.12 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Modular Board + 5 more

End Game BonusesIncomeMelding and Splaying

Steam Donkey(2014)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 5 more

Hand ManagementLayeringModular Board

Dale of Merchants Collection(2019)

★ 7.82–4 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingHand Management

Aquatica(2019)

★ 7.31–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 5 more

Action RetrievalContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

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

★ 8.42 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementIncome

Flamecraft(2022)

★ 7.41–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Meadow(2021)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementLayeringOpen Drafting

Targi(2012)

★ 7.62 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

End Game BonusesModular BoardOpen Drafting

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