Automania(2015)
Games like Automania
Looking for games like Automania? 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 tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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
Whistle Mountain(2020)
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Steam Works(2015)
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Bot Factory(2023)
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Caçadores da Galáxia(2015)
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OddVille(2012)
Shares Open Drafting + 3 more
Harvest(2024)
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Harvest(2017)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Councils & Contracts(2013)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Tasty Humans(2020)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Warsaw Rising Up 1945-1980(2016)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Nusfjord(2017)
Shares Open Drafting + 1 more
Canalis(2013)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
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