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Badlands: Outpost of Humanity(2017)

★ 6.6 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.70
Commodity SpeculationDice RollingHand Management

Games like Badlands: Outpost of Humanity

Looking for games like Badlands: Outpost of Humanity? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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ISO Match
72/100

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ISO Match
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ISO Match
68/100

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Raiders of the North Sea(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

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A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game – Stark vs Lannister Starter Set(2018)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Champions of Midgard(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

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Mars Attacks: The Miniatures Game(2014)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

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A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game – Night's Watch Starter Set(2018)

★ 8.42 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North(2019)

★ 7.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

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Fleets: The Pleiad Conflict(2014)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Star Wars: Destiny(2016)

★ 7.42 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Cryo(2021)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

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