SEED GAME#5168 BGG all-time

Battle For Souls(2013)

★ 6.9 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.37
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementPush Your Luck

Games like Battle For Souls

Looking for games like Battle For Souls? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Valley of the Kings(2014)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Karmaka(2016)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Valley of the Kings: Afterlife(2015)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

YRO(2024)

★ 7.41–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSet Collection

Valley of the Kings: Last Rites(2016)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Books of Time(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Tanto Cuore: Oktoberfest(2016)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ruthless(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Hats(2019)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTeam-Based Game

Lucky's Misadventures: Episode 42 – Lost in Oddtopia(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSet Collection

The Big Score(2018)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Grifters: Nexus(2018)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSet Collection

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