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Battlestations: Second Edition(2017)

★ 7.8 BGG2–9 playersWeight 3.64
Dice RollingGrid MovementModular Board

Games like Battlestations: Second Edition

Looking for games like Battlestations: Second Edition? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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Descent: Journeys in the Dark(2005)

★ 7.32–5 players120 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
76/100

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Okko Chronicles: Cycle of Water – Quest into Darkness(2019)

★ 8.02–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Erune(2021)

★ 7.91–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Action PointsDice RollingModular Board

Battlestations(2004)

★ 7.12–8 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Posthuman(2015)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Star Wars: Imperial Assault(2014)

★ 8.02–5 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

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Shadow War: Armageddon(2017)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Level 7 [Omega Protocol](2013)

★ 7.42–6 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Tide of Iron(2007)

★ 7.22–4 players120 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Action PointsDice RollingHand Management

Battles of Napoleon: The Eagle and the Lion(2010)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

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Warhammer Underworlds: Harrowdeep(2021)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Giga-Robo!(2020)

★ 8.32–4 playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
64/100

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