SEED GAME#8728 BGG all-time

Borderlands(1982)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.79
Area MovementRandom ProductionSimulation

Games like Borderlands

Looking for games like Borderlands? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. 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

Alien Contact: Extraterrestrial Empires in Conflict(1983)

★ 6.22–6 players240 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Hearts and Minds: Vietnam 1965-1975(2010)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementCampaign / Battle Card DrivenDice Rolling

Raiders and Traders: The Heroic Age of Greece(1979)

★ 6.61–4 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingMovement Points

Catan Histories: Struggle for Rome(2006)

★ 6.43–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementTrading

Barbarian, Kingdom & Empire(1983)

★ 7.11–6 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingRatio / Combat Results Table

War of Kings(2014)

★ 7.52–6 players120 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingTrading

Triomphe à Marengo(2023)

★ 8.12 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementSimulation

Warriors of God: The Wars of England & France, 1135-1453(2008)

★ 7.41–2 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingMovement Points

Hispania(1994)

★ 6.84–5 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementSimulationVariable Player Powers

Bonaparte at Marengo(2003)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Action PointsArea MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Victory in the Pacific(1977)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Byzantium Reborn(2004)

★ 6.82 players240 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

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