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Botanicus(2024)

★ 7.4 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.40
Action DraftingGrid CoverageGrid Movement

Games like Botanicus

Looking for games like Botanicus? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options 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

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★ 7.22–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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★ 6.62–4 players40 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

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Paris: La Cité de la Lumière(2019)

★ 7.22 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Middle Ages(2024)

★ 7.22–5 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

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Sanctuary(2025)

★ 7.71–5 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Action QueueHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Kingdom Builder(2011)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

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Darjeeling(2007)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

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Dawn of Ulos(2023)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Winter Kingdom(2020)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceChainingEnclosure

Ecos: First Continent(2019)

★ 7.12–6 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

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Shallow Sea(2025)

★ 7.91–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Coverage + 3 more

End Game BonusesGrid CoverageOpen Drafting

Cathood(2025)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

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