Burning Suns(2013)
Games like Burning Suns
Looking for games like Burning Suns? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy(2011)
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Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy(2020)
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Forbidden Stars(2015)
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Batman: Gotham City Chronicles(2019)
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Empires of the Void II(2018)
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Pest(2024)
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Andromeda's Edge(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
StarCraft: The Board Game(2007)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Chaos in the Old World(2009)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
Cthulhu Wars(2015)
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Xia: Legends of a Drift System(2014)
Shares Action Points + 3 more
Dark Ages: Holy Roman Empire(2021)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
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