SEED GAME#14725 BGG all-time

Carcosa(2017)

★ 6.1 BGG1–4 players45 minWeight 2.70
Area Majority / InfluenceSolo / Solitaire GameTeam-Based Game

Games like Carcosa

Looking for games like Carcosa? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

Power Plants(2022)

★ 7.11–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Columba(2012)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceLayeringTeam-Based Game

Bloodstones(2023)

★ 7.41–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Topoum(2016)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

The Bridges of Shangri-La(2003)

★ 7.03–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceMap ReductionPoint to Point Movement

Extrablatt(1991)

★ 7.03–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionSimulation

Exoplanets(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Eriantys(2021)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Galaxy of Trian(2014)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingPush Your Luck

Morocco(2016)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Nunami(2020)

★ 6.82–4 players15 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

In the Hall of the Mountain King(2019)

★ 7.52–5 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Team-Based Game + 1 more

Grid CoverageNetwork and Route BuildingPick-up and Deliver

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