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Cities USA(2026)

★ 7.1 BGG1–4 players45 minWeight 2.50
Closed DraftingContractsPattern Building

Games like Cities USA

Looking for games like Cities USA? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Cities(2024)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 6 more

Closed DraftingContractsOpen Drafting

Tenpenny Parks(2022)

★ 7.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

IncomeSet CollectionTile Placement

Karigar-e-Taj(2023)

★ 6.92–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 4 more

ContractsGrid MovementMarket

Quadropolis(2016)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Pattern Building + 3 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Glasgow(2020)

★ 7.12 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

IncomeRondelSet Collection

Verdant(2022)

★ 7.31–5 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Pattern Building + 3 more

Increase Value of Unchosen ResourcesOpen DraftingPattern Building

Century: A New World(2019)

★ 7.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Action RetrievalContractsSet Collection

Coal Baron(2013)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceContracts

Lords of Waterdeep(2012)

★ 7.72–5 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsHidden RolesIncrease Value of Unchosen Resources

Century: Golem Edition – An Endless World(2020)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Action RetrievalContractsSet Collection

Welcome To...: Collector's Edition(2023)

★ 8.31–6 players25 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

BingoContractsPaper-and-Pencil

Warsaw: City of Ruins(2016)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 2 more

Closed DraftingPattern BuildingSimultaneous Action Selection

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