SEED GAME#7813 BGG all-time

City Builder: Ancient World(2021)

★ 6.8 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.38
Cooperative GameEnd Game BonusesSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like City Builder: Ancient World

Looking for games like City Builder: Ancient World? It puts everyone on the same side, sweating one shared problem that fights back — built on pulling together against a game that fights back 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

Curse of the Dark(2022)

★ 8.21–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeductionSolo / Solitaire Game

Castellion(2015)

★ 6.91–2 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

The Wreck of the B.S.M. Pandora(1980)

★ 6.61–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Area MovementCooperative GameSolo / Solitaire Game

Sebastian Fitzek Underground(2024)

★ 6.61–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameScenario / Mission / Campaign GameSolo / Solitaire Game

Elden Ring: Realm of the Grafted King(2025)

★ 6.01–4 players90 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck ConstructionScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Cities: Skylines – The Board Game(2019)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementModular Board

GEMJI(2020)

★ 8.61–18 players1 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

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Cooperative GameGrid MovementModular Board

Agropolis(2021)

★ 7.31–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Closed DraftingCooperative GameLayering

Knight Tales(2022)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

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Cooperative GameDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases(1981)

★ 7.61–8 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Cooperative GameDeductionNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Explorers of the Woodlands(2023)

★ 6.61–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDice RollingScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Tetrarchia(2015)

★ 7.51–5 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 1 more

Action PointsCooperative GameDice Rolling

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