SEED GAME#3638 BGG all-time

City of Remnants(2013)

★ 6.8 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.13
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

Games like City of Remnants

Looking for games like City of Remnants? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

Skytear(2020)

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Aristeia!(2017)

★ 8.12 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCatch the Leader

Warhammer Underworlds: Beastgrave(2019)

★ 7.92–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Tau Ceti: Planetary Crisis(2017)

★ 5.41–5 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

The Godfather: Corleone's Empire(2017)

★ 7.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Lords of Hellas(2018)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCard Play Conflict Resolution

Altiplano(2017)

★ 7.42–5 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Spartacus: A Game of Blood and Treachery(2012)

★ 7.53–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 4 more

Auction / BiddingBetting and BluffingBribery

Xia: Legends of a Drift System(2014)

★ 7.93–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Heropath: Dragon Roar(2018)

★ 7.91–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsAction QueueArea Movement

Warhammer Underworlds: Two-Player Starter Set(2021)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

GKR: Heavy Hitters(2018)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

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