SEED GAME#4093 BGG all-time

Cloud City(2020)

★ 6.4 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.29
Network and Route BuildingOpen DraftingTile Placement

Games like Cloud City

Looking for games like Cloud City? It's quick to teach and quick to play, easy to get to the table on any night — built on carving out routes before your rivals box you in 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

Panchayat(2023)

★ 7.91–4 players25 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTile Placement

Zbuduj swój Kaczogród(1997)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingTile Placement

Urbify(2023)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

ContractsOpen DraftingTile Placement

Fountains(2025)

★ 7.41–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingRondelTile Placement

Fortune City(2018)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more

Network and Route BuildingTile Placement

Planet(2018)

★ 6.62–4 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingTile PlacementTurn Order: Progressive

Micropolis(2018)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTile Placement

Downtown Farmers Market(2022)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

ContractsOpen DraftingTile Placement

Kerala: The Way of the Elephant(2016)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingTile Placement

Metro(1997)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Network and Route Building + 1 more

Network and Route BuildingTile Placement

Seasons of Rice(2019)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

Picnic(2020)

★ 6.91–9 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTile Placement

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