Cosmic Empires(2012)
Games like Cosmic Empires
Looking for games like Cosmic Empires? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Aetherium(2014)
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SPELL(2020)
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BATTALIA: The Creation(2015)
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The Others(2016)
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