SEED GAME#27213 BGG all-time

Cosmic Pioneers(2016)

★ 5.5 BGG2–4 players40 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingModular Board

Games like Cosmic Pioneers

Looking for games like Cosmic Pioneers? 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Star Breach(2018)

★ 8.32–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Quantum(2013)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingGrid Movement

Deathwatch: Overkill(2016)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

The Institute for Magical Arts(2015)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSimultaneous Action Selection

Dungeon Run(2011)

★ 6.21–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Area MovementDice RollingModular Board

Rush n' Crush(2009)

★ 6.33–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Dragon Rampage(2012)

★ 6.43–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Dungeoneer: Realm of the Ice Witch(2005)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementModular Board

Skräll(2007)

★ 5.62–6 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingModular BoardVariable Player Powers

Phalanxx(2016)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Gardens of Mars(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Barony: Royal Edition(2025)

★ 7.92–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementModular Board

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