Crafting the Cosmos(2025)
Games like Crafting the Cosmos
Looking for games like Crafting the Cosmos? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Terraforming Mars(2016)
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London (Second Edition)(2017)
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Everdell(2018)
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Earth(2023)
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The Hunger(2021)
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Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition(2021)
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Ostia(2022)
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Imperial Settlers(2014)
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Tribes of the Wind(2022)
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Kingdom Crossing(2025)
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The Magnificent(2019)
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Raising Robots(2023)
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