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Cryptic Nature(2024)

★ 6.8 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.95
Action RetrievalContractsDice Rolling

Games like Cryptic Nature

Looking for games like Cryptic Nature? 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 chase to complete the right combinations. 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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★ 7.82–4 players40 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

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Marco Polo II: In the Service of the Khan(2019)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
66/100

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Circadians: First Light(2019)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
62/100

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ContractsDice RollingEvents

Sand(2024)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Action PointsContractsDice Rolling

The Magnificent(2019)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 5 more

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Tiletum(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
61/100

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Action DraftingAction PointsContracts

Covert(2016)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Action QueueDice RollingHand Management

Saltfjord(2024)

★ 7.81–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesIncome

Champions of Midgard(2015)

★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Dice RollingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Santa Maria(2017)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

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Tribes of the Wind(2022)

★ 7.32–5 players40 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Xia: Legends of a Drift System(2014)

★ 7.93–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

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