SEED GAME#17870 BGG all-time

Cultive(2023)

★ 8.0 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.00
ConnectionsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Games like Cultive

Looking for games like Cultive? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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★ 7.22–4 players25 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
74/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

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Space Lab(2025)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

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Gates of Delirium(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Fantasy Realms(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Yummy Kitty(2023)

★ 5.82–5 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementSet Collection

Sobek: 2 Players(2021)

★ 7.22 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementSet Collection

Zug um Zug: Deutschland(2012)

★ 7.52–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Connections + 2 more

ConnectionsHand ManagementNetwork and Route Building

Quorum(2025)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementSet Collection

Parade(2007)

★ 7.02–6 players45 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementSet Collection

Don Quixote: The Ingenious Hidalgo(2025)

★ 6.72–6 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementSet Collection

MAMEY(2018)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Wild Space(2020)

★ 7.11–5 players15 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementSet Collection

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