Cyclades(2009)
Games like Cyclades
Looking for games like Cyclades? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Cyclades: Legendary Edition(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more
Porta Nigra(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Kemet: Blood and Sand(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Age of Conan: The Strategy Board Game(2009)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Olympos(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Mare Nostrum: Empires(2016)
Shares Area Movement + 2 more
Suriya: The Last Horizon(2026)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Kemet(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Money Maker(2016)
Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more
Minos(1991)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Senji(2008)
Shares Area Movement + 4 more
Vengeance(2018)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
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