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Cytress(2025)

★ 6.8 BGG1–5 players40 minWeight 2.80
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceHexagon Grid

Games like Cytress

Looking for games like Cytress? 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 tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 4 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition(2021)

★ 7.61–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Income + 5 more

End Game BonusesFollowHand Management

Honey Buzz(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 6 more

Action RetrievalContractsEnclosure

Farms Race(2024)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Natera: New Beginning(2025)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingEnd Game Bonuses

Altiplano(2017)

★ 7.42–5 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Dinosaur Island(2017)

★ 7.51–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsDice RollingIncome

Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem(2014)

★ 7.23–4 players90 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceDice Rolling

Age of Galaxy(2022)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action DraftingAction PointsIncome

Pharaon(2019)

★ 7.41–5 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Modular Board + 4 more

Modular BoardRondelSolo / Solitaire Game

Yokohama(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesGrid Movement

It's a Wonderful World(2019)

★ 7.61–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Income + 3 more

Closed DraftingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

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