Cytress(2025)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Terraforming Mars(2016)
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Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition(2021)
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Honey Buzz(2020)
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Farms Race(2024)
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Natera: New Beginning(2025)
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Altiplano(2017)
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Dinosaur Island(2017)
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Sons of Anarchy: Men of Mayhem(2014)
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Age of Galaxy(2022)
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Pharaon(2019)
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Yokohama(2016)
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It's a Wonderful World(2019)
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