SEED GAME#9318 BGG all-time

Darkrock Ventures(2016)

★ 6.8 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.27
Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingPick-up and Deliver

Games like Darkrock Ventures

Looking for games like Darkrock Ventures? 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

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★ 7.72–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
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69/100

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★ 7.62–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

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Galilean Moons(2020)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

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HATE(2019)

★ 7.72–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
67/100

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Cosmic Pioneers(2016)

★ 5.52–4 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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The Final Flicktier(2019)

★ 6.91–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

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Risk 2210 A.D.(2001)

★ 6.72–5 players240 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

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Stellar Leap(2018)

★ 6.41–5 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

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Waggle Dance(2014)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

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Alea Iacta Est(2009)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingSet Collection

Risk: Star Wars – Original Trilogy Edition(2006)

★ 6.82–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Terror Below(2019)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

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