SEED GAME#19532 BGG all-time

Darwinning!(2018)

★ 5.9 BGG2–6 players45 minWeight 2.33
Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like Darwinning!

Looking for games like Darwinning!? 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 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Dog Lover(2021)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Control Nut!(2005)

★ 6.32–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Auction / BiddingOpen DraftingTeam-Based Game

Anansi and the Box of Stories(2017)

★ 6.23–8 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingTrick-takingVariable Player Powers

TRICKTAKERs(2021)

★ 7.42–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTrick-taking

Verräter(1998)

★ 6.73–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardOpen Drafting

Big Monster(2018)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Overseers(2015)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionVariable Player Powers

Solar Draft(2019)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Once-Per-Game AbilitiesOpen DraftingSet Collection

Dragon Racer(2015)

★ 6.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Modular BoardOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Violet and the Grumpy Nisse(2022)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingTrick-takingVariable Player Powers

Coexist(2025)

★ 6.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Ugly Christmas Sweaters(2020)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

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