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Destination: Neptune(2014)

★ 6.2 BGG2–4 players90 minWeight 2.59
Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Games like Destination: Neptune

Looking for games like Destination: Neptune? 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 squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

Efemeris(2018)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTile Placement

Pocket Mars(2017)

★ 6.41–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Project Universe(2019)

★ 6.92–4 players100 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPick-up and Deliver

Rheinländer(1999)

★ 6.73–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

History of the World(1991)

★ 7.13–6 players135 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingHand Management

Estado de Sitio(2018)

★ 6.42–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPick-up and DeliverWorker Placement

Ethnos: 2nd Edition(2025)

★ 7.71–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Haleakala(2015)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

EAUCHEMIN(2025)

★ 7.33–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluencePick-up and DeliverWorker Placement

Zena 1814(2015)

★ 6.82–5 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Khan(2010)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHand Management

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