SEED GAME#9518 BGG all-time

Dirtside II(1993)

★ 7.3 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.91
SimulationVariable Phase Order

Games like Dirtside II

Looking for games like Dirtside II? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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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I Ain't Been Shot, Mum(2002)

★ 7.72–6 players120 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Sharp Practice: Wargame Rules for Large Skirmishes in the Era of Black Powder, 1700 to 1865(2008)

★ 8.12–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Measurement MovementSimulationVariable Phase Order

Stargrunt II(1996)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingVariable Phase Order

Xenos Rampant(2022)

★ 7.92–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

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Leviathans(2012)

★ 7.12–8 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingSimulation

Battlefield Evolution: Ultra-Modern Tabletop Combat(2007)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingSimulation

Check Your 6!(2007)

★ 7.92–12 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Simulation

SimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

Noble Armada(1998)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simulation

Dice RollingSimulation

Impetus(2008)

★ 7.42 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

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Dice RollingSimulation

Warfare in the Age of Reason(1998)

★ 7.62–7 players180 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simulation

Dice RollingSimulation

The Battle of Five Armies(2005)

★ 7.22 players120 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simulation

Simulation

Grand Armee: Great Battles of the Napoleonic Wars Miniature Wargame Rules System(2002)

★ 7.52–4 players120 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simulation

Dice RollingSimulation

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