SEED GAME#3503 BGG all-time

Dog Lover(2021)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.84
Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like Dog Lover

Looking for games like Dog Lover? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. 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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Coexist(2025)

★ 6.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Darwinning!(2018)

★ 5.92–6 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

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Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet Collection

Castle Combo(2024)

★ 7.72–5 players10 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 2 more

End Game BonusesMulti-Use CardsOpen 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

Rocky Road à la Mode(2017)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 2 more

Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Solar Draft(2019)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Once-Per-Game AbilitiesOpen DraftingSet Collection

Mint Condition Comics(2019)

★ 7.12–6 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionTrading

Trambahn(2015)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 2 more

Multi-Use CardsOpen DraftingOrdering

Wizards of the Wild(2015)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Bärenpark(2017)

★ 7.32–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Grid CoverageModular BoardOpen Drafting

Fabled Fruit(2016)

★ 7.02–5 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 1 more

Multi-Use CardsSet CollectionWorker Placement

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