Drifting Lands(2020)
Games like Drifting Lands
Looking for games like Drifting Lands? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Ethnos: 2nd Edition(2025)
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Tower of London(2017)
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Air, Land, & Sea(2019)
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Desperate Oasis(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Air, Land, & Sea: Spies, Lies, & Supplies(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River(2025)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Animal Kingdoms(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Serengeti: A Race For Life(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Manhattan(1994)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Capital Lux(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Pillars of Fate(2025)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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