SEED GAME#1692 BGG all-time

Emberleaf(2025)

★ 7.8 BGG1–5 players90 minWeight 3.13
ContractsKill StealSet Collection

Games like Emberleaf

Looking for games like Emberleaf? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Bonfire(2020)

★ 7.61–4 players70 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsMarketPattern Building

Life of the Amazonia(2023)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game BonusesHexagon Grid

Everdell(2018)

★ 8.01–4 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Everbloom(2025)

★ 7.31–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingSet Collection

Sanctuary(2025)

★ 7.71–5 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Action QueueHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Tang Garden(2019)

★ 7.31–4 players40 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Line of SightOpen DraftingSet Collection

Final Girl(2021)

★ 8.21 players20 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Black Forest(2024)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Set Collection + 3 more

Automatic Resource GrowthEnd Game BonusesOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Mount Tai(2019)

★ 7.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Now or Never(2022)

★ 7.71–4 players45 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 2 more

Action DraftingHand ManagementNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Apiary(2023)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 2 more

IncomeMulti-Use CardsSolo / Solitaire Game

Rise to Nobility(2018)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Dice RollingSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game

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