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Embers(2025)

★ 7.5 BGG1 playersWeight 1.86
Action PointsGrid MovementHand Management

Games like Embers

Looking for games like Embers? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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

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ISO Match
68/100

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52 Realms: Adventures(2024)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

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One for Sorrow(2025)

★ 8.21 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementMove Through DeckSolo / Solitaire Game

Ragemore(2020)

★ 7.01 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Clash of Decks: Starter Kit(2020)

★ 6.31–2 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Endogenesis: 2nd Edition(2021)

★ 7.21–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

For Northwood! A Solo Trick-Taking Game(2021)

★ 7.81 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPredictive BidScenario / Mission / Campaign Game

Ascension: 10 Year Anniversary Edition(2022)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Barbarian Vince(2012)

★ 7.01 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Shardhunters(2019)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSolo / Solitaire Game

Ascension: Eternal(2020)

★ 7.61–2 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Four Against Darkness(2016)

★ 7.51 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementPaper-and-Pencil

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