Empire of the Rising Sun(1995)
Games like Empire of the Rising Sun
Looking for games like Empire of the Rising Sun? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on pushing your luck against the roll. 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
Advanced Third Reich(1992)
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Tokyo Express: The Guadalcanal Naval Campaign – 1942(1988)
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Fighting Wings: Tactical Air Warfare in WWII (1936-1945) (Third Edition)(2020)
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Arracourt(2022)
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Thunder in the East(2018)
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The Third Winter: The Battle for the Ukraine September 1943-April 1944(2021)
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Sicily II(2016)
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Battle Over Britain(1983)
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Hungarian Rhapsody: The Eastern Front in Hungary(2020)
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From Salerno to Rome: World War II – The Italian Campaign, 1943-1944(2020)
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The U.S. Civil War(2015)
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A World at War: Second World War in Europe and the Pacific(2003)
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