SEED GAME#21726 BGG all-time

Factions of Sol(2022)

★ 8.4 BGG1–4 players90 minWeight 3.00
ChainingIncomePick-up and Deliver

Games like Factions of Sol

Looking for games like Factions of Sol? 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

Entropy(2026)

★ 7.71–4 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Race + 4 more

End Game BonusesMulti-Use CardsRace

New Frontiers(2018)

★ 7.42–5 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Race + 2 more

Action DraftingFollowIncrease Value of Unchosen Resources

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition(2021)

★ 7.61–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Income + 4 more

End Game BonusesFollowHand Management

Space Station Phoenix(2022)

★ 7.42–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Income + 2 more

Action RetrievalEnd Game BonusesIncome

Star Wars: Outer Rim(2019)

★ 7.81–4 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 3 more

Dice RollingDie Icon ResolutionModular Board

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Income + 3 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Apiary(2023)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Income + 2 more

IncomeMulti-Use CardsSolo / Solitaire Game

Micro Cosmos(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Chaining + 2 more

Area MovementChainingHand Management

Final Girl(2021)

★ 8.21 players20 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 3 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Tianxia(2025)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Income + 4 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesIncome

Night Flowers(2023)

★ 7.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Income + 5 more

End Game BonusesEventsIncome

Natera: New Beginning(2025)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Income + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingEnd Game Bonuses

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