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Fathom(2025)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 2.25
Open DraftingPattern BuildingSet Collection

Games like Fathom

Looking for games like Fathom? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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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81/100

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★ 6.72–5 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Zoo-ography(2021)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Cottage Garden(2016)

★ 6.81–4 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

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Framework(2022)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Azul: Summer Pavilion(2019)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
72/100

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FYFE(2022)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

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Ankh'or(2019)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Queenz: To Bee or Not to Bee(2019)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Maharani(2012)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Zoo-ography: The Card Game(2020)

★ 6.71–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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