SEED GAME#2590 BGG all-time

Forestry(2025)

★ 7.7 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.27
Action PointsContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Games like Forestry

Looking for games like Forestry? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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

Suna Valo(2024)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Action DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Terraforming Mars(2016)

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

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Haspelknecht: The Story of Early Coal Mining(2015)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsEnd Game BonusesTurn Order: Stat-Based

Formosa Tea(2019)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

ContractsEventsTech Trees / Tech Tracks

Chocolate Factory(2019)

★ 7.01–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsBiasContracts

Littoral Commander: The Baltic(2025)

★ 8.52–6 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCommand CardsDeck Construction

Dom Pierre(2022)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsContractsVariable Player Powers

Cthulhu Wars(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Clans of Caledonia(2017)

★ 8.01–4 players30 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Commodity SpeculationContractsHexagon Grid

Time of Legends: Joan of Arc(2019)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Tiletum(2022)

★ 7.91–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action DraftingAction PointsContracts

Dwergar(2020)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsEnd Game BonusesEvents

As an Amazon Associate, ISO earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability vary; ISO never displays prices. Affiliate links are marked rel="sponsored" per FTC guidelines.

IS

Get picks tuned to your shelf

This list is built from community data. Sign in to ISO and log what you own — your personal feed factors in your complexity preferences, play history, and the games already on your shelf.

Get personalized recommendations →

Free · no credit card · 2-minute setup

More recommendation lists