Gothic Invasion(2014)
Games like Gothic Invasion
Looking for games like Gothic Invasion? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and 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
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Athens & Sparta(2007)
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Julius Caesar: Caesar, Pompey, and the Roman Civil War(2010)
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Napoleon Returns 1815(2020)
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Hunt for Blackbeard(2026)
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Mediterranean Empires(2015)
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Fall of Berlin(1998)
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BattleLore: Second Edition(2013)
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Wizard Kings(2000)
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A Pragmatic War: The War of the Austrian Succession 1741 – 1748(2019)
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Nine Years: The War of the Grand Alliance 1688-1697(2017)
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