SEED GAME#21405 BGG all-time

Gridopolis(2018)

★ 6.9 BGG2–4 players15 minWeight 2.00
Grid MovementModular BoardPlayer Elimination

Games like Gridopolis

Looking for games like Gridopolis? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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

Katarenga(2017)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementModular BoardSquare Grid

Sceptre 1027 A.D.(1986)

★ 6.52–4 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementModular BoardSquare Grid

Chaturanga(550)

★ 6.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementPlayer Elimination

Gnomes at Midnight(2019)

★ 7.32 players5 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementModular BoardPattern Building

Essentia(2010)

★ 7.52 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementModular Board

Mothership: Tabletop Combat(2016)

★ 7.21–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementModular Board

Terrace(1992)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementPlayer EliminationSquare Grid

Sector 6(2017)

★ 6.01–6 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

EnclosureGrid MovementModular Board

Micro Robots(2016)

★ 6.32–99 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingGrid MovementModular Board

Wiz-War (9th Edition)(2023)

★ 6.82–6 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementMap DeformationModular Board

Limit(2009)

★ 6.92–3 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

EnclosureGrid MovementMap Reduction

Laska(1911)

★ 6.52 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementPlayer EliminationSquare Grid

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