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Grimm World(2024)

★ 7.7 BGG1 players15 minWeight 3.20
Action / EventAction TimerGrid Movement

Games like Grimm World

Looking for games like Grimm World? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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

Gloomhaven: Buttons & Bugs(2024)

★ 7.51 players20 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenCard Play Conflict ResolutionCritical Hits and Failures

Between Light & Shadow: Chapter I – Dawn(2023)

★ 6.91 players60 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action / Event + 3 more

Action / EventDice RollingDifferent Dice Movement

Leaving Earth(2015)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Modular Board + 4 more

Modular BoardPick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Halls of Hegra(2023)

★ 8.11 players70 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Action / Event + 3 more

Action / EventDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Bury Me in the Rift(2019)

★ 7.01 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Grid MovementModular BoardMovement Points

Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)(2012)

★ 7.61–5 players120 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Through Ice & Snow(2024)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Grid Movement + 3 more

Advantage TokenEnd Game BonusesEvents

Luna(2010)

★ 7.31–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardPoint to Point Movement

Shards of the Jaguar(2021)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Action DraftingAction PointsDeduction

Final Girl(2021)

★ 8.21 players20 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 1 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementPick-up and Deliver

Vast: The Crystal Caverns(2016)

★ 7.11–5 players75 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Merchant of Venus(1988)

★ 7.11–6 players180 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Pick-up and Deliver + 2 more

Commodity SpeculationDice RollingMovement Points

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