SEED GAME#389 BGG all-time

Heaven & Ale(2017)

★ 7.5 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 3.17
Grid CoverageHighest-Lowest ScoringOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Games like Heaven & Ale

Looking for games like Heaven & Ale? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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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Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar(2012)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Once-Per-Game Abilities + 2 more

BiasEnd Game BonusesOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Murano(2014)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Rondel + 2 more

End Game BonusesRondelTile Placement

Glen More(2010)

★ 7.32–5 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Tile Placement + 1 more

Commodity SpeculationDice RollingSet Collection

Shipyard(2009)

★ 7.32–4 players120 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Rondel + 1 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Shipyard (Second Edition)(2023)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Rondel + 1 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Black Forest(2024)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Once-Per-Game Abilities + 1 more

Automatic Resource GrowthEnd Game BonusesOnce-Per-Game Abilities

Ayar: Children of the Sun(2025)

★ 7.91–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Highest-Lowest Scoring + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHighest-Lowest ScoringPoint to Point Movement

Agricola(2007)

★ 7.91–5 players30 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Turn Order: Claim Action

Automatic Resource GrowthClosed DraftingEnclosure

Rajas of the Ganges(2017)

★ 7.72–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Tile Placement + 1 more

ConnectionsDice RollingRace

Fields of Arle(2014)

★ 8.01–2 players60 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Highest-Lowest Scoring + 1 more

Automatic Resource GrowthHighest-Lowest ScoringIncome

The Castles of Burgundy(2011)

★ 8.22–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Grid Coverage + 2 more

Delayed PurchaseDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Atlantis Exodus(2024)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Once-Per-Game Abilities + 2 more

End Game BonusesOnce-Per-Game AbilitiesRondel

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