SEED GAME#6731 BGG all-time

High Tide(2024)

★ 7.5 BGG2 playersWeight 1.11
Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Games like High Tide

Looking for games like High Tide? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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★ 7.32 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Grid Movement + 4 more

EnclosureGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Operation Cuckoo(2022)

★ 6.42 players15 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

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Deckchairs on the Titanic(2022)

★ 6.42–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementMoving Multiple UnitsPattern Building

Tic Tac Trek(2025)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceConnectionsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Coral(2022)

★ 6.51–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

End Game BonusesGrid CoverageGrid Movement

Fjords(2022)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceChainingEnclosure

Trike(2020)

★ 6.02 players15 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHexagon Grid

boop.(2022)

★ 7.02 players20 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementPattern BuildingRace

Hey, That's My Fish!(2003)

★ 6.72–4 players20 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementHexagon GridMap Reduction

BOOoop.(2023)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

Grid MovementPattern BuildingSlide / Push

Battle Sheep(2010)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Grid Movement + 1 more

EnclosureGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Beez(2020)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
56/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

ContractsGrid MovementHexagon Grid

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