Historia(2014)
Games like Historia
Looking for games like Historia? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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
Sardegna(2005)
Shares Action Retrieval + 2 more
Dominare(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Warhammer 40,000: Conquest(2014)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
The Arrival(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
BattleCON: Trials of Indines(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Xi'an(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Monuments(2022)
Shares Action Retrieval + 2 more
History of the World(1991)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Gùgōng(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Path of Civilization(2023)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Colonial: Europe's Empires Overseas(2011)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Cradle of Civilization(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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