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Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game(2020)

★ 6.9 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.70
Action PointsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Games like Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game

Looking for games like Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Baseball Highlights: 2045(2015)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Football Highlights 2052(2019)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Pentaquark(2016)

★ 6.51 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSet Collection

Obsession(2018)

★ 8.11–4 players30 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Action RetrievalClosed DraftingDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

To the Death!(2019)

★ 7.51–2 players20 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsHand ManagementMatching

Valley of the Kings: Afterlife(2015)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ausonia(2021)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSolo / Solitaire Game

Valley of the Kings: Last Rites(2016)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Books of Time(2023)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Undaunted 2200: Callisto(2024)

★ 7.71–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingHand Management

Hoplomachus: The Lost Cities(2012)

★ 7.81–3 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingEnclosure

Behold: Rome(2024)

★ 7.61 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementMove Through Deck

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