SEED GAME#4750 BGG all-time

Horizons(2018)

★ 6.8 BGG2–5 playersWeight 2.68
Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Games like Horizons

Looking for games like Horizons? 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 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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Entdecker(1996)

★ 6.42–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
77/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Zarcana(1996)

★ 6.72–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Gnostica(2001)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Rabbit Island: Explore, Build, Conquer(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Efemeris(2018)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTile Placement

Pocket Civ(2005)

★ 6.61–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardOpen Drafting

Herr der Ziegen(2008)

★ 6.12–5 players40 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Cosmic Empires(2012)

★ 6.52–5 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementModular Board

Zaibatsu(2010)

★ 7.02–4 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Dice RollingModular BoardTile Placement

Carcassonne: The City(2004)

★ 7.22–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Big Kini(2005)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular Board

Zark City(2008)

★ 6.52–5 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea-ImpulseModular Board

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