Imperial(2006)
Games like Imperial
Looking for games like Imperial? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Imperial 2030(2009)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more
1846: The Race for the Midwest(2005)
Shares Investment + 3 more
Navegador(2010)
Shares Advantage Token + 2 more
Mombasa(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
1894(2023)
Shares Investment + 3 more
Shikoku 1889(2004)
Shares Ownership + 2 more
7 Empires(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more
Polis(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
18Chesapeake(2018)
Shares Ownership + 2 more
Polis: Fight for the Hegemony(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
1824: Austrian-Hungarian Railway(2019)
Shares Ownership + 2 more
1861: Railways of the Russian Empire & 1867: Railways of Canada(2020)
Shares Ownership + 2 more
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