SEED GAME#598 BGG all-time

Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North(2019)

★ 7.4 BGG1–4 players45 minWeight 2.81
Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Games like Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North

Looking for games like Imperial Settlers: Empires of the North? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared(2019)

★ 7.52–3 players40 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

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Super Boss Monster(2025)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

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Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTake That

Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All(2018)

★ 6.92–6 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Disney Villainous: Bigger and Badder(2022)

★ 7.42–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side(2022)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: That '70s Expansion(2018)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Disney Villainous: Sugar and Spite(2024)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: World Tour – Culture Shock(2019)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

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Smash Up: Disney Edition(2022)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Star Wars Villainous: Revenge at Last(2024)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Disney Villainous: Introduction to Evil(2023)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Mistborn: House War(2017)

★ 6.83–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

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