Interstellar(2023)
Games like Interstellar
Looking for games like Interstellar? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
High Frontier 4 All(2020)
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John Company(2017)
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Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory(2023)
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Star Trek: Captain's Chair(2025)
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John Company: Second Edition(2022)
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High Frontier (Third Edition)(2017)
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Pax Transhumanity(2019)
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High Frontier(2010)
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Fire in the Lake(2014)
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Here I Stand: 500th Anniversary Edition(2017)
Shares Simulation + 1 more
Star Fleet Battles (Commander's Edition)(1983)
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Virgin Queen(2012)
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