John Company: Second Edition(2022)
Games like John Company: Second Edition
Looking for games like John Company: Second Edition? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table and deciding how far to press before it all comes apart. 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
John Company(2017)
Shares Bribery + 5 more
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory(2023)
Shares Simulation + 1 more
The Republic of Rome(1990)
Shares Bribery + 4 more
Here I Stand: 500th Anniversary Edition(2017)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Virgin Queen(2012)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Fire in the Lake(2014)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Absolute Victory: World Conflict 1939-1945(2017)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020(2023)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection(2016)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Grand Siècle(1993)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
Pax Britannica: The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War(1985)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Empires in Arms(1983)
Shares Dice Rolling + 1 more
As an Amazon Associate, ISO earns from qualifying purchases. Prices and availability vary; ISO never displays prices. Affiliate links are marked rel="sponsored" per FTC guidelines.
Get picks tuned to your shelf
This list is built from community data. Sign in to ISO and log what you own — your personal feed factors in your complexity preferences, play history, and the games already on your shelf.
Get personalized recommendations →Free · no credit card · 2-minute setup
More recommendation lists
John Company
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory
The Republic of Rome
Here I Stand: 500th Anniversary Edition
Virgin Queen
Fire in the Lake
Absolute Victory: World Conflict 1939-1945
Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020
Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection
Grand Siècle
Pax Britannica: The Colonial Era 1880 to the Great War
Empires in Arms
/pic6601629.jpg)
/pic3567002.jpg)
/pic5715770.jpg)
/pic487045.jpg)
/pic6803202.jpg)
/pic1276971.jpg)
/pic2083738.png)
/pic3099134.jpg)
/pic6977091.jpg)
/pic2729630.png)
/pic21376.jpg)
/pic235239.jpg)
/pic3651485.jpg)