SEED GAME#3954 BGG all-time

Liberation(2019)

★ 6.8 BGG2 playersWeight 2.32
DeductionHand ManagementHidden Movement

Games like Liberation

Looking for games like Liberation? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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★ 7.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

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★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Smash Up: Science Fiction Double Feature(2014)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Cosmic Encounter Duel(2020)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementRaceSimultaneous Action Selection

Disney Villainous: Evil Comes Prepared(2019)

★ 7.52–3 players40 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000(2013)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All(2018)

★ 6.92–6 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Radlands(2021)

★ 7.72 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Action PointsAction QueueHand Management

Disney Villainous: Bigger and Badder(2022)

★ 7.42–3 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Star Wars Villainous: Cold Tactics(2025)

★ 7.32 players50 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: That '70s Expansion(2018)

★ 7.52 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

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