SEED GAME#760 BGG all-time

Living Forest(2021)

★ 7.2 BGG1–4 players40 minWeight 2.21
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPush Your LuckRace

Games like Living Forest

Looking for games like Living Forest? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Living Forest Duel(2025)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Advantage TokenPush Your LuckRace

After Us(2023)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingMelding and SplayingRace

Making Monsters(2026)

★ 7.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPush Your LuckSet Collection

Tumult Royale(2015)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Push Your LuckSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Not Alone(2016)

★ 7.02–7 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementHidden Movement

Cold War: CIA vs KGB(2007)

★ 6.62 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceMulti-Use CardsPush Your Luck

Orichalcum(2022)

★ 7.12–4 players45 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Race + 1 more

Action DraftingDice RollingRace

Nimalia(2023)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Closed DraftingGrid CoverageLayering

First in Flight(2023)

★ 7.41–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPush Your LuckRace

Moon Colony Bloodbath(2025)

★ 7.71–5 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseEvents

Friday(2011)

★ 7.11 players25 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Heat: Pedal to the Metal(2022)

★ 8.01–6 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Catch the LeaderDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

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