SEED GAME#4575 BGG all-time

Lost Seas(2022)

★ 6.8 BGG2–4 playersWeight 1.71
Closed DraftingTile Placement

Games like Lost Seas

Looking for games like Lost Seas? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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

Strange World Above the Clouds(2024)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingTile Placement

Ancestree(2017)

★ 6.22–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingTile Placement

World in Progress(2024)

★ 7.02–5 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingTile Placement

Maori(2009)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Tile Placement

Tile Placement

Eager Elephants(2022)

★ 6.21–4 players5 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingTile Placement

Oceania(2004)

★ 5.81–2 players10 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Tile Placement

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

PANDA(2024)

★ 6.92–4 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingHand ManagementTile Placement

Vampire Village(2023)

★ 6.51–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

New World: A Carcassonne Game(2008)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Tile Placement

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Columbus(1991)

★ 5.82–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Tile Placement

Hexagon GridTile Placement

Let Them Eat Shrimp!(2014)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Tile Placement

Tile Placement

Karekare(2019)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Tile Placement

Hand ManagementTile Placement

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