SEED GAME#14417 BGG all-time

Making Monsters(2026)

★ 7.8 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 2.00
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPush Your LuckSet Collection

Games like Making Monsters

Looking for games like Making Monsters? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

The Wizard Always Wins(2017)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPush Your LuckSet Collection

Incantibus(2025)

★ 6.62–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Auction / BiddingPush Your LuckSet Collection

Strange Vending Machine(2018)

★ 6.23–6 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Push Your LuckSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Robot X(2015)

★ 5.72–5 players30 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Auction / BiddingDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingSet Collection

Living Forest(2021)

★ 7.21–4 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingPush Your LuckRace

Disney: The Haunted Mansion – Call of the Spirits Game(2020)

★ 6.92–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Action PointsOpen DraftingPush Your Luck

Campy Creatures(2017)

★ 7.02–5 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementSet Collection

Battle For Souls(2013)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementPush Your Luck

Lucky's Misadventures: Episode 42 – Lost in Oddtopia(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSet Collection

Fickle(2019)

★ 6.93–5 players12 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 2 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSet Collection

Club of Cthulhu(2025)

★ 8.32–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Push Your Luck + 1 more

Hand ManagementPush Your LuckSet Collection

Ladies & Gentlemen(2013)

★ 6.54–10 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

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