Mermaid Rain(2003)
Games like Mermaid Rain
Looking for games like Mermaid Rain? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the chase to complete the right combinations 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Alhambra: The Red Palace(2023)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Lost Cities: The Board Game(2008)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Dragonscroll(2014)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Archeos Society(2023)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Karekare(2019)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Wasabi!(2008)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Im Reich der Jadegöttin(2007)
Shares Set Collection + 1 more
New York(2011)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Tsuro: Phoenix Rising(2019)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Marvel: Remix(2022)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Mahjong(1850)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
The Palaces of Carrara(2012)
Shares Set Collection + 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
Alhambra: The Red Palace
Lost Cities: The Board Game
Dragonscroll
Archeos Society
Karekare
Wasabi!
Im Reich der Jadegöttin
New York
Tsuro: Phoenix Rising
Marvel: Remix
Mahjong
The Palaces of Carrara
/pic935669.jpg)
/pic7158090.jpg)
/pic4597093.jpg)
/pic2279507.jpg)
/pic7364080.jpg)
/pic4792220.jpg)
/pic273575.jpg)
/pic855225.jpg)
/pic1118046.jpg)
/pic4434739.png)
/pic6778570.jpg)
/pic43709.jpg)
/pic4398491.jpg)