Mission: Red Planet(2005)
Games like Mission: Red Planet
Looking for games like Mission: Red Planet? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Mission: Red Planet (Second/Third Edition)(2015)
Shares Action Retrieval + 6 more
Starship Samurai(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Imperium: The Contention(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Bunny Kingdom(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Libertalia: Winds of Galecrest(2022)
Shares Hand Management + 3 more
Nexus Ops(2005)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
It's a Wonderful World(2019)
Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more
Cryo(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Moon(2023)
Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more
Viral(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Sardegna(2005)
Shares Action Retrieval + 3 more
Bloodborne: The Card Game(2016)
Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more
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