SEED GAME#20270 BGG all-time

Monster City Planners(2013)

★ 6.3 BGG2–4 players20 minWeight 2.25
Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Games like Monster City Planners

Looking for games like Monster City Planners? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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Codex Naturalis(2021)

★ 7.21–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
75/100

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Hand ManagementLayeringOpen Drafting

Naishi(2024)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Volfyirion(2019)

★ 7.21–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Seeker Chronicles(2024)

★ 7.92 players20 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Force CommitmentHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Cerebria: The Card Game(2018)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Łotry(2017)

★ 6.72–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTake That

Sandwich Masters(2016)

★ 6.42–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTake That

Riftwalker: A Storm Hollow Card Game(2016)

★ 6.42–4 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementPattern BuildingTake That

Potemkin Empire(2019)

★ 6.33–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTake That

OrcQuest(2017)

★ 6.72–6 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingTake That

Harald(2015)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Pocket Pharma(2018)

★ 6.42–5 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingPattern Building

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