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Mutagen(2025)

★ 6.7 BGG1–4 players60 minWeight 3.00
ContractsEnd Game BonusesSolo / Solitaire Game

Games like Mutagen

Looking for games like Mutagen? 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

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Resurgence(2022)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

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Phoenix New Horizon(2024)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ConnectionsContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Nova Roma(2024)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Earth(2023)

★ 7.61–5 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesFollow

Mount Tai(2019)

★ 7.01–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Suna Valo(2024)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Action DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

SpaceCorp: 2025-2300AD(2018)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 1 more

ContractsHand ManagementPoint to Point Movement

Chimera Station(2017)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Tile Placement + 1 more

Tile PlacementTurn Order: Claim ActionVariable Player Powers

The Red Cathedral(2020)

★ 7.71–4 players80 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsDice Rolling

Ragusa(2019)

★ 6.91–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Commodity SpeculationConnectionsContracts

Dreadful Meadows(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsMarketSolo / Solitaire Game

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