SEED GAME#4801 BGG all-time

Mystery of the Temples(2017)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.30
Action QueueArea Majority / InfluencePattern Recognition

Games like Mystery of the Temples

Looking for games like Mystery of the Temples? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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Himalaya(2004)

★ 7.03–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Action Queue + 2 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluencePick-up and Deliver

Rise of the Necromancers(2018)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingMovement Points

Cauldron(2015)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Dice RollingModular BoardSet Collection

Traders of the Air(2020)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluencePick-up and Deliver

Ethnos(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Sovereign Skies(2020)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Queue + 2 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceRondel

Herdeiros do Khan(2021)

★ 7.92–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluencePick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

Galilean Moons(2020)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Gearworks(2018)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Legendary Inventors(2016)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceSet Collection

It's Mine(2015)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

BrilliAnts(2017)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Queue + 2 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceGrid Movement

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