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Natera: New Beginning(2025)

★ 8.0 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.12
Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingEnd Game Bonuses

Games like Natera: New Beginning

Looking for games like Natera: New Beginning? 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 6 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Everdell(2018)

★ 8.01–4 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 6 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Endless Winter: Paleoamericans(2022)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game Bonuses

Mosaic: A Story of Civilization(2022)

★ 7.52–6 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceEnd Game Bonuses

Nippon: Zaibatsu(2026)

★ 8.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition(2021)

★ 7.61–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

End Game BonusesFollowHand Management

Night Flowers(2023)

★ 7.11–4 players60 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

End Game BonusesEventsIncome

Scythe(2016)

★ 8.11–5 players115 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionContracts

Troyes(2010)

★ 7.71–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Endeavor: Age of Sail(2018)

★ 7.82–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceConnectionsEnd Game Bonuses

Nations(2013)

★ 7.61–5 players40 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire(2016)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

ContractsDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

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