Oath(2021)
Games like Oath
Looking for games like Oath? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and deals, bluffs, and shifting alliances around the table. 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
Root(2018)
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War of the Ring: Second Edition(2011)
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War of the Ring(2004)
Shares Action Points + 3 more
Pax Pamir: Second Edition(2019)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
Empires in Arms(1983)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Polis: Fight for the Hegemony(2012)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Forbidden Stars(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars(2017)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Dune(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Civolution(2024)
Shares Area Movement + 3 more
Here I Stand(2006)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition(2017)
Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more
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