SEED GAME#328 BGG all-time

Oath(2021)

★ 7.7 BGG1–6 players45 minWeight 4.12
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

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.

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

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Root(2018)

★ 8.12–4 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Action Points + 6 more

Action PointsAction QueueAction Retrieval

War of the Ring: Second Edition(2011)

★ 8.62–4 players150 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

War of the Ring(2004)

★ 7.82–4 players120 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Pax Pamir: Second Edition(2019)

★ 8.11–5 players45 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Empires in Arms(1983)

★ 7.62–7 playersWeight 4.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingMovement Points

Polis: Fight for the Hegemony(2012)

★ 7.52 players90 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Forbidden Stars(2015)

★ 8.02–4 players120 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCard Play Conflict Resolution

Pericles: The Peloponnesian Wars(2017)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 4.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEvents

Dune(2019)

★ 7.92–6 players120 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Civolution(2024)

★ 8.21–4 players90 minWeight 4.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementDice RollingEvents

Here I Stand(2006)

★ 7.92–6 players180 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingEvents

Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition(2017)

★ 8.63–6 players240 minWeight 4.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 2 more

Action DraftingArea-ImpulseDice Rolling

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