Onward(2025)
Games like Onward
Looking for games like Onward? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. 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.
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Warband: Against the Darkness(2015)
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Ortus(2013)
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Cthulhu Wars(2015)
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The End of the Triumvirate(2005)
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Yucatan(2023)
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Stronghold: Undead (Second Edition)(2021)
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Java(2000)
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Helvetia(2011)
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Royal Palace(2008)
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Fall of the Mountain King(2022)
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Ships(2015)
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Ici, c'est la France! The Algerian War of Independence 1954 - 1962(2009)
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