SEED GAME#4754 BGG all-time

Onward(2025)

★ 8.5 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.12
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceMulti-Use Cards

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.

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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Warband: Against the Darkness(2015)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceSet Collection

Ortus(2013)

★ 6.32 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceGrid Movement

Cthulhu Wars(2015)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

The End of the Triumvirate(2005)

★ 6.82–3 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Yucatan(2023)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Stronghold: Undead (Second Edition)(2021)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
62/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluencePoint to Point Movement

Java(2000)

★ 7.02–4 players120 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
61/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceLayering

Helvetia(2011)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Royal Palace(2008)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceGrid Movement

Fall of the Mountain King(2022)

★ 7.31–5 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
61/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceClosed Drafting

Ships(2015)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
60/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Ici, c'est la France! The Algerian War of Independence 1954 - 1962(2009)

★ 7.62 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

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