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Origins: How We Became Human(2007)

★ 6.8 BGG2–5 playersWeight 3.81
Auction / BiddingOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

Games like Origins: How We Became Human

Looking for games like Origins: How We Became Human? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems. 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

Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization(2006)

★ 7.82–4 players120 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Action PointsAuction / BiddingAuction: Dutch

Age of Renaissance(1996)

★ 7.13–6 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Area MovementAuction / BiddingSimulation

Pulsar 2849(2017)

★ 7.62–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Dice RollingOpen DraftingPoint to Point Movement

American Megafauna(1997)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Auction / BiddingSimulationVariable Player Powers

Crusade and Revolution: The Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939(2013)

★ 8.62 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingHand Management

Almoravid: Reconquista and Riposte in Spain 1085-1086(2022)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementSimulation

Liberté(1998)

★ 7.13–6 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingHand Management

Imperial Struggle(2020)

★ 8.22 players120 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCampaign / Battle Card DrivenEvents

Illusions of Glory: The Great War on the Eastern Front(2017)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Campaign / Battle Card DrivenDice RollingPoint to Point Movement

Blue Cross, White Ensign(2014)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Hexagon GridOpen DraftingSimulation

Comuni(2008)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 1 more

Auction / BiddingOpen DraftingSet Collection

Campaigns of 1777(2019)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Point to Point Movement + 1 more

Dice RollingMovement PointsPoint to Point Movement

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