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Pacific Rim: Extinction(2018)

★ 7.3 BGG2–6 players30 minWeight 1.80
Dice RollingSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Pacific Rim: Extinction

Looking for games like Pacific Rim: Extinction? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pushing your luck against the roll. 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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All Quiet on the Martian Front(2014)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
74/100

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Dice RollingSecret Unit DeploymentSimulation

V.I.P.E.R.(1988)

★ 6.32–12 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingMeasurement MovementSimulation

Axis & Allies Air Force Miniatures: Angels 20(2012)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
73/100

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Dice RollingPoint to Point MovementSimulation

W1815(2015)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingSimulationVariable Player Powers

Ronin: Skirmish Wargames in the Age of the Samurai(2013)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
72/100

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Dice RollingMeasurement MovementSimulation

Rebels and Patriots: Wargaming Rules for North America(2019)

★ 7.72 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

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Dice RollingSimulationVariable Player Powers

BattleTech Science Fiction Combat Book Game: SHD-2H Shadow Hawk(1987)

★ 6.12 players10 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

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Rock-Paper-ScissorsSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

Ragnarok: Heavy Metal Combat in the Viking Age(2019)

★ 6.42 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
69/100

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Action PointsDice RollingSimulation

Face to the Mat(2000)

★ 8.11–2 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingSimulationVariable Player Powers

MLB SportsClix(2004)

★ 6.22 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingSet CollectionSimulation

KAPOW! Volume 1(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

KAPOW!(2019)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

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Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

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