SEED GAME#2910 BGG all-time

Pax Viking(2021)

★ 7.1 BGG1–6 playersWeight 3.31
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Games like Pax Viking

Looking for games like Pax Viking? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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

Lords of Hellas(2018)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCard Play Conflict Resolution

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 4 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Dune: War for Arrakis(2024)

★ 8.51–4 players120 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Action DraftingArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Mega Empires: The West(2019)

★ 8.25–9 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Advantage TokenArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Lords of Ragnarok(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementCard Play Conflict Resolution

Civilization(1980)

★ 7.52–7 players360 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHand Management

Dark Ages: Holy Roman Empire(2021)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Dark Ages: Heritage of Charlemagne(2021)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Mosaic: A Story of Civilization(2022)

★ 7.52–6 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceEnd Game Bonuses

Rurik: Dawn of Kiev(2019)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementAuction / Bidding

Pax Pamir: Second Edition(2019)

★ 8.11–5 players45 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Ark Nova(2021)

★ 8.51–4 players90 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Hand Management + 5 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

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