Pax Viking(2021)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Lords of Hellas(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more
Terraforming Mars(2016)
Shares Hand Management + 4 more
Dune: War for Arrakis(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more
Mega Empires: The West(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more
Lords of Ragnarok(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more
Civilization(1980)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Dark Ages: Holy Roman Empire(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Dark Ages: Heritage of Charlemagne(2021)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Mosaic: A Story of Civilization(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Rurik: Dawn of Kiev(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Pax Pamir: Second Edition(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 6 more
Ark Nova(2021)
Shares Hand Management + 5 more
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