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Pest(2024)

★ 7.3 BGG1–5 playersWeight 3.25
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Games like Pest

Looking for games like Pest? 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 tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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Messina 1347(2021)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Grid MovementIncomeModular Board

Andromeda's Edge(2024)

★ 8.32–4 players80 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Dark Ages: Holy Roman Empire(2021)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Dark Ages: Heritage of Charlemagne(2021)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Chaos in the Old World(2009)

★ 7.73–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Beyond the Sun(2020)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Burning Suns(2013)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 5 more

Action PointsAction QueueArea Majority / Influence

Merchants & Marauders(2010)

★ 7.42–4 players180 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementBias

Nations(2013)

★ 7.61–5 players40 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

Fractal(2023)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementCampaign / Battle Card Driven

Spring and Autumn: Story of China(2023)

★ 7.91–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementBetting and Bluffing

Architects of the West Kingdom(2018)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Movement + 5 more

Area MovementContractsEnd Game Bonuses

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