Pest(2024)
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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Messina 1347(2021)
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Andromeda's Edge(2024)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more
Dark Ages: Holy Roman Empire(2021)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
Dark Ages: Heritage of Charlemagne(2021)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
Chaos in the Old World(2009)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
Beyond the Sun(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Burning Suns(2013)
Shares Action Points + 5 more
Merchants & Marauders(2010)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
Nations(2013)
Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more
Fractal(2023)
Shares Action Points + 4 more
Spring and Autumn: Story of China(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more
Architects of the West Kingdom(2018)
Shares Area Movement + 5 more
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