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Phoenix New Horizon(2024)

★ 7.8 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.21
ConnectionsContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Games like Phoenix New Horizon

Looking for games like Phoenix New Horizon? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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

Nippon: Zaibatsu(2026)

★ 8.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Contracts + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Nova Roma(2024)

★ 7.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Beyond the Sun(2020)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Planet Trade(2023)

★ 9.23–4 players135 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementIncome

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Stephens(2024)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesIncome

İnkılâp(2024)

★ 7.82–5 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsIncomeNetwork and Route Building

Mutagen(2025)

★ 6.71–4 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesSolo / Solitaire Game

Yokohama(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players90 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesGrid Movement

Terracotta Army(2022)

★ 7.41–4 players90 minWeight 3.4
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Income + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceIncomeVariable Set-up

Millennia: Tracks of Time(2025)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesIncomeOpen Drafting

Nations(2013)

★ 7.61–5 players40 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Contracts + 3 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

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