SEED GAME#21356 BGG all-time

Planet Trade(2023)

★ 9.2 BGG3–4 players135 minWeight 3.00
End Game BonusesHand ManagementIncome

Games like Planet Trade

Looking for games like Planet Trade? 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 squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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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Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Phoenix New Horizon(2024)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

ConnectionsContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Age of Comics: The Golden Years(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Magic: The Gathering – Archenemy: Nicol Bolas(2017)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementIncomeInterrupts

Star Wars Villainous: Scum and Villainy(2023)

★ 7.52–3 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementIncomeMelding and Splaying

Evenfall(2023)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

ChainingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Star Tycoon(2024)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

Commodity SpeculationEnd Game BonusesEvents

51st State: Master Set(2016)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

Axon Protocol(2024)

★ 7.42–6 players45 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementInterruptsPoint to Point Movement

Race for the Galaxy(2007)

★ 7.72–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesFollowHand Management

Emergence Event(2015)

★ 6.52–4 players120 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Star Wars Villainous: Power of the Dark Side(2022)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementTake ThatVariable Player Powers

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