SEED GAME#168 BGG all-time

Planet Unknown(2022)

★ 7.8 BGG1–6 players60 minWeight 2.25
End Game BonusesEventsGrid Coverage

Games like Planet Unknown

Looking for games like Planet Unknown? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending and asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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

Tiny Towns(2019)

★ 7.21–6 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
60/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 6 more

End Game BonusesFollowGrid Coverage

The Isle of Cats(2019)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Grid Coverage + 6 more

Closed DraftingGrid CoverageHidden Victory Points

Nautilus(2002)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
59/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

End Game BonusesGrid MovementHidden Victory Points

Galaxy Trucker(2007)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Events + 5 more

Dice RollingEventsGrid Coverage

Akropolis(2022)

★ 7.51–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

Auction: DutchEnd Game BonusesLayering

7 Wonders(2010)

★ 7.72–7 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
58/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

Closed DraftingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Life in Reterra(2024)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

Automatic Resource GrowthDelayed PurchaseEnclosure

7 Wonders Duel(2015)

★ 8.12 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
58/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesIncomeMelding and Splaying

Cartographers(2019)

★ 7.61–100 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

BingoEnclosureEnd Game Bonuses

Sagrada(2017)

★ 7.51–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
57/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Calico(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

EnclosureEnd Game BonusesGrid Coverage

Honey Buzz(2020)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 6 more

Action RetrievalContractsEnclosure

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