Pocket Mars(2017)
Games like Pocket Mars
Looking for games like Pocket Mars? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Animal Kingdoms(2020)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Capital Lux(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Palm Laboratory(2024)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
TINYforming Mars(2019)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Galdor's Grip(2022)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Ausonia(2021)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Tidal Blades: Banner Festival(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Way of the Samurai(2020)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
1565: St. Elmo's Pay – The Great Siege of Malta(2020)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
The Royal Limited(2023)
Shares Hand Management + 1 more
Pandemic: Contagion(2014)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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