SEED GAME#5373 BGG all-time

Ratland(2017)

★ 7.0 BGG2–6 playersWeight 1.65
Simultaneous Action SelectionTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Games like Ratland

Looking for games like Ratland? 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Whirling Witchcraft(2021)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more

Simultaneous Action SelectionTake ThatVariable Player Powers

Hospital Rush(2014)

★ 5.93–5 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Take That + 2 more

Take ThatVariable Phase OrderVariable Player Powers

Dungeon Raiders(2018)

★ 7.13–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTake That

Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition(2014)

★ 6.84–8 players30 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more

Open DraftingPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

Trieste(2013)

★ 6.63 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTake That

Dungeon Raiders(2011)

★ 6.63–5 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner(2020)

★ 6.72–4 players15 minWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Dice RollingPush Your LuckTake That

Trash Cult(2024)

★ 6.92–4 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Take That + 1 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionTake That

Hornet(2010)

★ 6.22–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardSimultaneous Action Selection

The Grimm Forest(2018)

★ 7.12–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Rock-Paper-ScissorsSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Dodos Riding Dinos(2021)

★ 7.51–8 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more

Dice RollingFlickingRoll / Spin and Move

Animania(2017)

★ 6.83–5 players5 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

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