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Recall(2025)

★ 8.1 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.65
Action RetrievalEnd Game BonusesIncome

Games like Recall

Looking for games like Recall? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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★ 8.11–4 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Map Addition + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHexagon GridMap Addition

Beyond the Sun(2020)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Terra Mystica(2012)

★ 8.02–5 players60 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

ChainingEnd Game BonusesHexagon Grid

Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy(2020)

★ 8.42–6 players60 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Income + 3 more

AlliancesArea Majority / InfluenceArea-Impulse

Nucleum(2023)

★ 8.11–4 players60 minWeight 4.2
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 4 more

Action RetrievalContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition(2021)

★ 8.32–4 players180 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Barrage(2019)

★ 8.11–4 players90 minWeight 4.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesIncome

Deep Shelf(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
60/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

End Game BonusesMarketPick-up and Deliver

Civilization: A New Dawn(2017)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHexagon GridIncrease Value of Unchosen Resources

Phoenix New Horizon(2024)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

ConnectionsContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Dwellings of Eldervale(2020)

★ 8.11–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 2 more

Action RetrievalDice RollingHand Management

March of the Ants: Evolved Edition(2025)

★ 7.61–5 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Map Addition + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceGrid MovementHexagon Grid

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