SEED GAME#19854 BGG all-time

Red Menace(2013)

★ 6.8 BGG1 players60 minWeight 1.73
Hexagon GridSolo / Solitaire Game

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Looking for games like Red Menace? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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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ISO Match
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ISO Match
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Portals(2024)

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ISO Match
65/100

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Star Drifter(2023)

★ 8.01 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
64/100

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Pocket Landship: Free Trial Version(2017)

★ 7.11 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
64/100

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The Hardest Days(2011)

★ 7.51 players240 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Dogfight!: Rule The Skies in 20 Minutes!(2023)

★ 6.71–2 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Invaders from Dimension X!(2015)

★ 7.11–2 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingHexagon Grid

Green Berets: Vietnam(2015)

★ 7.01 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

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