SEED GAME#19075 BGG all-time

Removal(2025)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 players30 minWeight 2.00
Grid CoverageOpen DraftingSquare Grid

Games like Removal

Looking for games like Removal? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and a fresh starting puzzle every time you sit down. 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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★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

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★ 7.32–4 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

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Paris: La Cité de la Lumière(2019)

★ 7.22 players30 minWeight 2.0
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68/100

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Subway Squeeze(2022)

★ 6.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

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Patchwork Express(2018)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Ghosts Galore(2026)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.5
ISO Match
66/100

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Grid CoverageNetwork and Route BuildingOpen Drafting

Stack'n Stuff: A Patchwork Game(2022)

★ 7.02 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
66/100

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Waffle Time(2023)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
65/100

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End Game BonusesGrid CoverageOpen Drafting

World Wonders(2023)

★ 7.61–5 players50 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

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Action PointsGrid CoverageLoans

Habitats(2016)

★ 7.31–5 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

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Grid MovementOpen DraftingPattern Building

Medina (Second Edition)(2014)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceGrid CoverageSquare Grid

Cottage Garden(2016)

★ 6.81–4 players60 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

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