Renaissance(2007)
Games like Renaissance
Looking for games like Renaissance? 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 pushing your luck against the roll. 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
Plains Indian Wars(2022)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Henchmania(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
History of the World(1991)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Anno 1452(1999)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Risk: Édition Napoléon(1999)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Risk: The Lord of the Rings(2002)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
History of the World(2018)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Yspahan(2006)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Batman: Gotham City Strategy Game(2013)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Risk: Battlefield Rogue(2013)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Taifa(1998)
Shares Campaign / Battle Card Driven + 1 more
Conquest of the Empire(2005)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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