SEED GAME#3259 BGG all-time

Rise(2022)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.62
End Game BonusesTrack MovementVariable Set-up

Games like Rise

Looking for games like Rise? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Murano(2014)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

End Game BonusesRondelTile Placement

Galileo Galilei(2024)

★ 7.61–4 players50 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesRondel

Nebula(2023)

★ 7.62–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
61/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

ConnectionsEnd Game BonusesGrid Coverage

Calimala(2017)

★ 7.32–5 players75 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesModular Board

Ostia(2022)

★ 8.01–4 players100 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
59/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesIncome

West Story: A Town Building Game(2025)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
58/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesOpen Drafting

Union Stockyards(2023)

★ 7.52–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
58/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

Commodity SpeculationEnd Game BonusesEvents

Haspelknecht: The Story of Early Coal Mining(2015)

★ 7.22–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

Action PointsEnd Game BonusesTurn Order: Stat-Based

Monsters on Board(2022)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

Dice RollingDifferent Dice MovementEnd Game Bonuses

PARKS(2019)

★ 7.61–5 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
57/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

Goetia: Nine Kings of Solomon(2021)

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
57/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

End Game BonusesModular BoardVariable Player Powers

The Princes of Florence(2000)

★ 7.51–5 players75 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 1 more

Auction / BiddingEnd Game BonusesGrid Coverage

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