Rise of the Wastelands(2025)
Games like Rise of the Wastelands
Looking for games like Rise of the Wastelands? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. 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.
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Tonkin: The First Indochina War (Second Edition)(2012)
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Neuschwabenland(2015)
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History of the Ancient Seas III: MARE NOSTRUM(2024)
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Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel – Kursk 1943 (Third Edition)(2019)
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Old School Tactical: Volume 2 – West Front 1944/45(2017)
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Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal – The Pacific 1942(2016)
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Heavy Gear Tactical(1998)
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Expedition: Northwest Passage – HMS Terror Edition(2013)
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Star Trek: Fleet Captains(2011)
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Kepler-3042(2016)
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