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Rise of the Wastelands(2025)

★ 7.8 BGG1–4 playersWeight 3.00
Action PointsHexagon GridMap Addition

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Shapers of Gaia(2022)

★ 7.12–3 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Hexagon GridMap AdditionTech Trees / Tech Tracks

Revive(2022)

★ 8.11–4 players90 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHexagon GridMap Addition

Tonkin: The First Indochina War (Second Edition)(2012)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

Neuschwabenland(2015)

★ 7.62 players30 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsGrid MovementHexagon Grid

History of the Ancient Seas III: MARE NOSTRUM(2024)

★ 7.43–5 players180 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsAlliancesHexagon Grid

Conflict of Heroes: Storms of Steel – Kursk 1943 (Third Edition)(2019)

★ 8.32–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

Old School Tactical: Volume 2 – West Front 1944/45(2017)

★ 8.52–3 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

Conflict of Heroes: Guadalcanal – The Pacific 1942(2016)

★ 8.02–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

Heavy Gear Tactical(1998)

★ 6.62 players180 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsHexagon Grid

Expedition: Northwest Passage – HMS Terror Edition(2013)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsMap AdditionSet Collection

Star Trek: Fleet Captains(2011)

★ 7.52–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 1 more

Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

Kepler-3042(2016)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Grid MovementHexagon GridSolo / Solitaire Game

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