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Risk: Plants vs. Zombies(2013)

★ 6.2 BGG2 players30 minWeight 1.79
Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Games like Risk: Plants vs. Zombies

Looking for games like Risk: Plants vs. Zombies? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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Born to Serve(2019)

★ 7.42–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Trending Kittens(2020)

★ 7.12–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Zodiac Clash(2019)

★ 6.22–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Ozark: Money, Influence and Control(2022)

★ 6.32–5 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Battle for Olympus(2009)

★ 5.82 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Warstones(2017)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Omen: Edge of the Aegean(2016)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Smash Up: Pretty Pretty Smash Up(2015)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Minotaur Lords(2004)

★ 6.02 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Iron Sky: The Board Game(2012)

★ 6.02–6 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Re;MATCH: Marble Puzzle Fighter(2026)

★ 8.62 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Variable Player Powers

MatchingVariable Player Powers

Hack Trick(2015)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

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