Riverboat(2017)
Games like Riverboat
Looking for games like Riverboat? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on picking moves from a shared, ever-shifting pool of options and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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
Lowlands(2018)
Shares Set Collection + 1 more
Santa Maria(2017)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Hacienda(2005)
Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more
Hacienda (Second Edition)(2019)
Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more
Nauticus(2013)
Shares Action Drafting + 2 more
Parikrama(2022)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Vivid Memories(2022)
Shares Action Drafting + 2 more
Sanctuary(2025)
Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more
Tang Garden(2019)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
Girasoles(2025)
Shares Set Collection + 1 more
Suburbia(2012)
Shares Hexagon Grid + 3 more
Viceroy(2014)
Shares Open Drafting + 2 more
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