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Sacred Valley(2023)

★ 6.7 BGG3–5 players60 minWeight 2.00
Area Majority / InfluenceMarketTile Placement

Games like Sacred Valley

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

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Crash by Crash(2008)

★ 5.32–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardTile Placement

Ishtar: Gardens of Babylon(2019)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceRondelTile Placement

Dreadful Meadows(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Market + 2 more

ContractsMarketSolo / Solitaire Game

Peloponnes(2009)

★ 7.11–5 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Tile Placement + 1 more

Auction / BiddingSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Deities(2022)

★ 6.92–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSet CollectionSquare Grid

Qin(2012)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

The Ark of the Covenant(2003)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceTile Placement

Rise and Fall(1989)

★ 6.61–6 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Gearworks(2018)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Horus(2008)

★ 5.92–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Der Palast von Eschnapur(2009)

★ 5.62–4 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingVariable Player Powers

HANIWA(2023)

★ 6.81–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluencePattern BuildingTile Placement

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