SEED GAME#4908 BGG all-time

Saga(2011)

★ 7.8 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.37
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Games like Saga

Looking for games like Saga? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and pushing your luck against the roll. 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

Saga: The Crescent and The Cross(2014)

★ 8.12–4 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
79/100

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Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game – The Force Awakens Core Set(2015)

★ 7.72 players30 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
71/100

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Gaslands: Refuelled(2019)

★ 8.22–8 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
71/100

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Grimdark Future: Firefight(2018)

★ 8.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

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Kings of War(2012)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
71/100

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Savage Worlds Showdown: Miniatures Rules for All Genres(2004)

★ 8.12–10 players180 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

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Star Trek: Attack Wing(2013)

★ 7.52–99 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

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SAGA Rulebook (2nd Edition)(2018)

★ 8.32–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Warhammer Age of Sigmar(2015)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Lion Rampant: Medieval Wargaming Rules(2014)

★ 7.82 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

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Altar of Freedom: Grand Tactical Battles in the American Civil War(2013)

★ 8.32 players240 minWeight 2.0
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69/100

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Necromolds: Monster Battles(2021)

★ 7.92–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

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