SEED GAME#10596 BGG all-time

Salem(2016)

★ 6.4 BGG3–7 playersWeight 2.80
Pattern RecognitionSimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Salem

Looking for games like Salem? 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

Zendo(2001)

★ 7.22–6 players15 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Pattern Recognition + 1 more

InductionPattern RecognitionSimultaneous Action Selection

City of Horror(2012)

★ 6.73–6 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Area MovementPlayer EliminationSimultaneous Action Selection

The Deception of Antiques: 12 Chinese Zodiac Bronze Heads(2017)

★ 7.86–8 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 2 more

MemoryRole PlayingSimultaneous Action Selection

Founding Fathers(2007)

★ 7.73–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Simulation + 1 more

SimulationVariable Player PowersVoting

Cuba(2007)

★ 7.12–5 players75 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Variable Phase Order + 1 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementMarket

Britannia(1986)

★ 7.23–5 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Simulation + 1 more

Area MovementDice RollingSimulation

Fields of Green(2016)

★ 7.12–4 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Closed DraftingSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Sails of Glory(2013)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Simulation + 1 more

Action QueueMovement TemplatePlayer Elimination

Green Deal(2014)

★ 6.93–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Simulation + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceAuction / BiddingSimulation

Wallenstein(2002)

★ 7.53–5 players150 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Simulation + 2 more

Action PointsAction QueueArea Majority / Influence

Ad Astra(2009)

★ 6.83–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Simultaneous Action Selection + 1 more

Action QueueSimultaneous Action SelectionTrading

Check Your 6!(2007)

★ 7.92–12 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Simulation + 1 more

SimulationSimultaneous Action Selection

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