Salt & Sail(2021)
Games like Salt & Sail
Looking for games like Salt & Sail? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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
Chronicles of Frost(2018)
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Heart of Crown(2011)
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DC Deck-Building Game: Justice League Dark(2024)
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DC Deck-Building Game: Arkham Asylum(2025)
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DC Deck-Building Game: Injustice(2023)
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Untamed: Feral Factions(2019)
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DC Deck-Building Game: Rivals – Shazam! vs Black Adam(2024)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more
Resident Evil Deck Building Game(2010)
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Monarch(2015)
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Battle Gnomes(2016)
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Penny Arcade: The Game – Rumble in R'lyeh(2012)
Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more
Penny Arcade: The Game – Gamers vs. Evil(2011)
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