SEED GAME#26 BGG all-time

Scythe(2016)

★ 8.1 BGG1–5 players115 minWeight 3.45
Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionContracts

Games like Scythe

Looking for games like Scythe? 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

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Sovereign Chess(2018)

★ 8.72 players players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
98/100

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Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes of the Motherland(2015)

★ 8.52 players playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
98/100

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Hexagon Grid

Lock 'n Load Tactical: Heroes of North Africa(2017)

★ 8.52 players players120 minWeight 3.7
ISO Match
98/100

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Hexagon Grid

Battle Above the Clouds(2010)

★ 8.21–2 players playersWeight 3.7
ISO Match
97/100

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Hexagon Grid

El Gran Capitán: Campaigns of the Italian Wars 1494-1530 – Vol.2(2023)

★ 8.02 players playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
97/100

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Castle of Mind(2019)

★ 8.02 players players15 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
97/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceGrid Movement

Lock 'n Load: Heroes of the Blitzkrieg(2009)

★ 7.92 players playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
97/100

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Hexagon Grid

Kursk, South Flank: A Panzer Grenadier Game(2012)

★ 7.92 players players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
97/100

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Hexagon Grid

The Battle of Monmouth(2008)

★ 7.92 players players240 minWeight 3.9
ISO Match
97/100

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Hexagon Grid

Kolin: Frederick's First Defeat – June 18, 1757(1994)

★ 7.91–2 players playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
97/100

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Hexagon Grid

This Terrible Sound(2000)

★ 7.92–4 players playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
97/100

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Hexagon Grid

Roads to Gettysburg(1993)

★ 7.82 players playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
97/100

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Hexagon Grid

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