SEED GAME#1549 BGG all-time

Sentient(2017)

★ 7.2 BGG1–4 players30 minWeight 2.22
Area Majority / InfluenceContractsOpen Drafting

Games like Sentient

Looking for games like Sentient? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

Splendor Duel(2022)

★ 7.92 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Splendor(2014)

★ 7.42–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Splendor: Marvel(2020)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsOpen DraftingRace

Shadow Moon Syndicates(2026)

★ 7.92–5 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

스플렌더: Pokémon (Splendor: Pokémon)(2023)

★ 7.92–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsOpen DraftingRace

World's Fair 1893(2016)

★ 7.12–4 players35 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Royals(2014)

★ 7.22–5 players60 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

Rome: Rise to Power(2015)

★ 6.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingOpen Drafting

Caper(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceOpen DraftingSet Collection

PAX(2011)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Vivarium(2022)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsOpen DraftingSet Collection

Sriracha(2021)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Contracts + 2 more

ContractsOpen DraftingRace

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