SETUP(2023)
Games like SETUP
Looking for games like SETUP? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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
Seikatsu(2017)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Snakes of Wrath(2022)
Shares Connections + 3 more
Lanterns: The Harvest Festival(2015)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Constellations(2017)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Infinity Gauntlet: A Love Letter Game(2020)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Scopa(1600)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Mystery Rummy: Murders in the Rue Morgue(1999)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
duck! duck! SAFARI!(2009)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Hungry(1995)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Plato 3000(2012)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Bees: The Secret Kingdom(2019)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
Sky Tango(2012)
Shares Hand Management + 2 more
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