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Shooting Star(2013)

★ 5.7 BGG2–5 players20 minWeight 1.67
Hand ManagementModular BoardSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Shooting Star

Looking for games like Shooting Star? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

Alien Menace(2011)

★ 6.52 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Auction / BiddingHand ManagementModular Board

Space Pioneers(2016)

★ 6.51–5 players20 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardTile Placement

Constellations(2017)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardSet Collection

Tales of Glory(2018)

★ 7.12–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSimultaneous Action Selection

Pit Formula(2017)

★ 6.72–4 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Modular Board + 2 more

Modular BoardSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement

Wooly Whammoth(2019)

★ 5.92–4 players20 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardSimultaneous Action Selection

Android: Infiltration(2012)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementModular Board

Black Hole Buccaneers(2023)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Closed DraftingHand ManagementSet Collection

Dragon Dodge(2017)

★ 7.32–4 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementModular Board

Turbo(2003)

★ 4.62–4 players10 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardPoint to Point Movement

Duel for Cardia(2025)

★ 7.52 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 1 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTrick-taking

Sakkara(2007)

★ 5.92 players40 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementModular BoardSet Collection

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