SEED GAME#19804 BGG all-time

Sky Empire(2026)

★ 9.0 BGG1–4 players180 minWeight 3.67
Dice RollingEventsModular Board

Games like Sky Empire

Looking for games like Sky Empire? It rewards players who think several moves deep through tight, interlocking systems — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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

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Andromeda's Edge(2024)

★ 8.32–4 players80 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
66/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Anachrony(2017)

★ 8.01–4 players30 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
64/100

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ContractsDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein(2019)

★ 7.42–4 players90 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
64/100

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Dice RollingEventsNarrative Choice / Paragraph

Merchants & Marauders(2010)

★ 7.42–4 players180 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

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Action PointsArea MovementBias

Dwellings of Eldervale(2020)

★ 8.11–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

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Action RetrievalDice RollingHand Management

Xia: Legends of a Drift System(2014)

★ 7.93–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

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Action PointsDice RollingGrid Movement

Star Trek: Ascendancy(2016)

★ 7.83 players180 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
61/100

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Action PointsDice RollingEvents

Bantam West(2023)

★ 7.81–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
61/100

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Action PointsDice RollingEvents

Terra Mystica(2012)

★ 8.02–5 players60 minWeight 4.0
ISO Match
61/100

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ChainingEnd Game BonusesHexagon Grid

Cysmic(2026)

★ 8.91–6 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
60/100

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Action / EventAction QueueDice Rolling

Root(2018)

★ 8.12–4 players60 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
60/100

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Action PointsAction QueueAction Retrieval

Warhammer 40,000 (Second Edition)(1993)

★ 7.92–6 playersWeight 4.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 3 more

Dice RollingEventsLine of Sight

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