Small City(2015)
Games like Small City
Looking for games like Small City? 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 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Revolution: The Dutch Revolt 1568-1648(2004)
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Fantasy Battles: The 9th Age(2016)
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American Megafauna(1997)
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BCT Command: Kandahar(2013)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Fire in the Lake(2014)
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Pax Pamir(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Doomtown: Reloaded(2014)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Doomtown: Weird West Edition(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection(2016)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory(2023)
Shares Simulation + 1 more
Weimar: The Fight for Democracy(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
Stronghold: 2nd edition(2015)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more
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