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Smash Up(2012)

★ 6.7 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 2.06
Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Games like Smash Up

Looking for games like Smash Up? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — 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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Smash Up: What Were We Thinking?(2017)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
79/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Smash Up: Cease and Desist(2016)

★ 7.42 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
78/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 7 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Smash Up: Excellent Movies, Dudes!(2023)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
74/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 8 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Compile: Main 1(2024)

★ 7.82 players20 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Smash Up: Monster Smash(2014)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

Compile: Main 2(2025)

★ 8.22 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

AracKhan Wars: Rise of the Grey Order(2023)

★ 8.32–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementBetting and Bluffing

Super Fantasy Brawl(2022)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Dirge: The Rust Wars(2021)

★ 6.72 players30 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck ConstructionGrid Movement

Adrenaline(2016)

★ 7.03–5 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceGrid Movement

Gundam Card Game(2025)

★ 7.42–4 players10 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck Construction + 4 more

Deck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Smash Up: Awesome Level 9000(2013)

★ 7.22 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementTake That

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