SEED GAME#24097 BGG all-time

Sortie(2007)

★ 5.8 BGG2–6 players20 minWeight 1.50
Hand ManagementHexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Sortie

Looking for games like Sortie? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other 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

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Operation: Maccabee(2010)

★ 6.91–4 players60 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area MovementHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Rivales: Capítulo 1 – Justicia(2024)

★ 8.72 players15 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Rivales: Capítulo 2 – Ciencia(2024)

★ 8.72 players15 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Dungeon Raiders(2018)

★ 7.13–5 playersWeight 1.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTake That

Shapeshifters(1991)

★ 6.12–4 players60 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 2 more

Hexagon GridSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

KAPOW! Volume 1(2023)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Pocket Paragons: Origins(2022)

★ 7.62 players3 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementRock-Paper-ScissorsSimultaneous Action Selection

KAPOW! Volume 2(2023)

★ 7.31–4 players20 minWeight 1.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Plantopia: The Card Game(2020)

★ 6.71–5 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSet CollectionSimultaneous Action Selection

Gangster Dice(2015)

★ 7.12–4 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Ragnarök: Aesir and Jötunn(2011)

★ 6.82 players20 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Dice RollingHand ManagementSimultaneous Action Selection

Entropy(2015)

★ 6.12–6 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

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