SEED GAME#20701 BGG all-time

Space Bastards(2011)

★ 5.7 BGG2–5 players90 minWeight 3.07
Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Space Bastards

Looking for games like Space Bastards? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on 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

Swords & Sails(2019)

★ 6.82–7 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSecret Unit Deployment

Colonial Diplomacy(1994)

★ 6.72–7 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementPlayer Elimination

Aztlán(2012)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Britannia: Classic and New Duel Edition(2020)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 3.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Conquest of the Empire(2005)

★ 6.72–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDice Rolling

Edgar & Lucien(2017)

★ 6.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action QueueArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Antike(2005)

★ 7.12–6 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementRondel

Liberia: Descent Into Hell – The Liberian Civil War 1989-1996(2008)

★ 7.12 players300 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

The Greek Civil War, 1947-49(2014)

★ 6.52 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementHexagon Grid

Engage(2011)

★ 7.02 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementSimultaneous Action Selection

Mezo(2020)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceSimultaneous Action SelectionVariable Player Powers

Feudo(2004)

★ 6.12–4 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Movement + 1 more

Area MovementEventsSimultaneous Action Selection

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