SEED GAME#20970 BGG all-time

Space Empires(1981)

★ 6.5 BGG2–6 players120 minWeight 2.20
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Games like Space Empires

Looking for games like Space Empires? 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 pushing your luck against the roll. 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

Ogre(1977)

★ 7.01–3 playersWeight 2.3
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71/100

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Checkpoint Omega(1983)

★ 6.22–6 players60 minWeight 1.9
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68/100

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Yalu: The Chinese Counteroffensive in Korea, November 1950 - May 1951(1977)

★ 7.12 players180 minWeight 2.5
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68/100

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The Battle of the Bulge(1965)

★ 6.22 playersWeight 2.2
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67/100

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One-Page Bulge(1980)

★ 6.22 players60 minWeight 2.0
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67/100

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Ice War(1978)

★ 6.12 players60 minWeight 2.1
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66/100

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Ambon: Burning Sun & Little Seagulls(2021)

★ 8.02 playersWeight 2.1
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66/100

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Korsoun 1944(2007)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.7
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65/100

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Burning Mountains 1916(2017)

★ 7.82 players180 minWeight 2.2
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65/100

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Imperium: Empires in Conflict – Worlds in the Balance(1977)

★ 6.92 playersWeight 2.6
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65/100

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Freezing Inferno(2023)

★ 8.01–2 players180 minWeight 2.4
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65/100

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Ascari: African Battles of the Italian Army 1890-1895(2012)

★ 7.42 players60 minWeight 2.3
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65/100

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