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Space Station Phoenix(2022)

★ 7.4 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 3.05
Action RetrievalEnd Game BonusesIncome

Games like Space Station Phoenix

Looking for games like Space Station Phoenix? 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 tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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

Beyond the Sun(2020)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsEnd Game Bonuses

From the Moon(2024)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Income + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceContractsIncome

Apiary(2023)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Income + 2 more

IncomeMulti-Use CardsSolo / Solitaire Game

Everdell(2018)

★ 8.01–4 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Saltfjord(2024)

★ 7.81–4 players45 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

Dice RollingEnd Game BonusesIncome

SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence(2024)

★ 8.41–4 players40 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesIncome

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Factions of Sol(2022)

★ 8.41–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Income + 2 more

ChainingIncomePick-up and Deliver

The Pursuit of Happiness(2015)

★ 7.21–4 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesIncomeOpen Drafting

Age of Galaxy(2022)

★ 7.51–4 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Income + 2 more

Action DraftingAction PointsIncome

Nations(2013)

★ 7.61–5 players40 minWeight 3.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesEvents

The White Castle Duel(2025)

★ 7.92 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Action DraftingEnd Game BonusesIncome

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