SEED GAME#6041 BGG all-time

Star Realms: Rise of Empire(2024)

★ 7.2 BGG2 playersWeight 2.17
Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed Purchase

Games like Star Realms: Rise of Empire

Looking for games like Star Realms: Rise of Empire? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on pulling together against a game that fights back and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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

Star Realms: Frontiers(2018)

★ 7.91–4 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen Drafting

Rune Age(2011)

★ 6.81–4 players20 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed Purchase

Aeon's End: Legacy(2019)

★ 8.01–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 5 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Aeon's End: The New Age(2019)

★ 8.51–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Astro Knights: Eternity(2024)

★ 8.21–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Chit-Pull SystemCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

SiegeStorm: SiegeMode(2019)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameHand ManagementOpen Drafting

The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine(2019)

★ 7.82–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Astro Knights(2023)

★ 7.81–4 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 4 more

Chit-Pull SystemCooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

VENOM Assault(2016)

★ 7.61–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 2 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice Rolling

Paperback(2014)

★ 7.12–5 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed Purchase

Regicide Legacy(2025)

★ 8.51–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Communication LimitsCooperative GameHand Management

Hardback(2018)

★ 7.11–5 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Cooperative Game + 3 more

Cooperative GameDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed Purchase

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