Star Trek: Ascendancy(2016)
Games like Star Trek: Ascendancy
Looking for games like Star Trek: Ascendancy? 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
Chaosmos(2015)
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Empires of the Void II(2018)
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Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins (Second Edition)(2017)
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Sword of Rome: Conquest of Italy, 362-272 BC(2004)
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EVE: War for New Eden(2025)
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Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins(2015)
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Level 7 [Omega Protocol](2013)
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Time of Legends: Joan of Arc(2019)
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Warhammer 40,000 (Third Edition)(1998)
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Xia: Legends of a Drift System(2014)
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Twilight Imperium: Second Edition(2000)
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Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy(2020)
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