SEED GAME#717 BGG all-time

Star Trek: Ascendancy(2016)

★ 7.8 BGG3 players180 minWeight 3.20
Action PointsDice RollingEvents

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

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★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.7
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68/100

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Empires of the Void II(2018)

★ 7.42–5 players90 minWeight 3.5
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68/100

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Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins (Second Edition)(2017)

★ 7.41–3 playersWeight 3.6
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65/100

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Sword of Rome: Conquest of Italy, 362-272 BC(2004)

★ 7.32–5 playersWeight 3.3
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65/100

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EVE: War for New Eden(2025)

★ 8.32–4 playersWeight 3.6
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65/100

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Alien vs Predator: The Hunt Begins(2015)

★ 6.91–3 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
65/100

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Level 7 [Omega Protocol](2013)

★ 7.42–6 players60 minWeight 3.2
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65/100

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Time of Legends: Joan of Arc(2019)

★ 7.82–4 playersWeight 3.5
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65/100

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Warhammer 40,000 (Third Edition)(1998)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
64/100

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Xia: Legends of a Drift System(2014)

★ 7.93–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
63/100

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Twilight Imperium: Second Edition(2000)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
63/100

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Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy(2020)

★ 8.42–6 players60 minWeight 3.7
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63/100

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