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Star Tycoon(2024)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 playersWeight 2.86
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Games like Star Tycoon

Looking for games like Star Tycoon? 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 chase to complete the right combinations. 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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Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
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65/100

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Beyond the Sun(2020)

★ 7.92–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

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Race for the Galaxy(2007)

★ 7.72–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
64/100

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Union Stockyards(2023)

★ 7.52–5 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

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Crude: The Oil Game(1974)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
63/100

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Grand Austria Hotel(2015)

★ 8.02–4 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
62/100

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It's a Wonderful World(2019)

★ 7.61–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition(2021)

★ 7.61–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

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Rock Hard: 1977(2024)

★ 7.52–5 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

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The Speicherstadt(2010)

★ 7.02–5 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

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