SEED GAME#5516 BGG all-time

Star Wars: Star Warriors(1987)

★ 6.9 BGG2–6 playersWeight 3.17
Action QueueHexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection

Games like Star Wars: Star Warriors

Looking for games like Star Wars: Star Warriors? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it. 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

Wings: World War One Plane to Plane Combat 1916-1918(1981)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
80/100

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Action QueueHexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection

The Artemis Odyssey(2023)

★ 7.01–5 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Action Queue + 1 more

Action QueueSimultaneous Action SelectionTrading

Ironbottom Sound(1981)

★ 7.52–4 players120 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Dice RollingHexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection

Great War at Sea: The Mediterranean(1996)

★ 6.82 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Hexagon GridMinimap ResolutionSimultaneous Action Selection

Second World War at Sea: Strike South(2005)

★ 7.32 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Hexagon GridPaper-and-PencilSimultaneous Action Selection

World War II: Barbarossa 1941(2010)

★ 6.92 players60 minWeight 3.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Dice RollingHexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection

Run Silent, Run Deep(1993)

★ 6.52–6 players180 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Hexagon GridSecret Unit DeploymentSimultaneous Action Selection

Hard Vacuum(2000)

★ 7.42–8 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

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Action QueueHexagon GridSimulation

Siege at Peking(1982)

★ 6.02 players120 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Hexagon GridSimultaneous Action Selection

Frigate: Sea War in the Age of Sail(1974)

★ 6.02 players120 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Hexagon GridModular BoardSimultaneous Action Selection

Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator(1983)

★ 6.82–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Federation Commander: Romulan Border(2006)

★ 7.72–8 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

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