SEED GAME#28107 BGG all-time

Startup Fever(2012)

★ 5.5 BGG2–6 players120 minWeight 2.54
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Games like Startup Fever

Looking for games like Startup Fever? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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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Diceocracy(2025)

★ 7.01–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
79/100

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The Coil(2025)

★ 7.42–5 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
78/100

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History of the World(2018)

★ 7.33–6 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
78/100

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Risk: Mass Effect – Galaxy at War Edition(2013)

★ 6.82–5 players90 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
78/100

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Dreamblade(2006)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
78/100

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Yspahan(2006)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
76/100

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Heroes of the World(2008)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
76/100

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RisiKo! Prestige(1998)

★ 6.33–6 players90 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
76/100

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Anno 1452(1999)

★ 6.02–4 players90 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
75/100

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The Godfather: A New Don(2016)

★ 6.53–6 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
75/100

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Livingstone(2009)

★ 6.42–5 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
74/100

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Package!?(2017)

★ 5.92–4 players5 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
74/100

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