SEED GAME#342 BGG all-time

Steam(2009)

★ 7.5 BGG3–6 players90 minWeight 3.45
Auction / BiddingLoansNetwork and Route Building

Games like Steam

Looking for games like Steam? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on carving out routes before your rivals box you in and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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

1848: Australia(2007)

★ 7.93–6 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
72/100

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Auction / BiddingAuction: Dutch PriorityLoans

Shikoku 1889(2004)

★ 8.02–6 players180 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Auction / BiddingHexagon GridMarket

1888-N(2022)

★ 7.52–6 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
71/100

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Auction / BiddingInvestmentMarket

18Chesapeake(2018)

★ 7.62–6 players180 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
71/100

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Auction / BiddingHexagon GridMarket

1882: Assiniboia(2019)

★ 7.92–6 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

Last Train to Wensleydale(2009)

★ 7.13–4 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingAuction: Multiple LotNetwork and Route Building

1861: Railways of the Russian Empire & 1867: Railways of Canada(2020)

★ 7.63–6 playersWeight 3.6
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 3 more

Auction / BiddingMarketNetwork and Route Building

1832: The South(2006)

★ 7.82–7 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

21Moon(2020)

★ 7.52–5 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

18NEB(2010)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 4.0
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

1865: Sardinia(2011)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 3.9
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

18Ardennes: Rails Through the Ardennes(2010)

★ 7.53–5 playersWeight 3.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Auction / Bidding + 2 more

Auction / BiddingNetwork and Route BuildingStock Holding

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