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Stellar Expedition(2023)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 players90 minWeight 3.00
Deck ConstructionDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Games like Stellar Expedition

Looking for games like Stellar Expedition? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds 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

True Messiah(2018)

★ 7.12–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Auction / BiddingDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingGrid Movement

2491 Planetship(2020)

★ 6.72–5 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Escape from New York(2024)

★ 7.41–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Deck ConstructionHand ManagementSemi-Cooperative Game

The Stonebound Saga(2018)

★ 7.12–6 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingGrid Movement

Winterborne(2019)

★ 6.91–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Star Trek: Fleet Captains(2011)

★ 7.52–4 players90 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hexagon Grid + 1 more

Action PointsDice RollingHexagon Grid

Core Worlds(2011)

★ 7.12–5 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Warlock(2013)

★ 6.43–5 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Auction / BiddingDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Termity(2015)

★ 5.92–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Grid MovementHand ManagementHexagon Grid

Foretold: Rise of a God(2014)

★ 5.82–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingHand Management

Hoplomachus: The Lost Cities(2012)

★ 7.81–3 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingEnclosure

Illuminati: New World Order(1994)

★ 6.42–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Deck Construction + 2 more

Action PointsDeck ConstructionDice Rolling

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