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Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier(2025)

★ 8.5 BGG1–7 players20 minWeight 3.00
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Games like Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier

Looking for games like Stellar Horizons II: Galactic Frontier? It's a grind of position and pressure, where territory and timing decide it — built on 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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Stellar Horizons(2020)

★ 8.01–7 playersWeight 3.9
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71/100

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Axis & Allies: 1942(2009)

★ 6.92–5 playersWeight 3.2
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64/100

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Atlantic Chase: The Kriegsmarine Against the Home Fleet 1939-1942(2021)

★ 8.31–2 playersWeight 3.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

RAF: The Battle of Britain 1940(2009)

★ 8.11–2 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

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Star Wars: Armada(2015)

★ 7.82 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
63/100

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The Hunters: German U-Boats at War, 1939-43(2013)

★ 7.71–2 players120 minWeight 2.5
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63/100

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Combat! Volume 1(2019)

★ 8.31 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
63/100

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Skies Above the Reich(2018)

★ 8.21–2 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Hornet Leader: Carrier Air Operations(2010)

★ 7.81 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

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Silent Victory: U.S. Submarines in the Pacific, 1941-45(2016)

★ 8.01–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingPush Your LuckSimulation

Escape from Hades(2019)

★ 7.61 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Field Commander: Napoleon(2011)

★ 7.71 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
63/100

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