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Strange World Above the Clouds(2024)

★ 7.3 BGG1–4 playersWeight 1.83
Closed DraftingTile Placement

Games like Strange World Above the Clouds

Looking for games like Strange World Above the Clouds? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on 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

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Lost Seas(2022)

★ 6.82–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
77/100

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Ancestree(2017)

★ 6.22–6 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
76/100

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PANDA(2024)

★ 6.92–4 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

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Closed DraftingHand ManagementTile Placement

World in Progress(2024)

★ 7.02–5 players10 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingTile Placement

Solar Gardens(2025)

★ 6.72–5 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Closed Drafting + 1 more

Closed DraftingPush Your LuckTile Placement

Eager Elephants(2022)

★ 6.21–4 players5 minWeight 1.0
ISO Match
66/100

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Closed DraftingTile Placement

Carson City: The Card Game(2018)

★ 6.81–6 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
66/100

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Cities(2008)

★ 6.41–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Pattern BuildingTile Placement

Downstream(2022)

★ 7.22 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

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Pattern BuildingTile Placement

Orbital(2018)

★ 6.82–4 players30 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

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Modular BoardTile Placement

Camping Life(2022)

★ 7.12 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

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Auction / BiddingTile Placement

Zbuduj swój Kaczogród(1997)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Open DraftingTile Placement

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