SEED GAME#25814 BGG all-time

Sucking Vacuum(2004)

★ 5.6 BGG3–6 players45 minWeight 1.76
Action PointsArea MovementHand Management

Games like Sucking Vacuum

Looking for games like Sucking Vacuum? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

Stratego 4(1995)

★ 6.02–4 players45 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Ultimate Stratego(1997)

★ 6.02–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Movement + 3 more

Area MovementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Dragoon(2016)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Whitehall Mystery(2017)

★ 7.52–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Memory + 2 more

Hidden MovementMemoryPoint to Point Movement

Village of Horror(2017)

★ 6.62–5 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementMemorySecret Unit Deployment

Dig Your Way Out(2019)

★ 7.22–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea MovementDice Rolling

Exoplanet(2023)

★ 7.32–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea MovementHand Management

Revanche(2018)

★ 8.42–4 players10 minWeight 1.5
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Die Icon ResolutionHand ManagementMemory

Kazaam(2008)

★ 6.32–5 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsHand ManagementMemory

Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume Two(2021)

★ 8.22–4 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Raise Your Goblets(2016)

★ 6.12–12 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementMemoryTeam-Based Game

13 Clues(2016)

★ 6.52–6 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsHand ManagementMemory

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