SEED GAME#987 BGG all-time

Super Motherload(2015)

★ 7.3 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.27
Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Games like Super Motherload

Looking for games like Super Motherload? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and building an engine card by card as the game unfolds. 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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Saint Seiya: Deckbuilding(2018)

★ 7.22–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Star Realms: Colony Wars(2015)

★ 7.82 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Survival of the Fattest(2024)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementMemory

Gearworks(2018)

★ 6.71–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Transmissions(2022)

★ 7.31–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementRondelSet Collection

Skyway Robbery(2015)

★ 6.52–5 players60 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 3 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand ManagementSet Collection

Scorpius Freighter(2018)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Open DraftingRondelSet Collection

Shards of Infinity(2018)

★ 7.42–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Etherstone(2025)

★ 7.72–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 2 more

Closed DraftingDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingHand Management

Ex Libris(2017)

★ 7.11–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Kazaam(2008)

★ 6.32–5 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Action PointsHand ManagementMemory

Galilean Moons(2020)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

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