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Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition(2021)

★ 7.6 BGG1–4 players45 minWeight 2.92
End Game BonusesFollowHand Management

Games like Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition

Looking for games like Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job. 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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Race for the Galaxy(2007)

★ 7.72–4 players30 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
73/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 8 more

End Game BonusesFollowHand Management

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 6 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

Endless Winter: Paleoamericans(2022)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
67/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 8 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game Bonuses

Everdell(2018)

★ 8.01–4 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 6 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Roll for the Galaxy(2014)

★ 7.62–5 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Follow + 6 more

Action RetrievalContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire(2016)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 8 more

ContractsDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Eminent Domain(2011)

★ 7.02–4 players45 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Follow + 5 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseFollow

The Game Makers(2026)

★ 7.01–6 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 8 more

ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Natera: New Beginning(2025)

★ 8.01–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

Area Majority / InfluenceClosed DraftingEnd Game Bonuses

Gentes(2017)

★ 7.41–4 players90 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

Action DraftingAction PointsContracts

Earth(2023)

★ 7.61–5 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesFollow

7 Wonders(2010)

★ 7.72–7 players30 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 8 more

Closed DraftingEnd Game BonusesHand Management

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