The Arrival(2016)
Games like The Arrival
Looking for games like The Arrival? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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.
12 recommendations · scored by ISO
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Historia(2014)
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Fealty(2011)
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Kemet(2012)
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Zapotec(2022)
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Mafiozoo(2017)
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Warhammer 40,000: Conquest(2014)
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3 Ring Circus(2023)
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Temporum(2014)
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A Game of Gnomes(2015)
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West of Africa(2016)
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