SEED GAME#5973 BGG all-time

The Arrival(2016)

★ 6.5 BGG2–4 playersWeight 2.63
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceHand Management

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.

How ISO scores this list:Mechanic overlap 45%·Complexity proximity 35%·Player-count fit 20%·BGG quality multiplier applied

12 recommendations · scored by ISO

Cape May(2021)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Historia(2014)

★ 6.91–6 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Action RetrievalArea Majority / InfluenceHand Management

Xi'an(2017)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementSet Collection

Fealty(2011)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Kemet(2012)

★ 7.62–5 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceArea Movement

Zapotec(2022)

★ 7.11–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Mafiozoo(2017)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

Warhammer 40,000: Conquest(2014)

★ 7.42 players30 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea-ImpulseHand Management

3 Ring Circus(2023)

★ 7.21–4 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Temporum(2014)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementModular Board

A Game of Gnomes(2015)

★ 6.52–4 players90 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Action Points + 2 more

Action PointsHand ManagementOpen Drafting

West of Africa(2016)

★ 6.32–5 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluencePick-up and DeliverPoint to Point Movement

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