SEED GAME#3062 BGG all-time

The Awful Green Things From Outer Space(1979)

★ 6.5 BGG2 playersWeight 1.88
Area MovementDice RollingIncome

Games like The Awful Green Things From Outer Space

Looking for games like The Awful Green Things From Outer Space? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on the ever-present threat of a sudden-death ending and asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other. 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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Ogre(1977)

★ 7.01–3 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
67/100

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The Creature That Ate Sheboygan(1979)

★ 6.52 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
65/100

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Asteroid(1980)

★ 6.62 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
65/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementLine of Sight

This Is Not a Test: Post-Apocalyptic Skirmish Rules(2013)

★ 8.52 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Ascari: African Battles of the Italian Army 1890-1895(2012)

★ 7.42 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
64/100

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Ice War(1978)

★ 6.12 players60 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Rescue from the Hive(1981)

★ 5.91–2 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

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G.E.V.(1978)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Paratroop(1979)

★ 6.22 players120 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
63/100

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The Battle of Tours, 732 A.D.(2012)

★ 6.62 players120 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
63/100

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Chit-Pull SystemDice RollingGrid Movement

The Battle of the Alma(1978)

★ 6.42 players120 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
63/100

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Dice RollingGrid MovementHexagon Grid

Warriors of Japan: A Country Aflame 1335-1339(2016)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

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