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The Game Makers(2026)

★ 7.0 BGG1–6 playersWeight 2.90
ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Games like The Game Makers

Looking for games like The Game Makers? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can. 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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The Manhattan Project: Energy Empire(2016)

★ 7.71–5 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
72/100

Shares Contracts + 8 more

ContractsDice RollingDie Icon Resolution

Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition(2021)

★ 7.61–4 players45 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 8 more

End Game BonusesFollowHand Management

Anno 1800: The Board Game(2020)

★ 7.72–4 players120 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Contracts + 7 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Terraforming Mars(2016)

★ 8.31–5 players120 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Contracts + 5 more

Closed DraftingContractsEnd Game Bonuses

The White Castle(2023)

★ 8.01–4 players80 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Dice Rolling + 5 more

Action DraftingArea MovementDice Rolling

The Magnificent(2019)

★ 7.51–4 players60 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Contracts + 6 more

ContractsDice RollingEnd Game Bonuses

Endless Winter: Paleoamericans(2022)

★ 7.61–4 players60 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 7 more

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

Everdell(2018)

★ 8.01–4 players40 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 5 more

ContractsEnd Game BonusesHand Management

Glass Road(2013)

★ 7.41–4 players20 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
63/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

Automatic Resource GrowthEnd Game BonusesFollow

Roll for the Galaxy(2014)

★ 7.62–5 players45 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Contracts + 5 more

Action RetrievalContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Windmill Valley(2024)

★ 7.71–4 players45 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
62/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 6 more

End Game BonusesMarketMulti-Use Cards

Hallertau(2020)

★ 7.81–4 players50 minWeight 3.3
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Contracts + 5 more

Action PointsAdvantage TokenAutomatic Resource Growth

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