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The Hanging Gardens(2025)

★ 6.6 BGG1–5 playersWeight 2.06
Set CollectionSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Games like The Hanging Gardens

Looking for games like The Hanging Gardens? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the chase to complete the right combinations and spatial puzzles that grow as each new piece lands. 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 One Hundred Torii(2020)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
82/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Set CollectionSolo / Solitaire GameTile Placement

Fertility(2018)

★ 7.12–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Modular BoardSet CollectionTile Placement

Pergamon(2011)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionTile Placement

Gorinto(2021)

★ 7.21–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Pattern RecognitionSet CollectionTile Placement

Kodama: The Tree Spirits(2016)

★ 6.72–5 players30 minWeight 1.6
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

LayeringSet CollectionTile Placement

FYFE(2022)

★ 7.02–5 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
71/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Pattern BuildingSet CollectionTile Placement

Donut Shop(2024)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 1.7
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionTile Placement

Pergola(2025)

★ 7.31–4 players45 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

End Game BonusesSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game

Succulent(2020)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionTile Placement

Maharani(2012)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Pattern BuildingSet CollectionTile Placement

OT Fantasy Draft(2022)

★ 7.31–5 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Open DraftingSet CollectionSolo / Solitaire Game

Johari Bazaar(2025)

★ 7.72–4 players15 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Set Collection + 1 more

Set CollectionTile PlacementVariable Player Powers

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