The Red Cathedral(2020)
Games like The Red Cathedral
Looking for games like The Red Cathedral? 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 pushing your luck against the roll. 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
Forges of Ravenshire(2024)
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Fromage(2024)
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Stone Age(2008)
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Wingspan Asia(2022)
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Viticulture Essential Edition(2015)
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Grand Austria Hotel(2015)
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Rolling Heights(2023)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more
Terraforming Mars: The Dice Game(2023)
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Three Sisters(2022)
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The Druids of Edora(2025)
Shares Area Majority / Influence + 2 more
The Fox Experiment(2023)
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Potions of Azerland(2025)
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