SEED GAME#1668 BGG all-time

The Starfarers of Catan(1999)

★ 6.8 BGG3–4 players120 minWeight 2.58
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Games like The Starfarers of Catan

Looking for games like The Starfarers of Catan? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn. 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

Catan: Starfarers(2019)

★ 7.53–4 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
70/100

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Compounded(2013)

★ 6.72–5 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

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Article 27: The UN Security Council Game(2012)

★ 6.43–6 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
62/100

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Anno 1701: Das Brettspiel(2007)

★ 6.73–4 playersWeight 2.3
ISO Match
62/100

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Kosmonauts(2012)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.2
ISO Match
62/100

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Steel Arena: Friday Night Robot Fight(2016)

★ 6.72–4 playersWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

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The Final Frontier(1997)

★ 6.52–4 players120 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
61/100

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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire(1972)

★ 6.74 players120 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
61/100

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War in the Ice: The Battle for the Seventh Continent, 1991-92(1978)

★ 6.42–3 players360 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
61/100

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Warangel(2000)

★ 7.82–6 playersWeight 2.5
ISO Match
60/100

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Robots!(1980)

★ 6.12–4 players120 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

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Sherwood Forest(2009)

★ 5.83–6 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
60/100

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