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Timelancers(2025)

★ 7.2 BGG1–4 players45 minWeight 2.80
Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet Collection

Games like Timelancers

Looking for games like Timelancers? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on the tension of claiming the best spots before anyone else can and the chase to complete the right combinations. 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

Otys(2017)

★ 7.01–4 playersWeight 2.9
ISO Match
73/100

Shares Set Collection + 2 more

Action QueueContractsSet Collection

Upon a Fable(2013)

★ 6.21–6 players60 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
69/100

Shares Modular Board + 3 more

Modular BoardOpen DraftingSet Collection

Biohack(2024)

★ 7.51–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingSet Collection

House of Fado(2025)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Open Drafting + 3 more

Commodity SpeculationMarketOpen Drafting

How to Save a World(2025)

★ 7.61–4 playersWeight 3.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Solo / Solitaire Game + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingSolo / Solitaire GameWorker Placement

Everdell Farshore(2023)

★ 7.81–4 players40 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Everdell Silverfrost(2025)

★ 8.21–4 players30 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingSet Collection

Aldebaran Duel(2023)

★ 7.01–2 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

End Game BonusesOpen DraftingSet Collection

Reavers of Midgard(2019)

★ 7.32–4 players60 minWeight 2.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Dice RollingFollowOpen Drafting

Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Adventure(2017)

★ 7.82–4 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Modular Board + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseModular Board

Neodreams(2024)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingOpen DraftingWorker Placement

It's a Wonderful Kingdom(2021)

★ 7.11–2 players45 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Open Drafting + 2 more

Betting and BluffingI Cut, You ChooseOpen Drafting

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