SEED GAME#830 BGG all-time

Torres(1999)

★ 7.1 BGG2–4 players60 minWeight 2.85
Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCatch the Leader

Games like Torres

Looking for games like Torres? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals 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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Mexica(2002)

★ 7.22–4 players90 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
70/100

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Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceContracts

Samurai(1998)

★ 7.52–4 players30 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

Paddy(2025)

★ 7.52–4 players35 minWeight 2.4
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 5 more

Area Majority / InfluenceEnclosureHand Management

The Duke(2013)

★ 7.32 players30 minWeight 2.5
ISO Match
63/100

Shares Grid Movement + 2 more

Grid MovementPattern MovementSquare Grid

Tash-Kalar: Arena of Legends(2013)

★ 7.12–4 players30 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
62/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCatch the LeaderGrid Movement

Winter Kingdom(2020)

★ 7.32–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceChainingEnclosure

Aristeia!(2017)

★ 8.12 players60 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceCatch the Leader

Arimaa(2002)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 3.2
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 3 more

Action PointsGrid MovementSlide / Push

Kings of Artifice(2013)

★ 6.12–4 players60 minWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceEnclosure

Amazons(1992)

★ 7.22 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Enclosure + 3 more

EnclosureGrid MovementSquare Grid

Cuzco(2018)

★ 7.42–4 playersWeight 2.6
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Action Points + 4 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceAuction / Bidding

New Corp Order(2019)

★ 6.61–4 players25 minWeight 2.6
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 3 more

Area Majority / InfluenceBetting and BluffingGrid Movement

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