SEED GAME#12008 BGG all-time

Totemic(2020)

★ 6.5 BGG1–2 players15 minWeight 1.70
Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementMemory

Games like Totemic

Looking for games like Totemic? It's a duel in the truest sense, every decision weighed against a single opponent across the table — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the squeeze of wringing the most out of a limited hand. 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

Momiji(2021)

★ 6.81–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementMemoryOpen Drafting

Dominion: Second Edition(2016)

★ 7.82–4 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDelayed PurchaseHand Management

Kosmogonia 2086: Kronos Epilogue – The Card Game!(2023)

★ 7.81–4 players25 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 3 more

Card Play Conflict ResolutionHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Ambition(2017)

★ 7.72–5 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Hand Management + 3 more

Hand ManagementMemoryOpen Drafting

Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation(2002)

★ 7.22 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 3 more

Area MovementCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Capital Lux 2: Pocket(2021)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingVariable Set-up

Unmatched: Robin Hood vs. Bigfoot(2019)

★ 7.92 players20 minWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 2 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Unmatched: Little Red Riding Hood vs. Beowulf(2020)

★ 8.12 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 2 more

Action PointsCard Play Conflict ResolutionHand Management

Sobek(2010)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 1.9
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Auction: DutchHand ManagementMemory

Smash Up(2012)

★ 6.72–4 players45 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Card Play Conflict Resolution + 4 more

Area Majority / InfluenceCard Play Conflict ResolutionDeck Construction

Riftforce(2021)

★ 7.22 players20 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Hand ManagementOpen DraftingRace

Zany Penguins(2016)

★ 6.62–5 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
64/100

Shares Hand Management + 2 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementMemory

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