SEED GAME#2243 BGG all-time

Transatlantic(2017)

★ 7.0 BGG2–4 playersWeight 3.10
Action RetrievalDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular Board

Games like Transatlantic

Looking for games like Transatlantic? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on building an engine card by card as the game unfolds and a board that reshapes itself so no two games play alike. 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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Gateway: Uprising(2017)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular Board

Tofu Shifu(2024)

★ 7.52–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
61/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 1 more

Action RetrievalDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDrawing

Galactic Renaissance(2024)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.8
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Action DraftingArea Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Deja Vu: Fragments of Memory(2018)

★ 7.02–4 playersWeight 2.7
ISO Match
60/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingMancalaModular Board

Ambrosia(2019)

★ 6.72–4 players30 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular Board

Obsession(2018)

★ 8.11–4 players30 minWeight 3.1
ISO Match
59/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 1 more

Action RetrievalClosed DraftingDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

Nauticus(2013)

★ 6.92–4 playersWeight 3.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Modular Board

Action DraftingModular BoardSet Collection

Tea Garden(2024)

★ 7.62–4 players90 minWeight 3.0
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

Automatic Resource GrowthDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game Bonuses

Athlas: Duel for Divinity(2014)

★ 6.42 players45 minWeight 3.8
ISO Match
58/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingModular Board

Dwellings of Eldervale(2020)

★ 8.11–5 players60 minWeight 3.2
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Action Retrieval + 1 more

Action RetrievalDice RollingHand Management

Undaunted: Stalingrad(2022)

★ 8.52 players45 minWeight 2.7
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Deck, Bag, and Pool BuildingDice RollingHexagon Grid

BATTALIA: The Creation(2015)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 3.5
ISO Match
57/100

Shares Deck, Bag, and Pool Building + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceArea MovementDeck, Bag, and Pool Building

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