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Trending Kittens(2020)

★ 7.1 BGG2–4 players15 minWeight 1.50
Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Games like Trending Kittens

Looking for games like Trending Kittens? It strips theme away to leave a clean contest of position and tempo — built on asymmetric powers that make your side play unlike any other and the constant fight to control more of the board than your rivals. 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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Zodiac Clash(2019)

★ 6.22–4 players15 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
78/100

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Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Born to Serve(2019)

★ 7.42–5 players60 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Risk: Plants vs. Zombies(2013)

★ 6.22 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
76/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Ozark: Money, Influence and Control(2022)

★ 6.32–5 players30 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
75/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Battle for Olympus(2009)

★ 5.82 players20 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
70/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

Microworld(2016)

★ 6.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceModular BoardVariable Player Powers

This Bed Is Mine(2024)

★ 6.62 players20 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

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Hack Trick(2015)

★ 6.32–4 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

Gardens of Mars(2011)

★ 7.22–5 players45 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceDice RollingVariable Player Powers

Omen: Edge of the Aegean(2016)

★ 7.32 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
66/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Area Majority / InfluenceHand ManagementVariable Player Powers

The Alpha(2020)

★ 6.63–6 playersWeight 1.4
ISO Match
65/100

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Area Majority / InfluencePrisoner's Dilemma

Warstones(2017)

★ 7.02–4 players30 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
65/100

Shares Area Majority / Influence + 1 more

Action PointsArea Majority / InfluenceVariable Player Powers

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