SEED GAME#24530 BGG all-time

Uptown(2022)

★ 5.9 BGG2–4 players45 minWeight 2.00
End Game BonusesIncomeMarket

Games like Uptown

Looking for games like Uptown? It's a strategy game with real decisions on every turn — built on cards that force hard choices because each one can do more than one job 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

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★ 7.72–5 players10 minWeight 1.7
ISO Match
74/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

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Forest Shuffle: Dartmoor(2025)

★ 7.72–5 players60 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
72/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

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San Juan(2004)

★ 7.22–4 players45 minWeight 2.3
ISO Match
71/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

Action DraftingEnd Game BonusesFollow

Forest Shuffle(2023)

★ 7.72–5 players40 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
71/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementLayering

Fantasy Realms(2017)

★ 7.52–6 players20 minWeight 1.8
ISO Match
69/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

End Game BonusesHand ManagementOpen Drafting

Xenon Profiteer(2015)

★ 7.22–4 playersWeight 2.1
ISO Match
69/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 4 more

ContractsDeck, Bag, and Pool BuildingEnd Game Bonuses

The Vale of Eternity(2023)

★ 7.62–4 players30 minWeight 2.1
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Multi-Use Cards + 3 more

Hand ManagementMulti-Use CardsOpen Drafting

The Builders: Middle Ages(2013)

★ 6.52–4 playersWeight 1.8
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Action PointsContractsEnd Game Bonuses

The Builders: Antiquity(2015)

★ 6.62–4 playersWeight 2.0
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 3 more

Action PointsContractsEnd Game Bonuses

The City(2011)

★ 6.52–5 playersWeight 1.6
ISO Match
68/100

Shares Income + 3 more

Hand ManagementIncomeMulti-Use Cards

7 Wonders Duel(2015)

★ 8.12 players30 minWeight 2.2
ISO Match
68/100

Shares End Game Bonuses + 5 more

End Game BonusesIncomeMelding and Splaying

Jump Drive(2017)

★ 7.02–4 players10 minWeight 2.0
ISO Match
67/100

Shares Income + 3 more

Hand ManagementIncomeMulti-Use Cards

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